Click here to see Greek mythology presentations video -
MY REFLECTION
WHAT: This artifact is a video that I made with my two teams of 6th grade students and is part of a unit I did in collaboration with two 6th grade teams and their LA teachers. The teams were the Avatars and the Challengers.
SO WHAT: This is an example of Danielson's Domain 3B: Collaborating with teachers in the design of instructional units and lessons. It is also an example of Danielson's Doman 2B: Establishing a culture for investigation and love of literature. Students had numerous days in the library as part of this unit. They were able to choose a Greek God, Goddess or Monster to research and present an argument with their research as evidence of why that character is the most powerful in Greek mythology.
Students learned how to research using books and library databases and websites; how to cite their sources; how to share their work on Google docs with me and their classroom LA teacher.
They came back to the library another day, dressed in character to present their research findings in the TRMS video lab. I was involved in the production, filming and editing of these videos including choosing art to go behind students that was appropriate to their presentations.
Finally the classes came back another day to view and take notes and evaluate their own and other's videos and reflect on their projects and outcomes.
I think this project is an important example of collaboration between me and the classroom teachers as we plan the project together and execute it together. It is also a great project for students to get to use the TRMS library video lab and learn how to present themselves both verbally and with appropriate costumes or props to convey their message. Students really cared about this project and it got them excited about literature and technology and created a culture of professionalism and love of literature.
NOW WHAT: I plan to meet with the teachers who did this project to get feedback on what parts of this project worked well and what we need to modify for next year. This is the second year we have done this project. One thing I have already suggested to the teachers is that
I think this project is an important example of collaboration between me and the classroom teachers as we plan the project together and execute it together. It is also a great project for students to get to use the TRMS library video lab and learn how to present themselves both verbally and with appropriate costumes or props to convey their message. Students really cared about this project and it got them excited about literature and technology and created a culture of professionalism and love of literature.
NOW WHAT: I plan to meet with the teachers who did this project to get feedback on what parts of this project worked well and what we need to modify for next year. This is the second year we have done this project. One thing I have already suggested to the teachers is that
No comments:
Post a Comment