tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post2467749392028297674..comments2023-10-19T08:18:37.317-07:00Comments on Mildly Melancholy: feedback on feedbackNacho Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370735026568009605noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-92165641345302013932010-01-10T07:31:55.945-08:002010-01-10T07:31:55.945-08:00It's the sign of a true teacher, I think, find...It's the sign of a true teacher, I think, finding inspiration in things that have nothing to do with the classroom! <br /><br />Did you read The Atlantic Monthly article that your BF linked to? It's funny that you mention "I do, We Do, You Do" because I was racking my brain to remember the method when I left my earlier comment, then I read it in that article and I was like, "oh yeah!! that's what I was trying to say!" LOL. <br /><br />I'll have to check out Schooled. Sounds interesting, especially since I'm thinking about working in a private school when we move.Nancy Cavilloneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084878556016753893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-51978400620386387972010-01-09T12:14:47.489-08:002010-01-09T12:14:47.489-08:00hmm, small group stuff might not be instruction in...hmm, small group stuff might not be instruction in the strictest sense of the word, but it's definitely learning! and while I typically do some sort of minilesson or other teacher-centered whole group thing before the kids work independently or collaboratively, I don't think it has to be that way. (and it isn't always in my lessons.) <br /><br />your chaotic-but-structured review of the test stuff sounds like it worked really well! I need to be more patient about re-teaching and letting there be time in class for kids to fix their old mistakes.rabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09736458516241967354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-42674380863909675642010-01-09T12:02:02.661-08:002010-01-09T12:02:02.661-08:00I would just say, J, that the small group stuff IS...I would just say, J, that the small group stuff IS instruction--just a different kind. You set up the initial inquiry (the direct instruction if you will) and the students can work together to get closer to mastery, in the small groups where more learning can take place. As you explore using the groups and the interactive activities, you'll see which ones can work with which classes or with what lessons and reevaluate as you go. That is the point of good teaching: we learn as much as we teach.Ms. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256309349416323851noreply@blogger.com