Friday, December 13, 2013

Reflection #9

I started a new class. The teachers name is Ms. S. She teaches 4th grade. The classroom is very welcoming and the students are very kind.This week the students were testing the whole time I was in there. I didn't get to interact with them at all or do anything with them. Ms. S let me grade spelling test and math test for the time that I was in there so that I had something to do. It was interesting grading papers for the classroom because some students did really well and others did very poor.
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At the beginning of the week I got to work with 9th grade students. We were using handheld GPS's to find 'clues' around campus. It was a lot of fun and way better then being in class. I enjoyed being outside and walking around. The students seemed to like the activity also.
In the elementary school we could do something similar to this but maybe not so high tech. They could do a scavenger hunt. I'm sure the students would enjoy that. Teachers would hide things around the school/ campus and the students had to use clues from their teachers to find the treasures. It is a neat idea if you ask me.
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  1. onlinelwitDecember 13, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    Sorry that your weeks in the 4th grade class didn't work out well this week due to testing and illness - hopefully you can have more interaction time with students for the last week in the fall semester.

    Yes, a scavenger hunt where students are active in motion and learning would be great at elementary school. Interestingly, similar to the GPS geocaching that you did with 9th graders has also been done very successfully in a couple of elementary schools...probably, much more adult help is used though!

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