Jackson: Something that's circling in my head is how other students process and analyze questions and content.
Alarcon: This is a great observation--you can learn as much or more from your peers as you can from me! J's closing reflection about today's lesson illustrates an important point about systems thinking and systems pedagogy. As Robert Quaden, eighth grade math teacher cited in Goleman and Senge's book The Triple Focus, points out, "You just naturally start thinking of the classroom as a system, and when you do that you see that you have a room full of teachers, not just one standing in front." When I see students like Jackson paying attention to the way his peers process and analyze questions and content, I know that we're on the right track!
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Closing reflections: What's circling around in your head? What's something that was pointed out for you today? What is something that squared with your thinking?
I'm wondering how I can use more figurative language. I realized Scout is a very dynamic character. I learned it's not enough to say a character did something--you need to say why. ~Harrison I'm wondering why purple team got a 4 and we didn't. Regardless, the gallery walk was useful. I realized that I enjoy sharing my writing with the class. I learned volume is less important than content. ~Andre I am wondering how I can better understand when to use literary language. Motifs refer to early parts of the book. Literary language is necessary for a good grade. ~Russell What is circling around in my head is that Tom Robinson is being convicted when it's clear as day that he didn't do it. Bob Ewell got killed by Boo #Aha Tom Robinson is like a mockingbird. ~Marvin I need to be able to work better with my peers e.g. human knot. I agree that our group should've gotten a 4, we did. Our character is always changing as we are always growing. ~Brooke Stoltzfus argues for a system not unlike the pod system that I designed. In particular, he says, "In groups of four, students are teaching each other, and teaching is the best way to learn anything." |
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