Turn and talk is a wonderful strategy. But, it needs a "class meeting" beforw you begin. It's helpful to make a class "Good Work Policy Chart" (instead of "class rules") that students
Ellen Stein Reading Resource Teacher Riverview Elementary School 410-887-1428 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Beverlee Paul Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:48 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop Why would you have partners at all for turn and talk? Why not turn to whomever is next to you, which will hopefully be someone different most of the time? On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:10 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
