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Older students in the Elementary
and Middle School levels become directly accountable for
their work. Progress is assesed through the use of work
diaries, weekly meetings with their teachers, work portfolios,
peer editing, and group discussions.
- Work diaries/journals
Students are required to record their work choices, the
amount of time spent working and how they spent their
independent work time.
- Weekly meetings with the teacher
Students review their portfolios and work diaries with
the guide on a weekly basis. Variety of work, skills
practiced, lessons received and lessons needed are
discussed. Quality of work and on-going projects are
also reviewed during this meeting.
- Student work portfolios and capstone projects
Students keep all of their work in a portfolio. Middle
School students spend the spring months working on
a capstone project of choice that applies the skills
that they have learned to a cross-curricular, in-depth
project.
- Peer editing
Rubrics are designed to give students the opportunity
to comment on the quality of each other's work. On
a regular basis in the Elementary classes, older students
are asked to assist their peers with materials or work
that needs clarification. Middle School students are
often required to have a peer edit their first draft
before submission to the teacher.
- Group Discussions
Group discussions are held after students present completed
work. These discussions allow for further comment on
their research and writing.
- New Lessons
Additionally, students in a Montessori classroom are
apt to request new lessons on work that they recognize
they need to know or that they show interest in. Often
the work of their peers inspires them to move onto
the next level of work.
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