Implementation in a Secondary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views
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It is a messier way to teach, though it takes more organization on the teacher’s part, not less. You really have to be on top of things to allow the students choice since now there is more than one “right” way of doing something in the classroom.
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edgerlyj1 on 20 Feb 18I agree with this 100%! It takes a lot of time on the front end to set something like this up, and then the teacher has to be ok with some chaos in their classroom as students go in every which direction.
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One of the things I had to learn recently was to let go and allow the kids to experience the consequences of their choices. And maybe there’s a failure. Maybe a kid was trying to do a vodcast and he couldn’t get the video to work correctly on the computer. That’s a learning opportunity for that child. Because it was his choice, he’s going to try to figure out a way to make it work—sometimes with the help of a fellow student.
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Now she says, “One of you needs to move. You decide.” It is less stressful to her and focuses the students on what they need to do to regain control.
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