Reflection2
[Link]?Howdoyouknow?
Ithinknearlyallofthestudentsintheclasslearnedtoworkasateamtocreateastory
withabeginning,middle,[Link]
together,listenedastheyreadtheirstories,andhadtheirpeersassesswhatthebeginning,
middle,[Link]
stayedontopicformostoftheactivity.
[Link]?Ifso,why?
Priortowriting,allthegroupsbrainstormedwhattheywantedtowritewhichIdidnt
[Link](pushedeverythingback)so
groupswouldbeabletofinishtheirwritingpieces.
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thesame?Differently?
Iwouldaddadditionaltimeforbrainstorming,[Link]
addition,IwouldaddanothermembertoLTsgroupthatIknowismorecommunicative
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arrangementandputtingstudentswhoarecommunicativeandontasknexttoLTshe
wasreceptiveandisplanningtomoveeveryonearoundafterFallbreak(Oct.19th).
[Link]?Weretransitionssmooth?
Iused55minutesfortheentirelessoninsteadof45whichwasfinebecausetheteacher
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[Link],allthegroupstalked
aboutwhattheyweregoingtowriteaboutfirst,[Link]
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indeedsmoothbecauseIgaveclearoraldirectionsastowhenstudentshouldstartthe
activity,haveabeginning,middle,andend,whichgroupspresented,andshort
discussionsabouteachstory.
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this?Whatmightyoudointhefuturetoensuretheircontinuedsuccess?
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reasonwasbecausealltheirgroupmemberswereexcitedtocreateastoryandrespected
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broad(healthyandunhealthyfood)[Link]
eachgroupmember,respectedeachother,hadfun,andasaresultenjoyedtheprocessof
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teamingandcreativitysothatgroupslikethesecotinuetobesuccessful.
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forthis?Whatinterventionscouldyouusesothattheyachievethelearninggoals?
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difficultiesworkingtogethertwostudentswerewritingandtheothertwowereaskingto
beinvolvedbutwhentheyweredenied,[Link]
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aggravatedwiththesestudentssoexcludedthemwithoutgivingthemachanceto
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itfurtherprovedtheotherstudentspointthattheyareofftaskandshouldntbeincluded
anyway.
OnceIrealizedtheywerenotworkingtogether,Iwentovertothegroupanddiscussed
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together,Isaidthatthisisagroupactivityandaskedtheothertwoboystopassthepaper.
Oncetheygotaorderdownofwhowouldwritewhatsentence,theyworkedasagroup.I
couldveallowedthetwostudentstoworktogetherbutcollaborativelearningwasan
importantcomponentofthisactivityitsimportantforthesestudentstolearninghowto
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was/[Link]
theiradultlives,theywillhavetoworkwithmanypeoplethattheydontgetalongwith.
[Link],reactions,orquestionsaboutthelesson?Wasthere
anythingyoufeltespeciallygood,frustrated,orconfusedabout?
Ithinkthelessonwentreallywellandmoststudentswereexcitedtobecreative,workas
agroup,andpresentinclass(arareopportunityforthesestudents).LTdidaspectacular
jobpresentinghismaterialtotheclass!Heandoneothergroupmemberreadtheirstory
[Link].