Here is our groups project on a scavenger hunt for geometry.
Reflection:
The hunt was on as our group was armed with two digital cameras and wide eyes. At first, we were just taking general ideas for objects aimed at certain shapes. We became more creative as we ventured around our campus full of wonderful examples of geometric shapes.
Working together was okay, I felt I had little to say because it was not my subject area. At first, honestly, I was defensive. But I realized that Alison was going with the flow. If it was directed to more of our content area, I don't know how Alison would react, but I'd make sure there was open communication. By default, i was given the position to be the presenter and was able to be prepared for the position.
As for the overall work, I put in my two cents but felt that I was not heard. I hate that, because I don't have a background does not mean I can learn and help out. I would have liked this project if I was in a different group.
I did enjoy the idea and can see where I can use scavenger hunt in different content areas. Since this is a visual activity, I can easily approach the subject using pictures for the students to receive the information in a different form of medium. I also enjoy the idea of allowing my students to also partake in their own scavenger hunt for specific subject matters. They can learn teamwork, how to communicate and how to pull their own weight when it is a group effort for one grade.
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I regret that the group activity was not meaningful for you. The chemistry was really affected by having three folks from entirely different content areas. It was unfortunate, and perhaps I should have insisted that you all be more interdisciplinary in your approach.
What will you do when you have a dysfunctional group trying to make things work in your classroom? What steps or measures can you take as a classroom teacher to avoid putting your future students in the situation such as you found yourself on Tuesday night? I will be interested in hearing your ideas.
This marks the end of group work in our class. The next big projects (iMovie and course website) are "every man for himself," so to speak.
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