Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde suggest that teachers step off the stage. This chapter explains that classrooms need to shift from teacher-directed to student-directed. I fully agree that students will have a better understanding of what they are learning, if they are involved in the process.
Best Practice Plan (7 basic structures)
- Small-Group Activites
- I have incorportated literature circles into my weekly reading plan since I started 8 years ago. The style that I currently use is not working. I have them do too much paper work and with not enough discussion time.
- Improvements for next year
- take notes for sources of discussion topics
- share notes at circle meeting
- discuss different points of view
- Choice
- Books
- topics related to the text to discuss
- Questions
- not always written and turned in
- Learn from each other!
- AUTHOR'S CHAIR
- I will use this strategy next year!
- Reading as Thinking
- I would like to work on my BEFORE reading plan.
- I often have my students jump into the text during their differentiated group time.
- Kids need to be excited to read the text that they are assigned.
- I even need something to get me hooked before I grab a book off the shelf.
- Make connections with prior knowledge and self
- Text Codes
- During and After Reading
- This is a great way for our students to stay engaged while reading and to also have something to report to their groups with.
- Written Conversation
- I will definetely use this stategy with my gifted and talented cluster next year. It is a great way to push a discussion farther.
- Representing to Learn
- Problem - ME "I don't have enough time to journal!"
- Solution - This chapter has taught me that journal if done correctly, replaces textbook study questions, ditto sheets and low level memorization sheets.
- YAY!
- Classroom Workshop
- Choice
- I must incorporate more choice into my classroom next year.
- When my students are working on their choice project, I will conduct meetings.
- This will help to develop my relationships with my students.
- Authentic Experiences
- More hands on experiences.
- Real-Life Connections
- Fun and Engaging
- Reflective Assessment
- Assessment Adjustments
- Authentic Evaluations
- For Literature Circles, I would like to track student progress through observational records and small group conferences.
- Integrative Units
- I would like to start marrying Reading and Social Studies/Health
- I would like to teach the same reading skills such as cause and effect during my social studies and health times.
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