I cannot believe that February is almost over! My oh my is the time flying by. This week in Washington was another great week where I was able to be very involved in the classroom. I gave another ORPH test this week to eight students. It is interesting to see that students do better on their retell when they read a story with familiar vocabulary words and something that is interesting to them. It was very evident this week. Last week the students read a story with words that they struggled with and the students scored between 0-2 on their retells. However, this week they read a story with easier vocabulary and they mostly all finished the story in a minute and their retells were all either 2 or 3 (3 being the best score). The teacher realized her students struggled with the retell last week because she made an announcement before they preformed the ORPH test and she told them to make sure they are thinking about what they are reading so they can retell the story instead of just flying through the story. This is NCTCS standard 5 "Teachers reflect on their practice" under teachers analyze student learning. The teacher was able to go back and look at last weeks test. She realized that the students were not able to retell the story very well, which means they did not comprehend what they read. She then knew it was something she needed to address before this weeks test. After she made the announcement, the students did much better on this weeks ORPH test.
Today we were able to have a digital learning day which was awesome and so very helpful! I learned about so many new technology resources today which is perfect because that is what my outside research has been on. This week I learned about the app Google Cardboard. That blew my mind. This app allows you to see images in 3D and allows you to create virtual museums for your students. It is something that the students will have so much fun with. I am going to use this for my virtual museum to make it more interesting. I will also use this in my future classroom by using this app when I go to cool places or to museums. I will then let my students use the cardboard app to view it. If I do not have the budget to take a whole class on a field trip to a museum, I can go myself, use the app, and share it with my class. This will help the students to feel like they actually visited the museum themselves. Digital learning day was very beneficial and I am so glad that I participated in it.
Hi Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that February is almost over, either, or the fact that we are basically halfway through this semester. I think it's awesome that you are getting to do ORPH testing with students! That's great experience for Student Teaching and on further. I've never heard of Google Cardboard either, but that's going to be very helpful for our virtual museum assignment. Thanks for sharing!
Lindsey, I must say I am envious that you were able to perform the ORPH tests with students. It sounds like the face to face class is learning a lot in their clinical. I'm glad the students grades came up. It sounds like the teacher was able to get them back on track. You made a good connection with the students poor performance and the teachers reflection on the previous week. It sounds like they may have just lost focus. I think it's really amazing that you were able to use google cardboard this week. If you want more information on VR check out my tweet this week. The article focuses on a social studies teacher using VR to teach WWI.
ReplyDeleteLindsey,
ReplyDeleteI really wish that I could have been apart of the Digital Learning Day! It sounds like it was very helpful and everyone gained several new resources to use! I think it is so great that you have been able to test students at Washington when you are there each week! That is great experience and it is so awesome that your teacher trusts you to take on that responsibility. I hope we both keep learning a lot through our experience at Washington together!
Caroline
YES!!!!!!! " If a teacher can connect his/her lessons to multiple subjects areas and include outside information in their lesson, it will be more effective and relatable to the students lives."
ReplyDeleteRemember, social studies is the ultimate umbrella!