Why not mix it up and do some of both? Year long turn and talk twosomes with the occasional fruit basket upset?
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:10:56 +0000 > Subject: [MOSAIC] workshop > > Yesterday the grade 3-8 teachers in my district met together to have training > on workshop. > > Our trainer said that partners for turn and talk should be kept the same all > year. The trainer also said that students should pick their only partners. > > I'd like to move partners around (maybe as often as every six weeks) as I see > that certain students could help each other learn more. I also want to pick > the partners because there are always some students who want to work > together, but they just goof off. > > Letting students choose their partner, and then breaking up that partner > group a week later, will create lots of uproar. It's smoother for me to just > match the partners from the beginning. > > So... do I really have to let the students pick their partners? If so, why? > Do I need to keep the same pairs all year? If so, why? > Jan > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
