The lesson I did today had the students doing research on the internet on a topic about communism. They had to find the information and make a poster all in one day because we are presenting them tomorrow. So heres what i learned after doing this lesson: when assigning internet research, give students exact directions. I realized this after first period and started giving individual directions to groups one at a time. it worked after that. first period was a disaster. but then it all came together. lunch time came around and the computers in the library crashed. So, I had a backup direct instruction lesson for the same topic. That one worked really well. The only problem is that now 5th period is a day ahead of everyone else. So Im doing my lesson for monday with them tomorrow while all the other classes present. Then this weekend I will come up with something for fifth period to do. im thinking of having a berlin blockade / airlift / wall day. something sort of fun but still having to do with the topic. then tuesday we will all be on the same track again.
i got lucky that mr donovan has all the same subject for all 5 periods. Its definitely helpful. and having 5th period off is okay because they are the regular class while all the rest are honors.
so tomorrow we do our presentations. it should be interesting to see how they go. the worst that can happen is that they are horrible. oh well. you live and you learn.
tomorrow is the last day of week 7. we have our dinner with everyone else in the program so that they can tell us what to do to get our credential. it all is pretty exciting. now i just have to find a job. ha.
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