Unit Studies for Teachers

Lesson 8: Wrapping Up Your Unit Studies

This lesson covers some of the types of records you may wish to keep as you do your unit studies which involve a minimum of extra work. It also discusses some creative, maintenance-light techniques for storing, displaying and making use of your child's achievements.

Included in this lesson:

8-1 Introduction

8-2 Assessment Materials
* Record Keeping
* Tests
* Oral Presentations
* Multi-Media Memories

8-3 Organizing Your Material

* Portfolios
* Personal Website
* Newsletter
* Scrapbook
* Final Thoughts

8-4 Resources

8-1 Introduction

Nothing's worse than watching your beloved little braintrusts create all this wondrous unit study stuff . . . then cram it into holes in the wall to collect dust. Let's glean ways to organize, preserve, use those treasures.

Your unit studies have much to contribute to your overall educational records. However, given the nature of many unit studies, recording your assessments may be difficult to compartmentalize. This lesson is designed to help you find creative ways to record your children's accomplishments.

Objectives of this Lesson

This final lesson gives you some ideas for assessing your children's learning and keeping records in dynamic, labor-light ways which will enhance your learning environment.

Recommended Resources

***Note: all books and reading assignments are optional and are provided as additional information for the student.

Most of the material from our main text:

How to Create Your Own Unit Study by Valerie Bendt

covered in Section XVIII Record Keeping will add more detail to the ideas of this lesson.

Preparation

No prior preparation is necessary.

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