What a whirlwind of a week!
What happens when you bring an expert in classroom management and team building into the classroom? A LOT!
I watched a group of students, known as the “tough group” come together and work as a team, solve problems and show their teacher they had learned the material! What a proud moment for a teacher.
It was really exciting to have Sean Layne, a visiting artist from the Kennedy Center, back with us, leading a workshop for teachers and practicing demonstration teaching in the classrooms. I really loved to hear the student reflections when Sean asked, "Why am I doing this? Your teacher must think I'm wasting time".
What did the students say?
What did the students say?
“ It was challenging and I like challenges”. -6th grade
“It helps us learn vocabulary better because it helps us learn synonyms of the words”. -6th grade
“We worked together and cooperated as a team”. -7th grade
“We get to get up and move”. -3rd grade
“It helps us focus”. -3rd grade
“We worked on the length of our sentences”. -6th grade
“It lets us know if we are in symphony with the rest of the group”. -6th grade
What more can we ask for? A group of students engaged, working as a community, being recognized, listening and being listened to and learning more effectively.
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