Relationship building: I haven't followed the 2 x 10 strategy as much this year, but I
make sure I check in with students every class. Students often show up early or
stay after class so this provides me an opportunity to get to know the students
and I try to spend some time talking with (not necessarily helping) quiet
students or struggling students throughout the class.
Daily Quiz
to start class. The quiz focuses students and provides students with an
opportunity to review previous learning.
Choice on
projects: By allowing students to choose what types of projects they do (and
how they are marked to a certain extent) I am hoping that it increases
engagement in the assignment and builds academic confidence by allowing
students choose projects that cater to their strengths and interests.
Tests and
Re-tests: Offering re-tests and splitting my tests into sections so students
can choose which sections to re-do eases student anxiety and allows students to
re-learn sections that they may not have understood the first time.
Reflections: I have had students write short reflections in English on their
learning and on different aspects of the course throughout the term. I think it
brings awareness to students about their abilities and will hopefully increase
self-confidence while allowing students to realize what aspects of the course
they need to improve on. I would like to implement more reflection pieces within
my classes.
Games: It
seems that this aspect of the course gets talked a lot about during
Collaboration. It's a great way to spend more time with vocab/verbs in a manner
that is enjoyable and engaging. When I asked students during a reflections time
about their favourite activities in French many chose games such as pictionary,
charades, fly swatter, verb relays, counting games, and card games as their
favourite activities in French (especially when done outside).
Post Courtesy of Marcus Krieger
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