I really liked the way that the team building part was introduced, but I felt like there should have been a little more explanation about Student Oriented Curriculum first. The diagram on wiki explained the important parts of team building well and the activity was a good way to introduce it to our students. I know the activity wasn’t meant to be done twice but being able to change activities when they don’t work out the first time is a part of teaching.
The blog and websites about inclusion were very good, and I’m sure it was a big part of Student Oriented Curriculum but I would have liked to seen some examples of how they used it in the book. I know that the ed techs were part of the teaching staff instead of sitting next to the students but I’m curious about how the teaching roles were split between them.
The responsibility table on the wiki was great, it showed how as time goes on students get more and more responsibility and teachers are just there to guide students and access the work they’re doing. In the beginning, teachers play a much larger role in choosing the theme of the unit. I thought the activity on helping students choose a theme was really great, because at first I had no idea that the questions had anything to do with themes. It was a fun activity and I’m sure students will enjoy it too.
The powerpoint was a great way to wrap up the main points of the book, but it also had some great links on it. The only part that confused me was the video, I think a little more explanation was needed before it was shown. Other than that it reinforced concepts that were already mentioned and highlighted new ones.
Overall I thought the presentation was awesome, good job!
No comments:
Post a Comment