This blog is designed for participants to share reflections, observations, and questions about the book, Rigor Is NOT a Four-Letter Word, by Barbara R. Blackburn.
Post a response to one of the following: Final Insights, p. 7; It's Your Turn, p. 34, p. 42, or p. 56. Comment on at least one other participant's post.
In response to p. 34- It is very difficult to gauge true engagement for me. It is obvious when certain students are participating during whole class discussions on a book or when all of the students are involved with a review game. It is interesting that a student can be off task and still know the answer, but that doesn't mean he is engaged. Students Involved In Written Response to Learning- I gave a writing assignment this week in which the students had to write a diary entry as if they were the characters in the book we are reading. There were a few that did not understand the requirement that it needed to be from first person point of view. I need to make sure that all students understand what they are required to do.
In response to p. 34- It is very difficult to gauge true engagement for me. It is obvious when certain students are participating during whole class discussions on a book or when all of the students are involved with a review game. It is interesting that a student can be off task and still know the answer, but that doesn't mean he is engaged.
ReplyDeleteStudents Involved In Written Response to Learning-
I gave a writing assignment this week in which the students had to write a diary entry as if they were the characters in the book we are reading. There were a few that did not understand the requirement that it needed to be from first person point of view. I need to make sure that all students understand what they are required to do.