Monday, November 28, 2005
Reading in science.
Before the break, I had my chemistry classes complete some assigned reading. The next school day, I had them work in groups and decide if there was anything that they still wondered about and wanted clarification on. They then wrote their questions on the board and that drove the classroom discussion. (I saw how this worked in Anne's english class and you know what? It also worked in a science classroom.) The students were all involved in the discussion and the fact that we were only talking about what they wanted to knwo about keep them really engaged. I need to rememeber how this worked.
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I think that's a great reading/learning strategy for keeping the students engaged. Instead of covering "everything" in the article in case they didn't understand something, it allowed you to focus on what they were really interested in and/or confused about.
This is one of those things that I would like to try (in theory, at least), but I always fear that they just won't say anything. I suppose the trick is to really cultivate an atmosphere where they are responsive and not just passive, but I know I am not at that point yet.
Cool idea! Way to go!
This was an awesome "experiment" in reading! I am trying to also incorporate reading in all my math classes (right now I focus more on reading in Calculus than my other classes). BTW, I really like what you said in the large group today!
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