Wednesday, November 7, 2012
lesson closings
I have practiced closing my lessons a variety of ways- exit questions, review questions, and assessments. My favorite way to close every lesson however is to revert back to the objectives for the day. I have found that it is a good way to check that the kids understood the material and that if further explanation is needed I can quickly try to address it. I read each objective then I ask the students if we met it (using nonverbal responses). I then call on one student to tell me when they met it or to explain how they met it. It really works well to remind both them and myself what the point was of what I had taught them.
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I know from visiting your room that students are becoming quite skilled at either writing or saying their "I can" statements. The tight, explicit focus on objectives is such a new phenomenon in schools, and yet you'll probably never know a day in your future teaching career when those objectives don't dominate the way you plan, deliver, assess and adjust your teaching. Bringing students in on the action--asking them to explain whether or not they met an objective and how they know they did (or didn't) adds a layer of complexity that pushes learning deeper, as you noted in your post.
ReplyDeleteFYI: I observed Nicole and Meggie today, so they'll do lesson plan reflections instead of blogging.