Communities Group

I really enjoyed the presentation by last week's group. Their activity with the pictures and writing on those pictures was really fun and it's always nice to use creativity with projects like that in a group setting.

The second day of their presentation I was sick and not in class, but I heard all about their game and the activity the class did together and I'm very disappointed to have missed it! It sounds like choosing roles and acting them out was a great way to put yourself in another's shoes and to have some fun as a class.

Overall I feel that they did a great job, and all group members did their part in presenting.

Group Teach Experience

Overall, group teaching was AMAZING. I liked getting to know the people in my group, and it was great to come together to learn about Multi-genre projects. I've learned so much about MG projects, how to make them, and the pros and cons.

Probably the best part about teaching the class about MG projects was that I was so excited about it, I got to share that excitement with them. MG projects are so fun and have many benefits, it was a fun to talk about it as a group of future educators.

The worst part was probably making the tedious copies - but that tells you how fun the rest of the project was. The rest of the project was nice because I wanted to learn about MG projects, and I got to learn about it with people who also wanted to know more about them and how to use them in classroom.

I can't wait to see what other people do with their group teaches! I know they'll all be great.

Q's for Linda Christensen

1. Did you ever worry about getting "too personal" with your students? Where do you draw the line about how much information about your personal life you talk about with them?

2. What do you know about "Six Traits" writing? How do you feel about "Six Traits" writing, and how would you include it in the classroom?

3. What do you consider to be the hardest aspect about teaching young people, and what do you do to overcome this aspect?