Fill in the chart on p 103. Blog about how you had success or no success with this process. Why do you think you were successful/unsuccessful in the process?
The chart on p.103 contains two questions. The first question asks what I learned from my students during a lesson, and the second question asks where I need to go next with learning for my students. I used this chart after a reading lesson where I allowed my students to work in groups to research information about animals in Australia. The students were assigned an animal that is native to Australia, and they had to work with a partner to find important facts about their animal. Then the students had to write their facts as a summary in their Field Journals. Later in the week, the students were to work with their partners to type this information onto a newsletter about Australia. After this lesson, I completed the Reflections chart from p.103. This chart helped me to reflect on my teaching, and I was surprised at what I learned about myself and my students. I learned that my students were much more engaged and excited about their learning when they were allowed to work with a partner. Also, they really seemed to enjoy researching information by themselves instead of me telling them facts. Although I usually do not like a lot of noise in my classroom, I enjoyed watching and listening to mt students work in groups because they were actively engaged in their learning. I allowed them to use their Anthology books and their Expedition Down Under books to find facts about their animals. I decided that my next step of learning would be to allow the students to use the Internet and other books in my classroom to research facts about their animals. Honestly, writing reflections about my lesson and writing where I wanted to go next in future lessons did help me to determine what would be best for my students. This would take time each day to complete a chart like this, but I think that it would be worth the extra effort. I think if I just write a few words or a phrase or two, it would help me to determine if my lessons are effective and help me to better plan for my next lessons. This chart helped me to focus more on my students' learning and how I could adjust my teaching to meet their learning needs. Next year, I plan to use a notebook to write notes about my lessons. These notes will be reflections about my students' learning and the next steps for their learning.
I used a reading passage about Lakota Sioux's Sun Dance for my lesson. Girls, do you remember this one? My first reflection quickly gave me the realization that the students had little or no prior knowledge of the information to be processed and this resulted in much confusion and not much learning.We divided into groups and students wrote questions on sticky notes,then we used research to find the answers to our questions. Next, we mixed our group members and they shared with each other. When they came to the conclusion that Lakota Sioux was actually an Indian tribe that lived on the plains and hunted buffalo for many life reasons, they became very excited and learning became evident. They even came up with a group presentation to show how they visualized the sun dance before the big hunt. I have not used a notebook in the past for my reflections of what worked,what did not work, or what could I do different...I would probably lose the notebook...but I do make notes in my teacher's edition. Learning is often a trial and error process but then that's what keeps us on toes and willing to try new ideas to insure success.
The chart on p.103 contains two questions. The first question asks what I learned from my students during a lesson, and the second question asks where I need to go next with learning for my students. I used this chart after a reading lesson where I allowed my students to work in groups to research information about animals in Australia. The students were assigned an animal that is native to Australia, and they had to work with a partner to find important facts about their animal. Then the students had to write their facts as a summary in their Field Journals. Later in the week, the students were to work with their partners to type this information onto a newsletter about Australia. After this lesson, I completed the Reflections chart from p.103. This chart helped me to reflect on my teaching, and I was surprised at what I learned about myself and my students. I learned that my students were much more engaged and excited about their learning when they were allowed to work with a partner. Also, they really seemed to enjoy researching information by themselves instead of me telling them facts. Although I usually do not like a lot of noise in my classroom, I enjoyed watching and listening to mt students work in groups because they were actively engaged in their learning. I allowed them to use their Anthology books and their Expedition Down Under books to find facts about their animals. I decided that my next step of learning would be to allow the students to use the Internet and other books in my classroom to research facts about their animals. Honestly, writing reflections about my lesson and writing where I wanted to go next in future lessons did help me to determine what would be best for my students. This would take time each day to complete a chart like this, but I think that it would be worth the extra effort. I think if I just write a few words or a phrase or two, it would help me to determine if my lessons are effective and help me to better plan for my next lessons. This chart helped me to focus more on my students' learning and how I could adjust my teaching to meet their learning needs. Next year, I plan to use a notebook to write notes about my lessons. These notes will be reflections about my students' learning and the next steps for their learning.
ReplyDeleteI used a reading passage about Lakota Sioux's Sun Dance for my lesson. Girls, do you remember this one? My first reflection quickly gave me the realization that the students had little or no prior knowledge of the information to be processed and this resulted in much confusion and not much learning.We divided into groups and students wrote questions on sticky notes,then we used research to find the answers to our questions. Next, we mixed our group members and they shared with each other. When they came to the conclusion that Lakota Sioux was actually an Indian tribe that lived on the plains and hunted buffalo for many life reasons, they became very excited and learning became evident. They even came up with a group presentation to show how they visualized the sun dance before the big hunt. I have not used a notebook in the past for my reflections of what worked,what did not work, or what could I do different...I would probably lose the notebook...but I do make notes in my teacher's edition. Learning is often a trial and error process but then that's what keeps us on toes and willing to try new ideas to insure success.
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