Monday, 10/7
Today, we had conferences instead of class. I think they went well. We completed group conferences since I thought that would be best. I think the students chose their groupmates well and many were well-prepared for the conference.
I loved how casual I could be at the conference, as opposed to in the classroom where I have to keep the attention of nineteen students. In the conferences, it was groups of 4-5. The low number kept it really cozy and allowed for more individualized attention.
We worked on each person's paper as a small group. I found that to be really effective because it allowed them to see each other's work and gain ideas, as well as ideas for questions. It was really a collaborative moment, and I think that is what made everything so fantastic. I'm discovering the importance of collaboration to me.
It was great to hear them ask questions and get to give them tactics that were more specific to their work. The groups mainly kept with other students who had similar topics, which was really helpful for me, because I could give advice that applied to all/most of them.
I think they also saw that the questions their classmates asked were often useful to them as well. That was cool to see, this sort've domino effect as things started to come together. I think I noticed this the most with Emily, Katelynn, Mackenzie, Imogen, and Jeni's group. Emily asked a question, and the answer that I gave helped situate the other girls, which led to a really fruitful discussion on analysis.
I think this experience reflects what I wanted to get across in my teaching philosophy statement. In my teaching philosophy statement, I stress the importance of openness and liberation, as well as using education as exploration. I want reciprocal communication, and I think the moment where I was able to participate in that the best was during these conferences. They really allowed my students to speak and converse with me and their peers, in an exchange of thoughts and considerations that created a dialogue that open and free and reflexive as it showed the transformation of our thought processes as we were exposed to each other's ways of making meaning.
Wednesday, 10/9
Today was a peer review day, based on the feedback from me and their workshop sessions with each other during the conference. I spent most of the time running back and forth, checking citations. Near the end of class, I had to stop them and spend the last 15 minutes giving a mini-lesson in citations. This was something we had already covered, so I was a little surprised that they were struggling with it in this unit. Hopefully, it makes more sense now.
Friday, 10/11
No Class - Rivalry Day
Today, we had conferences instead of class. I think they went well. We completed group conferences since I thought that would be best. I think the students chose their groupmates well and many were well-prepared for the conference.
I loved how casual I could be at the conference, as opposed to in the classroom where I have to keep the attention of nineteen students. In the conferences, it was groups of 4-5. The low number kept it really cozy and allowed for more individualized attention.
We worked on each person's paper as a small group. I found that to be really effective because it allowed them to see each other's work and gain ideas, as well as ideas for questions. It was really a collaborative moment, and I think that is what made everything so fantastic. I'm discovering the importance of collaboration to me.
It was great to hear them ask questions and get to give them tactics that were more specific to their work. The groups mainly kept with other students who had similar topics, which was really helpful for me, because I could give advice that applied to all/most of them.
I think they also saw that the questions their classmates asked were often useful to them as well. That was cool to see, this sort've domino effect as things started to come together. I think I noticed this the most with Emily, Katelynn, Mackenzie, Imogen, and Jeni's group. Emily asked a question, and the answer that I gave helped situate the other girls, which led to a really fruitful discussion on analysis.
I think this experience reflects what I wanted to get across in my teaching philosophy statement. In my teaching philosophy statement, I stress the importance of openness and liberation, as well as using education as exploration. I want reciprocal communication, and I think the moment where I was able to participate in that the best was during these conferences. They really allowed my students to speak and converse with me and their peers, in an exchange of thoughts and considerations that created a dialogue that open and free and reflexive as it showed the transformation of our thought processes as we were exposed to each other's ways of making meaning.
Wednesday, 10/9
Today was a peer review day, based on the feedback from me and their workshop sessions with each other during the conference. I spent most of the time running back and forth, checking citations. Near the end of class, I had to stop them and spend the last 15 minutes giving a mini-lesson in citations. This was something we had already covered, so I was a little surprised that they were struggling with it in this unit. Hopefully, it makes more sense now.
Friday, 10/11
No Class - Rivalry Day
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