Monday, October 23, 2017

Positive Environment Reflection debrief; DESMOS

Last time I had you answer the following questions. Here are your responses: 

1. What would a positive classroom environment look like to you? (What are students doing? 
What is the teacher doing? How does it feel?)

-A respectful space where people listen to one another and are engaged
-Students are eager to learn, pay attention to speaker; teacher takes time to ask for student questions
-No disruptions in the learning
-It should be a respectful environment so people aren't afraid to speak up or answer questions
-Classroom feels calm
-Students are working diligently 
-Everyone engaging in the work
-Students doing work and not talking so we can move faster and get more done
-Students listen and are respectful; teacher feels respected

2. Why is a positive classroom environment important?

-So it's just a more pleasant space in general
-It helps students learn and be more successful
-So that everyone can learn without being disrupted or feeling disrespected
-It's easier for people to learn when they're happier
-Provides students with an opportunity to learn and gain knowledge
-If a class gives off a bad vibe it's hard to learn and pay attention
-Because when things are crazy and people are distracting the teacher has to stop and talk to them, taking my learning time away from me
-So students can work efficiently
-That's when you get learning done and create new memories and learning experiences.
-So students can do what we came here to do, which is learn3. What are three things I can do to contribute positively to our classroom community?
-Include others
-Follow the class agreements
-Ask questions if I don't understand
-Stay on task & focused, encourage others to do the same
-Not distract others
-Have fun!
-Clean up after myself
-Help others if needed
-Listen and don't interrupt the speaker
-Participate and stay engaged 
-Listen to my peers
-Be a leader, model what others should be doing

Answer that bothered me: "Try to ignore the distractions."

Back to the Spring Lab...
By now you should have completed the graph at the bottom of page 1 and the 'no-longer-wild-guess' question
We'll come back to the math and science equation

DESMOS: use online graphing tool to reveal relationship in data

Which pattern does it most look like?

Write our Conclusion: (Inquiry & Patterns Slides #102) 

Write a Research Extension Question

Finish lab sheet 





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