I enjoyed using the video to review and instruct the class with the fraction vocabulary words. It was a nice graphic organizer to use for my students. They were able to observe and follow the boxes. Having the designated spaces really allowed them to better organize their thinking and thoughts. As well, the spaces gave them a limit to how much they could use to fill the box. A big challenge is being able to get the permission to videotape students. We selected groups but had to adjust them because of permissions. The second was finding enough room to have the recording. With two teachers, support and 21 students things can fill up rather quickly. Finding a good time, where the team was quiet and able to focus was difficult and we worked to find our space.
One thing after talking with my group for this lesson would be to adjust the LINCing table to better fit they way they think. Having the definition at the end was difficult for them. They told me they struggled jumping all over the place with the definition at the end of the table, they would have rather it flowed in a more sequential order. Some of the class seem to like it, while others would prefer it in a different order. So finding a way for me to be able to accurately show their learning, and adjusting the table to meet their needs.
The last thing is being thoughtful in what words can lend themselves better to the LINCing table than others. Sometimes definitions we use don't work as well for the table, while others work really well for it. Using words they had to been previously exposed to allowed us to have better and more powerful conversations about what we were learning.
One thing after talking with my group for this lesson would be to adjust the LINCing table to better fit they way they think. Having the definition at the end was difficult for them. They told me they struggled jumping all over the place with the definition at the end of the table, they would have rather it flowed in a more sequential order. Some of the class seem to like it, while others would prefer it in a different order. So finding a way for me to be able to accurately show their learning, and adjusting the table to meet their needs.
The last thing is being thoughtful in what words can lend themselves better to the LINCing table than others. Sometimes definitions we use don't work as well for the table, while others work really well for it. Using words they had to been previously exposed to allowed us to have better and more powerful conversations about what we were learning.