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Meet the team!
Problem of Practice
Problem of Practice
How can supporting students in effective communication foster their interdependence?
Choosing our theme!
Theory of Action
Theory of Action
We will support building students’ communication skills for them to see the value of their own ideas and the value of their peer’s ideas to highlight the strengths each person brings to the group.
Lesson Goal:
By the end of the unit, students’ would have built confidence in seeing the value of their own ideas and seeing the value of others ideas. Students also have learned to highlight the strengths each person brings to the group.
SS Learning Goal:
Students will be able to apply what they've learned through understanding that we can make our community more fair for everyone when we work cooperatively with friends and family.
Task:
Students will be able to engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions in order to understand that we can make our community more fair for everyone when we work cooperatively with friends and family.
PDSA Information!
As part of our Lesson Study, we worked on a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle twice. My group and I came together to determine what we were noticing in our classrooms during students group work time. After conducting our first cycle of observations and getting different ideas as to what we can be doing in the classrooms, we planned mini lessons and added supports within our classrooms for students to have these tools to support them during group work.
You can find the link for both PDSA cycles linked below!
Student Work!
Reflection:
Reflection:
A key action to take in order to set students up for success throughout the school year is by providing students with the tools and recommendations needed to have a successful group work outcome. When my group and I started to plan out what our lesson study would look like for students in grades 2nd/3rd grade, instant excitement could be seen amongst all our faces. As students might come into the class with prior tools, it was important for us to take into consideration the kind of lessons we should teach into and how to further challenge their thinking. Within a month, students had made incredible growth on their work altogether in which really helped their outcome of discussions. I feel that my group and I succeeded in our lesson study and are proud of the independence our students are growing into on the daily and using their resources to support them.
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