Ethel's Demonstration

Great job Ethel! I really never considered how useful Dr. Seuss could be in my classroom in addition to the think pair share. So once agian thanks for great new ideas from the demos. I appreciate that Ethel believes that children's literature can have great power. She believes that one of the many definitions of teaching includes being a social awareness advocate. I also thought she did a great job of honoring different learning styles of her students by using the books, PowerPoint, video, collaborative activity, etc. I also thought that she showed her belief that writing is a community activity meant to be shared at times. The part I best liked was the second and third column. The second column really required the student to listen to their partner and record. I like the form that makes the students really listen to each other, which is a skill. Finally the third column was a chance to further the discussion and make decisions on what ideas they felt were worth sharing. The basic concept of think, pair, share is entirely applicable in my classroom. I can see it as a quick entrance to the room, "What was a reaction you had to last night's reading?" and pair and share to focus students into the class. I can see it as a bigger context such as "Come to class with an informal one page analysis of the chapter..." So the basic concept is easily applicable.