Monday, November 27, 2017
Kristina- UoS Reflection
One of the biggest take-a-ways I got from working with the UoS was the idea of book clubs instead of book groups. I have always allowed my students choice when they were silent reading and then I would put them in small book groups to meet with at a certain level to focus on specific skills. Now, I am excited to revamp my "book groups" to allow more student choice. Today, after Thanksgiving break, I reviewed some reading expectations with my students and talked a bit about some new expectations I will have for them now that we are 1/3 of the way through the year. Almost all them seemed eager and willing to rise to the occasion. They got really excited when I told them I would be going to the book room to pull out some collections of books for them to choose books from. I can't wait to start book clubs!
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Choice is so important. I love the way you focused on change based on the timing of the school year. I think they will be very motivated by this change.
ReplyDeleteTo echo what Lindy said, focusing on change based on where we are in the school year I think is really helpful, and it’s something we did also. We also had new seminars, so we were able to discuss the differences in our expectations based on the trimester and the focus of the class. I also am looking forward to doing nonfiction book clubs with one on my classes—that choice is so essential. Good luck with your book clubs!
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