This week students were organized according to their performance on a short formative assessment for station rotations. Data-determined groups annotated selected sections of the Odyssey, engaged in an online discussion examining archetypes and the Hero's Journey, and analyzed figurative language in a poem written by a 20th century author based on characters and events in the Odyssey.
Success: Student engagement was heightened by a short creative writing assignment or literary narrative in which students exercised agency by choosing from a range of prompts or plot points.
Challenge: Selecting portions of the Odyssey to study while excluding other sections proved difficult.
Goal: To foster greater student agency during station rotations.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Friday, September 2, 2016
09.02.16
Blended Learning, week two:
Station rotations went smoothly overall. The students proved hardy and adaptable. They remain a source of familiarity and comfort among the uncertainty and risk inherent in adopting our innovative new model.
Not all students completed all stations, however. Most rotated successfully through two substantive pre-AP stations this week. And that's okay with me. I am learning to accept that not all activities will be completed by all students. I'm also learning to adopt a more holistic approach to grading.
The English I PLC has coalesced into a cohesive, supportive, and creative unit.
Success: Today my students asked to work on their Canvas flipped lesson after completing the STAR reading screener.
Challenge: I need a strategy for station design that allows for depth while meeting the required rotation schedule.
Goal: To embrace flexibility.
Station rotations went smoothly overall. The students proved hardy and adaptable. They remain a source of familiarity and comfort among the uncertainty and risk inherent in adopting our innovative new model.
Not all students completed all stations, however. Most rotated successfully through two substantive pre-AP stations this week. And that's okay with me. I am learning to accept that not all activities will be completed by all students. I'm also learning to adopt a more holistic approach to grading.
The English I PLC has coalesced into a cohesive, supportive, and creative unit.
Success: Today my students asked to work on their Canvas flipped lesson after completing the STAR reading screener.
Challenge: I need a strategy for station design that allows for depth while meeting the required rotation schedule.
Goal: To embrace flexibility.
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