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Lesson Focus: Identifying historical changes affecting the family – school houses – gr 1
Outcomes for Lesson – Alberta Program of Studies and Ministerial Order Competencies
All in place
Pre-Conference Goals:
Trying to minimize the teacher-centred “shushing”
Group strategies – working effectively
Lesson Observations:
Middle Wonderful way, with this game, to get them Make your images on the paper larger so they are
thinking about the dynamics of old schools! more easily seen in the whole-class discussion
Images used also focus on visual learning when you hold them up for discussion.
modality, which always engages them.
Love the anticipation you build into the game
– waiting to turn the images over!
Love that they then have a certain time for
brainstorming – and you did a countdown at
the end. Keeps them focused and
energized!
The movement to each station was a great
energy-builder! The “scoot” of the game also
added to the energy.
In the discussion (after each had gone to all
the stations) there was a tremendous
honoring of their contributions (no matter
how far afield their ideas were) - Bravo!
Wonderfully energized tone of voice as you
worked with their ideas – excited,
encouraging, celebrating! The teacher voice
as a tool of instruction is something that you
are very adept at.
Liked how you gave some significant wait
time (a few seconds), to give everyone a
chance to process.
Really appreciated that you took the time for
many responses to each of the images in
the discussion – their voice was really being
honored. You celebrated their contributions
so well!
Smooth dynamics of moving into some
independent reflection with the T-chart.
Passing out of the booklets was smooth, and
instructions were clear.
Loved the graphic intelligence that you were
building with the T-chart idea. Having them
compare the past and the present with these
school items was a great activity to pull
together the earlier work with historical
school artifacts. Clear addressing of the
outcomes you had targeted!
So thoughtful of student processing to
suggest that they could come look at the
pictures at the front if they needed to be
reminded of particulars (while they were
doing T-chart work).
Strong honoring of them to re-assure them
that they needn’t rush on their work, that we
would continue it next day. And, you still
kept them focused by suggesting having the
first one done if possible. Still keeping them
focused and pushing for a goal – always an
important thing for student attentiveness!
You were working the tables consistently as
they worked, encouraging, helping,
celebrating. Any constructive advice you
gave was so gentle and supportive of growth
rather than being a “teacherly” corrective
thing.
Having them move to a coloring of the
pictures in their T-chart was motivational (I
heard a couple comment on how they could
now move to coloring – Yay!)
Waiting for their attention to give final
instructions.
Only 1 person collecting books, and only 1
at each table collecting the baskets of
materials.
Post-Conference Goals: