The first activity we completed in this week's class after our learning circle discussions was the Anecdotal Comment Activity in pairs. My partner was Hailey J, and I thought we worked very well together. During this activity we did not write down our answers on the PDF, but rather discussed why we picked the answer we did. Because of this, I do not have the PDF to attach to this portion of my reflection, so instead I will briefly summarize our discussion. 

When choosing whether the statement better aligned with statement A or B, we first had to discuss what the difference between each statement was. We decided that statement A had much more detailed evidence than statement B. To us statement B could be that overall statement used to describe the child's work, where statement A would be the evidence to back up statement B. So, the statements that were filled with evidence were categorized as A and the statements that felt like an overall generalized statement of the child's work were categorized as B. This system worked quite well for us as we only had one statement incorrect when looking at the answer key. 

After completing the statement questions we discussed what statement is preferable when making observations. We decided statement A is preferable because it provides the observer with more insight into what they saw when looking back on their observations. Observing is a great tool for teachers to gain insight into student learning, so being able to have detailed accounts to look back on can be very beneficial. The statements made when observing can also be used as justification when a parent/student asks about the mark they received. These notes can help to back up your own marking.

The next activity we worked on was the Two Stars One Wish activity. During this activity one student was put on the spot to speak about a random topic chosen for them for about one minute. With little time to prepare the student would speak and then be given two stars (positive feedback) and one wish (something to work on for next time). This activity made me think about how often teachers are asked to do things like this, whether it be speaking at an assembly, covering the last minute for another teacher, dealing with a parent phone call, or the most common example answering random questions from students. So, even though this activity was stressful it was also very important, and I really liked that. 

During this activity I was not chosen to speak, but many of my classmates were not in the Zoom at the time of this activity, so I decided to volunteer to give a Wish for my classmate Kianna. For me this was very on the spot as I had not been expecting to take part in this activity because I had not been chosen. So, I am very proud of myself for jumping out of my comfort zone for this.

The final activity I took part in during this week's class was the Leisure Love Performance Station Activity. I quite enjoyed working through this and felt I did really well on all of the questions except question number five. I ran out of time when working on this and gave up. I have been telling myself that I will go back to this but I have not, as I honestly found it quite frustrating. However, despite finding this section frustrating, I was able to recognize the progression of the worksheet. I noticed how each question required a different math skill making it quite easy for the teacher to see where students are at. As I think more about this activity I can see it being similar to an assessment rubric. As students answer more questions correctly the closer they would be to "exceeding" expectations. 

I intend to create a worksheet like this (only linking to my own outcome for my Pre-Internship unit) as a pre-assessment for my class. I am going into my classroom to see where students are at in their understanding of the topic to allow myself to plan my unit with their knowledge in mind. This worksheet gave me so many ideas for this!