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I have read a very interesting piece on the difference between homework and practice and how that reflects in assessment. I had not thought there was a big difference between practice and homework but through this article I understand the distinction. They propose that practice is given during class time to give further time to reaffirm the class lesson. Where homework is what you expect them to complete outside of school. This article states the idea that homework and practice should not be taken for marks. I completely agree, I always felt in school that if I understood a topic it was pointless for me complete extra worksheets or do the "required" homework. After a student has reached a mastery stage, to do extra work just disengages them and they lose interests. Teachers should be working closely with students and learning their abilities. Homework and practice does not have to be the same for each student. I have attached the article if you are interested in reading!
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I have been working on a project for social context based on female socialization and came across a video that I feel sums up the controversy. I feel that society tries to but people into certain boxes of what is socially acceptable. Even teachers tend to follow the stereotypes. Boys are called on more often because they are louder and tend to stand out in a classroom. In kindergarten classes you see the divide between "boy" and "girl" toys. Some teachers even encourage girls to play with the "girl" toys and try to get them to avoid the "boy" area. As teachers we need to be more aware of these stereotypes and encourage independence and empowerment. Enjoy! In class we have been talking about different ways to instruct in PE than the typical stand and deliver. A new technique that is coming in PE is the sports education model. I have attached a powerpoint to explain it more in detail. This model turns the typical unit plans into actual seasons. You would break your students into teams and they would assign a coach who would coordiante practices, a captain, they could have a publisher who would watch the game and write a report. Every day throughout the season the roles would change. The nice thing with this model is it may get those who do not like gym class more involved and invested into sport. If someone is injured instead of just sitting on the side lines or in the office they can still participate by being a coach, statistician, publicist, etc. Something unique to this model is it frees up the PE teacher from instruction. The students are independent and work within their teams. Now the teacher is able to build report with the students, provide some suggestion and have more one on one time with the students. The teacher is also able to give a lot more feedback because they do not spend time standing and delivering material.
During my PSI I had two students that I did guided reading with. Both students had difficulty staying on task and following classroom rules. I did not know what to expect from day to day. I had to have many different strategies at hand in order to make sure the class would flow smoothly. Generally I would sit inbetween them to lessen the distraction. I liked to work one on one with them so I could work on their individual reading strategies as they were behind grade level, but some days that would not work. If I was working with one it was hard to keep the other engaged and on task. For those days I found that getting them to alternate reading was best this way it made them follow along to know where they would have to start reading. It was also more interactive which generally kept them more engaged.
This is an example of my use of technology in the classroom. I created a jeopardy game for my grade 4 class to review a pully and gear unit. Creating the game was a little time consuming but kept the entire class completely engaged and excited to participate the entire class. When using technology in the classroom make sure you always have a back-up plan incase the technology does not work. I created a poster board of the game just incase the smart board was not working.
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