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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Group Activity

Hi Everybody,
Just wanted to let you know I tried the group activity that we did at NTI this week. I divided the students into groups of 6 or 8. I had 3 or 4 students seated in desks that were back to back. These were the Counselors/Doctors. Then 3 or 4 students would stand in front of the seated students. These were the Clients/Patients. All students had a worksheet that they had completed in class the day before. The Patients would ask the Doctors questions from the worksheet. The Doctors would give the correct answers. After 2 or 3 minutes, I flicked the lights, and the Patients would rotate to the left to consult with another Doctor. It was fun! And it was a great way to review for our test. After we had made the rotation to each doctor, the students switched rolls. The repetition was good for reviewing. Test scores were higher!

I plan to use that again in the future.

I've used other group activities that we learned during the summer. I've had the students count down and we picked groups (all the ones in this corner, all the twos in that corner, etc.) We used this for completing worksheets, for doing review questions, and study guides.

I had difficulty last year with doing group activities. It would just be too loud, and chaos. But so far this year I am very pleased with how smooth group activities have been.

Why didn't I think of assigning a noise monitor last year????
Thanks, NTI!!
Connie

4 comments:

Jessie H said...

Yeah! I'm so happy to hear about your success with group activities. That's interesting that your students test scores were higher after doing a cooperative test review activity. It's so much nicer to work with the students' energy vs. against it. Adolescents want to talk and interact with their peers. It's so much nicer to let them learn in a way that appeals to their natural inclination [to interact].

Connie said...

Yes, I am happy too!
Last year I struggled with group activities. Didn't have a clue how to do them. I found them more stressful for me than anything else. So far this year, I have done several group activities and they have been successful. And fun!

Jessie H said...

You're going to learn more about cooperative learning and cooperative learning strategies in EDBT 4570 this semester. You'll have so many tools and tricks up your sleeve once you finish NTI that you'll be the envy of your school!

Julie J. said...

Connie, I did that last week and it was successful for me as well. Since NTI, I have found teaching to be more fun than in previous years. However, it is taking more out of me to plan these activities to make them meaningful. Tomorrow, I am doing the "Gallery Tour" with the timelines my students have made over the healthcare history dates. I will post and let all know how it goes!