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Post by Lelia Hoover on Oct 19, 2006 15:04:15 GMT -5
I also agree, at the beginning i was doing tons of xc, but now there is just less to do. as a teacher i would give a little more practice though. I feel like more practice handouts would be a great way to give xc. This way if students find it easy, its good xc, and if ystudents find it hard then it is awesome practice before a test. The lovemore was a great sheet, the herbert, not so much.
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Post by Katie Williams on Oct 19, 2006 16:42:12 GMT -5
I think Mr. Fisher's way of teaching works pretty well. Some of the videos do go too fast, but most of the time we've already covered the information and the videos are just reviews. I don't find myself running out of things to do in this class, but maybe its just me and I should work a little faster.
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Post by Annie Altschul on Oct 20, 2006 10:56:07 GMT -5
If I were Mr. Fisher, I would continue doing basically the same thing. However I might check on individual students more during student mode and make sure that they understand the concepts. I would continue showing the videos, but maybe stop the tapes (especially Standard Deviants) a little bit more frequently to let the students copy down equations and concepts.
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Post by Jake Ritter on Oct 20, 2006 11:25:26 GMT -5
If i were Mr. Fisher i would take a little more time to claify key concepts and formulas before turning us "loose" to student mode. But overall, you do a great job Mr. Fisher
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Post by poyuntung on Oct 29, 2006 21:02:31 GMT -5
if i am a teacher, i would probably be more... i don't how to say it . There is only one Mr. Fisher and 30 something students. A lot of students might not get the help needed. Maybe Mr. Fisher could have a way to be more supportive of students helping students. I would probably post some names of students that can help others and that the others could seek help from those students.
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Post by Mr Fisher on Oct 30, 2006 4:24:53 GMT -5
if i am a teacher, i would probably be more... i don't how to say it . There is only one Mr. Fisher and 30 something students. A lot of students might not get the help needed. Maybe Mr. Fisher could have a way to be more supportive of students helping students. I would probably post some names of students that can help others and that the others could seek help from those students. It's called cloning but we do not know how to do that yet! It's not really a lot of students, but a few, but one is too many! I have a solution that has worked in the past...... it's called Class Consultant! It's only for A-TEAM members, but the idea is to allow A-TEAM members to count as a contract,or XC, the time they spend helping others understand concepts and solve problems. To teach is to learn twice, so class consultant makes sense!
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Post by peter on Oct 30, 2006 17:26:37 GMT -5
i dont kno if its just me..but somtimes..like this week..7 or 8 or even 9 contracts for like 4 or 5 day unit is alot of work and need a great time management to keep it up because even thought im turnin in my stuff on time..its challenging as a mother
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Post by elizabethstroh on Oct 30, 2006 18:03:04 GMT -5
yeah peter, i know what you mean, also this hw seems to be really hard for some reason... but idk, it seems like our class is getting to far into their comfort zone, like if you look around class people are talking and chilling, but not much working...which everyone is guilty of, but still, sometimes it seems like our class needs more order, especially during instruction mode
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Post by Mr Fisher on Oct 30, 2006 19:59:19 GMT -5
i dont kno if its just me..but somtimes..like this week..7 or 8 or even 9 contracts for like 4 or 5 day unit is alot of work and need a great time management to keep it up because even thought im turnin in my stuff on time..its challenging as a mother Let's see.... there is C1 lecture notes from day 1 - DONE!; C2 Physics Film Festival.... notes from the videos - DONE + 100 words ( 10 minutes!); C3 Either the Levels Guide (or GQ/PQ) many have done; C4 On-Line HW - DONE! in or out of class; C5 MAC/PQ or GQ ---- should be done!; C6 Practice Test --- many did in class on day 4, others wil finish day 5; C7 Independent ( good to do PQ/GQ or traditional outline of chapter. It's really a 5 day unit, but we're taking 6 days. No one should have any problem finishing by the test date! I expect MYIB Scholars to be able to do 2n-1 contracts with n being the number of days of a unit, not counting the test day. For n=5, number contracts = 9, but we are only doing 7 since some take more time. Mr Fisher
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Post by Mr Fisher on Oct 30, 2006 20:08:29 GMT -5
yeah peter, i know what you mean, also this hw seems to be really hard for some reason... but idk, it seems like our class is getting to far into their comfort zone, like if you look around class people are talking and chilling, but not much working...which everyone is guilty of, but still, sometimes it seems like our class needs more order, especially during instruction mode I struggle somewhat between giving students the freedom to learn at their own pace in ways that make sense to them, and insisting that all students be on-task, bell-to-bell, always doing something. I am bothered when it seems students are hardly working and chilling, although there is a time for that! With 31 students, some students will work steadily on contracts, others will get distracted. Sometimes things are not what they seem! A-Team students for example tend to coast in class ( a generalization!) yet outside of class they work hard to produce quality work that has substance and style! I abhor busy work so I am relunctant to assign worksheets just so it looks like all students are busy. Bottom-line, students who work at a steady rate to complete contracts, who do XC and X-problem sets, who take time to explain problems to other students, tend to understand the problems well and it shows on the tests. Students who "chill" too much, or as I like to say "churn rather than learn", and waste time in class, tend to do poorly on tests and underperform. Sometimes if I think if I completely eliminated the Find, Fix and Learn option, students would work harder to learn the material the first time. I think FFL makes sense though, although I'm leaning towards making FFL an after school option only as in previous years! Mr Fisher
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Post by Aplus Ophio Phesto and Tajai on Oct 31, 2006 20:03:50 GMT -5
The A-team consultant option is a great option. It really helps me learn the material if I have to explain it. I think they should give us candy or something too.
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Post by alonimous on Nov 12, 2006 19:43:09 GMT -5
i would change this message
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Post by barak obama on Nov 19, 2006 19:35:45 GMT -5
lower the amount of contracts required. It seems, a lot of the time, that the 7th or 8th contract you do is superfluous and doesn't reinforce much. However, these last contracts should be extra credit, so you can judge yourself how much reinforcement you need.
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Post by Mr on Nov 20, 2006 5:16:58 GMT -5
lower the amount of contracts required. It seems, a lot of the time, that the 7th or 8th contract you do is superfluous and doesn't reinforce much. However, these last contracts should be extra credit, so you can judge yourself how much reinforcement you need. The general rule for # conrtacts is 2n-1 where n is number of days in the unit, not including the test day. So for a 6 day unit, 2(5) - 1 = 9 contracts. That's not many especially if several contracts are teacher-directed, physics film festival/overview. The 7th.8th contracts are usually student-selected and should be used to enrich and enhance the material. If the goal was to simply "cover" topics, we would have 4 day units, less contracts, more lectures, worksheets, quizzes, etc. That's not how I will teach, nor will it help students become self reliant learners. When I have 8-9 contracts and I see students slothing in class, churning instead of learning, it bothers me and I wonder if we need more contracts rather than less.
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Post by Clark OBannon on Nov 30, 2006 20:33:23 GMT -5
I feel that the number of contracts given is adequate. if there were too few then there would be too much extra time in the classroom. remember that a few of the contracts are supposed to be Homework.
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