Class today was a little different than usual. We were supposed to prepare for our test text Tuesday which is about politics in the United States. The class was divided into five groups - each group with its own responsibilities. The front desk talked to all the groups and made sure everyone was doing what they were supposed to. The research group found material while the journalists picked out the most important topics and wrote them down. I was in the teachers group. We made rubrics with criteria for testing and made the test questions. I think we made the test quite hard actually. It is funny; I had always thought that my teacher's tests were not that good and that I would make better ones myself. But as it turns out - I make them to hard. Finally the designers made Glogs with material.
I like that my teachers use different teaching methods. And I am glad Ann was feeling creative yesterday when she came up with this system. Things get boring really fast when there is no variation. However the system probably did not work as well for everyone else as it did for me. I do not think the front desk learnt as much as the journalists. Next time a front desk probably would not be needed. The research group and the journalists could make one big group because of the huge amount of work the journalists had to do. If we were to do this again I would probably pick the teachers group one more time because I thought it was fun and I learnt a lot.
Thank you for this informative post about how we were working today. This gives me some great points for next time. And I agree with you. The front desk we could do without and the research group could work with the journalists in the same group. And yes it is difficult to make a good test and it is a great way to learn. That is why they say it is the teacher who usually learns most in class! And now it was you!
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