Teacher Reflection (MARS) 11/15/2010
After our wonderful conference in LaCrosse, I felt upbeat and positive about returning to my classroom and beginning my action research data collection. During the previous week we had experimented with cooperative groups. This morning I posted an updated list of groups and had students rearrange their desks into pods. The set up the students designed was better than I could have made. Some groups are in pods and two groups are in horizontal rows. In the future, I will still form the groups, but the students can always take care of the desk arrangements.
Today, I presented a lesson on distance, rate and time. After a discussion and sample problem was completed, students worked on using the formula and similar rate formulas. Then, they graphed the results of their work. During the time I observed the groups, all the groups worked well together. One group was missing their leader, and the two remaining group members waited until I visited their desks before they completed any problems. On the first page, they had to be prompted several times. Eventually, they were able to work on their own, but they needed additional time to finish the assigned three pages in their math journals.
Today, I presented a lesson on distance, rate and time. After a discussion and sample problem was completed, students worked on using the formula and similar rate formulas. Then, they graphed the results of their work. During the time I observed the groups, all the groups worked well together. One group was missing their leader, and the two remaining group members waited until I visited their desks before they completed any problems. On the first page, they had to be prompted several times. Eventually, they were able to work on their own, but they needed additional time to finish the assigned three pages in their math journals.
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