CI+Stephanie

Behavior is a function of the interaction of person abilities and the environment in which those abilities are exercised. Bƒ(P,E) Lewin
THIS IS WHAT WE WROTE ON THE DAILY CHART THE DAY AFTER WE WATCHED STEPHANIE GOFF'S CI ROTATION, GRADE 2. BIG IDEA "A SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF INTERCONNECTED PARTS." TOPIC: THE BURLINGTON WATER SYSTEM

1. She assigned student roles (through name tags). This gave each student a unique role in the group. 2. She used a norm: "These are the abilities we'll be using today. Everyone is good at some of the abilities, no one is good at all of the abilities." (This is also the comment for the Multiple Ability Status Treatment." 3. There was also a roles reference book on each table, so students could look up what their role did in the group. (These are group process roles and the use of them delegates the authority of group management to the group. The teacher doesn't have to play cop.) 4.She met with the students in a small group (huddle) to redirect and make sure they would all be ready to report out. 5. Definitions of student roles (in small books) were available at each station to help kids remember what their role was. 6. The report out time at the end of each day allowed kids to positively mimic roles they may play in the future. 7. She called toether a sub group to check in, to (something about dynamic). 8. Students had specific group questions to fill out which helps give students a purpose for the task. (ANd each task addressed the same big idea.) 9. She reminded them of the protocol before reporting out. 10. She called their collective skills "awesome" - built a sense of their GROUP esteem. 11. She dealt with some issues by privately pulling the group aside and discussing (speaking and listening) the issues. 12. She talked with the students as a group, allowing them in the discussions (?) and also by providing them with positive feedback. 13. She radiated "genuinesness" which is contagious for learners in the classroom. (She was able to do this because they were doing the work and she could really focus on what they were actually doing and saying.)

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