The very first group of my classmates to teach did a spectacular job! They used different types of assessments, integrated different lessons, and they're idea for the final project was phenomenal. Although they ran out of and over time they were able to keep their lessons going swiftly and smoothly, and have a great finale. For their topic they focused on the Native American tribes of the Hudson Valley. They used a Voki of a turkey to introduce their lesson. I thought that was very creative because that is not something I have ever seen anyone integrate into a lesson before. However, there are two notable things I felt was memorable. They used plicker to assess the students. This website allows you to create a quiz and instantly grade students using a smartphone by scanning their answer cards. It keeps track of students responses and ranks them as well. I have never seen this done before and was literally amazed. That is such a short court to grading work and using the traditional multiple choice or fill in the blank assessments. The other notable thing was the final project students had to create. This group had the students create a diorama. Once again I was astonished because although this an older project with all the technology that is out now. It was wonderful to see students working with their hands, and even more wonderful to see how excited they were to present it. I have not seen a diorama being used since I was in elementary school. I think that is sad because it is such a great project for students. They can take a box and set a scene of literally anything using literally anything.
Here is an example of a diorama if you don't quite remember one:
My point is, this unit they presented integrated so much creativity. That is the number one thing we must remember as educators. Don't forget to be creative and think out the box, Students learn better when they work actively. Nobody wants a "Charlie Brown" teacher. Great job group 1!!
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