One by one, we straggled in to class, all thinking the same thing - it is EARLY! Many of us are celebrating our first Saturday of summer vacation, and so we spent our time reminiscing, and sharing memories of the completed school year.
Mike and Christina discussed the fact that we will need to find a gym while in Surrey. The hunt will begin upon arrival! A possible backup plan is to hold fitness classes in our dorms. All are welcome!
As we waited for classes to start today, we explored google docs, and worked on sharing our stories with our group members.
Mike has postponed our discussion about the Pytash readings (Chapter 14, Chapter 11, and Chapter 1) for later this afternoon. Instead, we briefly shared the most important aspects of the reading, and what we took away from the selections as a whole. The topic of feedback was one that the entire class reacted to. We discussed how we can make feedback meaningful in our classroom, and how feedback can be used to help students improve, and help them become invested in their work.
Sarita has already been taking items from our seminars into her classroom. She had her first grade students complete the "Where I am From" poem, and shared a piece of student work. We all agreed that it was very well written for a first grader! Sarita placed the completed poems into a frame, and sent them home with the students as an end of year gift. Way to go Sarita! Ruie mentioned the possibility of creating a class poem, where each student contributes one line, eventually pulled together in a whole poem. This could be a cool "get to know you" class activity for the beginning of the year.
Scribes from last class reminded us of what happened two weeks ago. Caroline's pictures were fantastic pieces of evidence to demonstrate our learning. Ruie introduced a visitor from Turkey who has come to listen to our Guest Speaker, Dr. Engle.
Our introductory activity for today involved making an alliterative adjective that worked with our names. I have listed the items that we chose below.
Reflective Ruie
majestic Megan
Winsom Wilda
Awesome Andrea
Kaleidoscopic Kevin
Motivating Megan
Marvolous Mike
Joyful Jeff
Active Ashley
Super Stephanie
Dimpled Deb
Eclectic Erin
Energetic Elizabeth
Captivating Christina (Kristi)
Social Sarita
Kind Karla
Crazy Caroline
Enthusiastic Elizabeth
and last but not least, Missing Megan.
****A sheet was passed around confirming our arrival dates, and the days that each of us will be in the dorms. Please find this sheet and confirm that your dates are correct! ****
After we completed the naming activity, Ruie asked us to self-evaluate our ability to handle criticism. Once we were aware of these scores, and what they meant, we broke into our writing groups, and refreshed our memories on the rules of peer editing; no apologizing, start with positive attributes, go in a circle and give everyone a chance to give feedback. The groups scattered and began sharing.
Ruie introduced our fabulous guest speaker who entered to speak about the Brontes.
Dr. Engle has been working with Dr. Pritchard and this program for several years. Thank you Ruie for having such a wonderfully original name which caught the attention of Dr. Engle! We made brief introductions and were on our way to experience the brilliance that is Dr. Engle!
Dr. Elliot Engle is a former teacher at NCSU, and is a world-renown speaker, writer, and scholar. He tells us all about the tragic life of the Bronte family, detailing their childhoods, young adulthood, and entrance into young authorship. After hearing his presentation, we have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the life and genius of the Bronte family. Also, it helps us appreciate Charlotte Bronte, and the impact that she had on writing.
Then Lunch arrived and we were happy.
Mike and Christina discussed the fact that we will need to find a gym while in Surrey. The hunt will begin upon arrival! A possible backup plan is to hold fitness classes in our dorms. All are welcome!
As we waited for classes to start today, we explored google docs, and worked on sharing our stories with our group members.
Mike has postponed our discussion about the Pytash readings (Chapter 14, Chapter 11, and Chapter 1) for later this afternoon. Instead, we briefly shared the most important aspects of the reading, and what we took away from the selections as a whole. The topic of feedback was one that the entire class reacted to. We discussed how we can make feedback meaningful in our classroom, and how feedback can be used to help students improve, and help them become invested in their work.
Sarita has already been taking items from our seminars into her classroom. She had her first grade students complete the "Where I am From" poem, and shared a piece of student work. We all agreed that it was very well written for a first grader! Sarita placed the completed poems into a frame, and sent them home with the students as an end of year gift. Way to go Sarita! Ruie mentioned the possibility of creating a class poem, where each student contributes one line, eventually pulled together in a whole poem. This could be a cool "get to know you" class activity for the beginning of the year.
Scribes from last class reminded us of what happened two weeks ago. Caroline's pictures were fantastic pieces of evidence to demonstrate our learning. Ruie introduced a visitor from Turkey who has come to listen to our Guest Speaker, Dr. Engle.
Our introductory activity for today involved making an alliterative adjective that worked with our names. I have listed the items that we chose below.
Reflective Ruie
majestic Megan
Winsom Wilda
Awesome Andrea
Kaleidoscopic Kevin
Motivating Megan
Marvolous Mike
Joyful Jeff
Active Ashley
Super Stephanie
Dimpled Deb
Eclectic Erin
Energetic Elizabeth
Captivating Christina (Kristi)
Social Sarita
Kind Karla
Crazy Caroline
Enthusiastic Elizabeth
and last but not least, Missing Megan.
****A sheet was passed around confirming our arrival dates, and the days that each of us will be in the dorms. Please find this sheet and confirm that your dates are correct! ****
After we completed the naming activity, Ruie asked us to self-evaluate our ability to handle criticism. Once we were aware of these scores, and what they meant, we broke into our writing groups, and refreshed our memories on the rules of peer editing; no apologizing, start with positive attributes, go in a circle and give everyone a chance to give feedback. The groups scattered and began sharing.
Ruie introduced our fabulous guest speaker who entered to speak about the Brontes.
Dr. Engle has been working with Dr. Pritchard and this program for several years. Thank you Ruie for having such a wonderfully original name which caught the attention of Dr. Engle! We made brief introductions and were on our way to experience the brilliance that is Dr. Engle!
Dr. Elliot Engle is a former teacher at NCSU, and is a world-renown speaker, writer, and scholar. He tells us all about the tragic life of the Bronte family, detailing their childhoods, young adulthood, and entrance into young authorship. After hearing his presentation, we have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the life and genius of the Bronte family. Also, it helps us appreciate Charlotte Bronte, and the impact that she had on writing.
Then Lunch arrived and we were happy.