Showing posts with label Emily A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emily A. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 February 2020
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Monday, 20 March 2017
I made it online!
Hello Everyone,
Sorry for my late post.... I had thought that I was able to post and then had some troubles so a big thank you to Stan for helping me out with my tech issues!
It has been a little while since we spent the day learning together and I feel as though I am still working through all of the great dialogue and topics raised throughout the day. I feel very lucky to be a part of this group and to have had the day to meet, discuss and learn with all of you!
So far, Jen and I have made plans to take part in "Walking Wednesdays" with our classes. Our classes have met together and discussed safety and how we can prepare for our adventures outside of the school. Huge thank you to Tanya for coming in and helping us learn how to be safe and what we can expect outside! Needless to say my class is VERY excited to go out and I am as well.... I've been meaning to get outside more all year and this was the perfect catalyst to take a leap and try something new with my learners. Stay tuned for pictures on my class twitter site (which is also a new endeavor that my class is taking part in!)
I've also been incorporating the idea that we should "never work harder than our learners".... and upon reflection I was definitely doing things that my class could easily do on their own. We've been trying our Knowledge Building Circles in class and it has gone fairly smoothly. Most learners have jumped at the chance to have their voice heard and they enjoy choosing who speaks next. As we are in Grade 1 we still sometimes struggle to stay on task and to listen respectfully to our peers. I'm hopeful that the more we use the KBC, the better we will get at it!
I'm always open to new ideas to help keep the attention of my sometimes "restless" learners who struggle to stay on task during group time on the carpet. Does anyone have any ideas? :)
Sorry for my late post.... I had thought that I was able to post and then had some troubles so a big thank you to Stan for helping me out with my tech issues!
It has been a little while since we spent the day learning together and I feel as though I am still working through all of the great dialogue and topics raised throughout the day. I feel very lucky to be a part of this group and to have had the day to meet, discuss and learn with all of you!
So far, Jen and I have made plans to take part in "Walking Wednesdays" with our classes. Our classes have met together and discussed safety and how we can prepare for our adventures outside of the school. Huge thank you to Tanya for coming in and helping us learn how to be safe and what we can expect outside! Needless to say my class is VERY excited to go out and I am as well.... I've been meaning to get outside more all year and this was the perfect catalyst to take a leap and try something new with my learners. Stay tuned for pictures on my class twitter site (which is also a new endeavor that my class is taking part in!)
I've also been incorporating the idea that we should "never work harder than our learners".... and upon reflection I was definitely doing things that my class could easily do on their own. We've been trying our Knowledge Building Circles in class and it has gone fairly smoothly. Most learners have jumped at the chance to have their voice heard and they enjoy choosing who speaks next. As we are in Grade 1 we still sometimes struggle to stay on task and to listen respectfully to our peers. I'm hopeful that the more we use the KBC, the better we will get at it!
I'm always open to new ideas to help keep the attention of my sometimes "restless" learners who struggle to stay on task during group time on the carpet. Does anyone have any ideas? :)