-
Explain, in your own words, what “processing activities” are and how they contribute to a coherent curriculum.
-
These are activities that let students apply the information or skill they have learned in a ways that uses that information or skill to create a product, apply a procedure, etc.
-
Processing activities are activities that help review and go back to things already learned to think through them. It is kind of like debriefing. Its so important to help students process what they have already learned in order to form a deeper understanding.
-
Helping scholars have activities that allow them to understand the process of each idea and interact with the teachings provided. As scholars take in new concepts, they have to go over the concepts and have them interact with what they already have learned to reach a larger level of knowledge. This allows the curriculum to build as the term goes on.
-
Processing activities are activities in which students are given the opportunity to reflect and debrief concepts they have learned in light of new concepts. As the school year goes on and as they mature, they are able to connect new experience and knowledge in order to deepen understanding.
-
Process activities give students time to marinate and reflect over the lessons learned. This helps students to grow in their understanding of the overall objectives of the curriculum.