Monday, June 27, 2011
Thoughts
I can't believe how everything we are doing weaves together so nicely! I know I have made this comment more than once but it is totally about the connections that are being made for me. Everything that I am doing this summer has that interconnected feeling and even though at times it seems like it is going to consume me there is the definite theme. The MAIN THEME would be that I need to give my students more opportunities to write, not only for a grade but as a tool to to demonstrate understanding and maybe even vent about the events of the day. Using writing in my class gives students a voice to present ideas, questions, concerns, ect. Then we can use that process as a spring board to more in depth conversations. We can look at those ideas and maybe look at them form different perspectives and this will foster some higher level thinking.
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Yes! My friend told me this summer institute changed her whole way of teaching and she's right. I can totally see that now! (Before, I thought she was just crazy.) :-)
ReplyDeleteWriting can give students more opportunities to do some higher-level thinking. It is difficult (although not impossible, I suppose) to do much higher-level questioning in a multiple-choice question.
ReplyDeleteWell put! Thank you for putting this so concisely. It is exactly what I was thinking, but couldn't put into words. Great job today, by the way!
ReplyDeleteI agree with this concept entirely. Writing is not just about the grade, but more about communication and interaction and the process of thinking... through writing, we can help our students to become more involved in school, and in life, through the power of writing.
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