Hello class,
Tonight's class was very interesting. I really enjoyed watching the lesson plan presentations. Even though each person does a different grade or subject, it really does tie into the fact that all of these reading strategies can be utilized effectively. It is so great to see what everyone is doing and how creative they are getting on their lesson plans in order to really reach the students. Speaking of creative. . .
I love how these recent strategies are tapping into students' creativity. I think creativity is something that does not go away as long as it is continually practiced and displayed in some way. Another way to reach student creativity is by having the higher-level thinking strategies, such as the RAFT and TPRC. Whereas RAFT is a writing strategy, TPRC is a reading strategy. Often, students are given a reading or writing task and they are immediately shutting down and annoyed. We, as teachers, should use strategies such as these in order to get students engaged again through creativity and higher-level thinking. If students create pieces of writing that are unique and personalized to them, then they will have increased motivation and make real-life connections when working on that assignment.
I used the RAFT strategy when we did the pandemic assignment. The other article game some examples but the A-Audience was a class or people. The video we watched gave audiences of people, feelings, diseases. It opened up a whole new avenue of creativity.
ReplyDeleteMaking a real life connection seems to be a key to the success of a lesson. I love that RAFT can facilitate that.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree we need to use strategies to keep our students engaged. Great post!
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