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.
Scott, good job designing to the rigor of the TEKS and using data for grouping. The goal to "foster greater student agency" is a good one that I have heard from many teachers around the district. Inspiring freshmen to take ownership of their learning is a challenge on many fronts. I also like the addition of choices for the writing assignment. Variety is more fun to read anyway.
ReplyDeleteYour thoughtful planning of everything you do for your students is so important to developing the student agency. I am enjoying the reflections as teachers journey through blended learning! Thank you for sharing!
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