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Correcting homework: Students opened up their report on their investigation of the animal cell. They had the headings for writing up a report. I had asked them to write a report, with their key skill: communicating, bullet points beside them.
It was interesting to look at the various attempts and in general they represented a very low standard of reporting. Task 1: Peer assessment for learning and improvement
I am finding the progress through the content is slow, but I am calling this period 'the training in time' for myself, the teacher, and the first year students. Task 2: Designing an experiment with teacher scaffolding
This worked really well and as pairs finished, I split them and sent them to teach struggling pairs. The students love moving and they love the social interaction. I think this is really important for Junior students to enjoy learning in an inclusive, active learning environment. I have noticed students commenting that the class goes by very quickly and they are often shocked when the bell goes - to me, this indicates a very high level of engagement in the tasks set to them. I am going to survey the students next week to investigate which activities they are enjoying, what they would like more of and what they would like less of, as I think student autonomy and student voice gives control of the learning into the hands of the students. I think they feel more responsible for the tasks when they have contributed to their planning and design. Task 3 - Introducing study techniques
At the end of this task, everyone in the class could recall and write the steps and diagrams of the preparation of an onion cell. Homework: Recall the experiment seven times - writing, teaching it to another person, making a power-point, creating a video. I allowed the students to choose the mediums by which they would recall the information. The students were told they would be asked to carry out the experiment from memory in the double class next week, working in pairs.
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