I was glad to get to work on the narratives this morning. Over the years, I have become more proficient at typing than I have at physically writing. Is this laziness? I don't think so. Typing actually allows me to be more creative because I can edit on the spot and play around with different word choices, thoughts, etc.
Tonya's lesson was great as well because she not only gave us a good writing application idea, but also made a connection that is life related. Relating to life is a vital part of the educational experience not only for our students but for us as well.
As for this afternoon's discussion, I believe we have a lot of passionate people in this group. Our different ideas, perspectives, and practices challenges each of us and will make us better people - better teachers. Driving home today will be a challenge as I process this information. (By the time I get home, I'll be ready to crash!)
Finally, I thought the conversation time with my partner, Anna, was tremendous. It always amazes me how much two strangers can have in common. Writing about her life will be fun and I hope I can do her justice.
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I'm wondering just how much each team has in common - that's an interesting thought - how did we get assigned to each other or was it just arbitrary cosmic intervention?
ReplyDeleteLets ask! Hey teachers, how did you decide to match us up?
ReplyDeletehi guys. well, we sat down with the list and said "oh heck, should we be totally random or should we totally self select or what?" What we decided was to try to put people with folks they might not have as much "already" connection with, tried to think through who might complement the other in a paired setting, and so on.
ReplyDeleteI like it, Sherrie. It's good to know you weren't pairing the "bluebird" with the "buzzard." Does anyone else have cooperative learning training where they explained how you should group kids into cooperative learning groups that way? I am a pretty non-violent person, but I remember becoming downright confrontational with the perky little instructor (she was a principal, so go figure)who insisted that the kids would never figure out the rationale behind the grouping. I told her she was an idiot (like Don did to his one student) if she thought any first grader couldn't look around a group of four and figure out whether she was the one bluebird, one of the the two redbirds, or the buzzard. Haven't we all been the buzzard on more than one occasion?
ReplyDeleteI loved the grouping you guys selected for us. We were all swans.