I do this activity too, and in the first round I don't let them talk to one and other, the second round I add speaking, then color. It helps them realize how much more they can do by communicating with their group members.
I love this exercise, but I do wonder, how would you handle kids who have to repeat the year? In the Netherlands (where I teach in secondary education), if your grades aren't good enough, you have to repeat the year. Besides that, the new classes in the next year are also mixed: some students already know you, others don't, so for some students it will be a repeat exercise, while for others it won't be. How would you handle this?
Two loophole are: how can you keep track of students actually going to order? (They can skip turns to go faster) why not just circle all the numbers ? (you are going to circle them anyways)
True. I haven't run into that issue though. And if I saw students doing it, I'd just make a general disclaimer 'dont forget, you need to circle these IN ORDER.'
Hey Thom, I noticed the kid in the video call you by your first name, so did you bail on the "Mr. Gibson" expected in our career field, or was that just an isolated event? Just curious because I love the vibe of your room. What size classes do you teach?
That's interesting; you're the 2nd person in the last day to leave a comment asking about the first name convention. It's a school culture thing; all our teachers are on a first name basis with the kids. It levels the playing field a little bit, creates a culture that we're all learners here, and helps build a more casual classroom environment. I know a lot of folks feel it's a respect thing to call a teacher by their last name but I've had students saying insanely disrespectful things to me while address me as 'Mr. Gibson' while some of my best student relationships were students who only knew me as Thom. I'm not all 'THERE SHOULD BE NO HEIRARCHY IN THE CLASSROOM' as I'm still the authority in the class, but I don't feel the need to express my authority by means of how students address me. The first teacher I heard who did this was Rafe Esquith who's written a ton of teaching books that I love. But I went by Mr. Gibson before I moved to my current school.
I do this activity too, and in the first round I don't let them talk to one and other, the second round I add speaking, then color. It helps them realize how much more they can do by communicating with their group members.
Great way to do it :)
I shared this with my teacher candidates today in their Math Methods class. They loved it and so do I! Great job.
Awesome! I haven't tried this with distance learning yet but I know some teacher who have :)
Great explanation and graphics. It looks so doable! Thanks!
Let me know how it goes! Definitely more challenging if you're having to maintain social distancing!
Just now finding this!! I teach first grade, any ideas of how to scale it down?
This is a great idea! I loved how you take pics of your students so they can see it. I'm totally doing this!! Thank you! 👍👍
Let me know how it goes! :)
I love this exercise, but I do wonder, how would you handle kids who have to repeat the year? In the Netherlands (where I teach in secondary education), if your grades aren't good enough, you have to repeat the year. Besides that, the new classes in the next year are also mixed: some students already know you, others don't, so for some students it will be a repeat exercise, while for others it won't be. How would you handle this?
Very very cool! Thinking about how to do this in virtual classroom...
Maybe Google Jamboard?
This was SO helpful!!! Thank you.
Glad to hear it!
Two loophole are: how can you keep track of students actually going to order? (They can skip turns to go faster) why not just circle all the numbers ? (you are going to circle them anyways)
True. I haven't run into that issue though. And if I saw students doing it, I'd just make a general disclaimer 'dont forget, you need to circle these IN ORDER.'
This is cool. I teach ela but I can’t wait to see what other strategies I can learn from you
Yeah these strategies could work in other classes for sure!
Thank you
Thank YOU Rawa :)
I love this! Your video is great, and I'm doing this during the first week of school with my 7th graders. Thank you!!
Let me know how it goes Kim :)
I did this today, and the kids loved it. It was great when they analyzed the photos to set the norms for group work. Thanks again!
Hey Thom, I noticed the kid in the video call you by your first name, so did you bail on the "Mr. Gibson" expected in our career field, or was that just an isolated event? Just curious because I love the vibe of your room. What size classes do you teach?
That's interesting; you're the 2nd person in the last day to leave a comment asking about the first name convention. It's a school culture thing; all our teachers are on a first name basis with the kids. It levels the playing field a little bit, creates a culture that we're all learners here, and helps build a more casual classroom environment. I know a lot of folks feel it's a respect thing to call a teacher by their last name but I've had students saying insanely disrespectful things to me while address me as 'Mr. Gibson' while some of my best student relationships were students who only knew me as Thom. I'm not all 'THERE SHOULD BE NO HEIRARCHY IN THE CLASSROOM' as I'm still the authority in the class, but I don't feel the need to express my authority by means of how students address me.
The first teacher I heard who did this was Rafe Esquith who's written a ton of teaching books that I love. But I went by Mr. Gibson before I moved to my current school.
Oh and regarding class size, our school is fairly small so classes are usually in the 9-15 student range.
The 100 sheet link don’t work
Try this - saravanderwerfdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/1-100_group_work_activity.pdf
U are amazing!
How
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Hi thom
Howdy there Niam :)