I think Carolyn Wilhelm’s lesson is fun and enjoyable and at the same
time extremely beneficial for the students in many ways. Firstly,
I like the way the students are involved in the lesson. She does not just teach,
and the students sit there and listen rather she encourages her students to get
involved. She makes the student create poems
which they perform in front of all their friends. I believe this brings out
many important skills in the students. I also like the way she encourages her
students to learn new words by using the found poem. This allows the students
to really understand the difficult words and phrases by applying the words into
a poem. If I was the teacher of this class, I would have each student work on
their own to know where each students individually is holding. I do like when
student work together but in this case, I think it would be more beneficial for
the students to create their own poem and preform on their own so I can know
where my students stand in their skills and where I have to help them to
improve.
I appreciate the point you bring up about the students working independently. Perhaps that can be added as the next step after they work as a class.
ReplyDeleteI like you tweak to the lesson also. having the students work together is great, but it would be beneficial for the teacher to track the students progress, if they work independently this time.
ReplyDeletei agree that teachers can gain a lot about students when they do indivual work. nice reflection!
ReplyDeleteLearning should be fun. I agree that she incorporates engagement into the lesson. What do you think about checks for understanding and assessments
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