The teachers did a good brief review of the content that was previously taught, and asked the class, "what makes a good team?" to review group processing.
Each group was then given an assignment to work on together and then present the projects to the class.
Group Projects were:
- Create a poster about what freedom means
- Write a poem about the American Revolution
- Write a letter to President Obama about what they have learned
- Perform a play about the signing of the Declaration of Independence
The students presented their projects and all worked well together.
The teachers did a nice job of supervising the student work, and each teacher took responsibility for a group of students.
The time allotted for student work was appropriate for the task, and all completed their assignments and felt successful!
The teachers could have provided some more focused and formal discussion of group work process.
It may have been helpful to have students complete a final feedback form on the work they did.
Good Job Student Teachers!
"Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process."
-Euripides
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