This was the first class that I thought the literature circles seemed repetitive. I think that If I were younger I may enjoy the structure more, but I’ve found the assigned roles monotonous and the continued circles boring. I wish we could have an open discussion about the book instead of the guided assignment (because we are adults). And I know that what I’m stating is sort of the job of the discussion director, but I wish the entire process could be more free flowing. I understand how this wouldn’t work for young children but I think we could have more interesting/in depth discussions with less roles to go over.
Regarding the sort, I was finally confused with how to put the words together even though I knew what most of them meant individually. I thought it was interesting how our group usually flies through word sorts and we are all on the same page…but we were stumped! Probably because Abby was gone 🙁
I LOVED taking the assessments…even if they were bad. Taking tests is my favorite thing in the world and we hardly ever do it in grad school. I learned a lot about how to construct a clear, effective assessment. There were so many things that I did not know affected how students test and the packet with tips was extremely helpful.
I HATED the last assignment. If I were to remake this assessment I would write an actual question where “question” was bolded. I think the way that the statement was phrased and the do you agree or disagree was placed below it was horrible! I would most definitely use a rubric/assessment like this in the future but completely alter the format to make the assignment easier to process.
A lot of people were upset that last class we were told that the first lesson plan due was the biography. Several students mentioned to me that they had already started and were kind of thrown off about the subject of the lesson plan. I do agree that even though we discussed HOW to write a strong lesson plan, we did not discuss what our first one was going to be about.