Today was an interesting day. The first day of the new semester, first day of the new approach. 15 students with one absent (Vivian). I asked the students to write notes about their holidays and present the information orally.I only got to listen to 1/2 of the class, tables A and B, will need to hear the other two tables. They all still just answer the question. Will have to find an approach which will encourage them to give better responses. Maybe along the lines of what I expect, with a group discussion of the type of responses they need to give in grade two.
The math class was excellent. We played a game to practice multiples of 3. We called it "BOOM", everyone sits in a circle, calling out the numbers in order. Instead of a multiple of 3, you call out "BOOM". I think we can play games more often to check understanding. It was done in English, so we need to play it again in Chinese to test results, but it looks like Iro (maybe Joy and Belle too) need more practice at this. (Chris didn't participate).
In the UOI class, we deconstructed the central idea (The development of a global perspective is support through the understanding of our place in the world and the relationship with others) and students wrote their own version of the central idea. After a few moments to think about possible responses, I modelled one possible response. This prompted the other teams, with Team B getting some good ideas (Rachael mostly, Ruby supported; Jonathan and Eric had difficulty, however Eric was able to recall the meaning of some of the words from the original central idea). Team A (without Vivian) struggled to develop something. Liz works well with Vivian, and seemed to be annoyed that Grace especially was not able to fill this role. I guess she needs that creative/productive spark.
Tr. Sophia said that Team D did well in developing a Central Idea (it was in Chinese, I don't understand) and that their product demonstrates a clear understanding. Team D are going to struggle this semester without Gallant. Team C did produce something today, which displayed an adequate understanding of the principle. This is an important step forward for my most oral team.
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