1) Charlesʻ encouraged us to find "one or two new things you can do really well for your teaching," during Bootcamp. One or two things. Oh Golly. Today, I saw TOO many things Iʻd like to practice. So share one or two or more new things you will be trying come Fall and why you think it will really help your teaching.
Iʻd really to try the Flash Argument activity. I wonʻt be buying the cards??? Or maybe I will. Letʻs see how my compulsive meter reads later on. The activity is designed so that skill level of critique goes up a notch with each round. Benton, who by the way was really quick at claiming PINEAPPLE amazed me with his ability to catalog his argument in, what?, like a minute? I struggled with CACTUS -- like I know anything about cacti. I had fun faking it. Anyway, after each round, I got better at knowing what to look for in the argument.
Iʻll be using a Common Reading in my accelerated course. I like the idea of having students across courses share the same reading. I think the idea of shared/common reading creates a community of students who have the opportunity to share the same goal.
And if I can be so bold as to use the "exquisite corpse" activity in a new way, I will.
Oh. What was the title of the book Benton passed around?
2) Donʻt forget to share the best/promising/mind-blowing practice/assignment you shared today. Donʻt Eat the Marshmallow.
3) Remember that "exquisite corpse" exercise we managed to complete? Remember I asked you to choose one that really speaks to you? Write about that too.
I canʻt find mine! Will look for it tomorrow. Maybe in my green bag.
I LOVED the flash argument activity. I think that it is a great way to break the ice in the classroom. Not to mention a great transition into argument analysis. I think that David does a great job of keeping students entertained while learning!
ReplyDeleteAnother assignment that I thought was great and I might try incorporating next semester is a place based activity/larger writing assignment which involves looking closely at the world around you. Whether it is looking at the actual street that you live on and its history or finding a story about the place you are from and how one can relate, this will be helpful for students to solidify just who they are and where they come from.
Charles always makes me see the reality in things. I had all these things planned for changes during the summer and here Charles comes in and says, "find one or two new things you can do really well for your teaching." Hi, hello, totally manageable instead of the 300+ things I wanted to change or add to my teaching repertoire. These two things (well maybe I can make it 5 things) will probably get done over the summer and not be added to the list for Christmas Break. I'll get started on these ASAP!
ReplyDeleteI shared protest music as a scaffolding technique to start the literary analysis essay. I love this assignment because it is made personal with the students sharing their music collection and the class being exposed to new artists and genres. Thanks to everyone else for sharing their best practices/assignments. They were all awesome.