She also emphasizes that as teachers, we should not make our students dependent on us.
We should not be the person that the students should go to all the time.
By pushing our students to work together more we can motivate them to be more independent.
Take a look at this video.
It is an example of a peer editing workshop done in a 4th/5th grade mixed classroom. How do you feel about this revision and editing process?
Do you think it is beneficial for the students?
Do you see any strengths and weaknesses in this program?
Can anything be improved?
How do you feel overall about this peer review lab?
Wow this teacher and Noah and extremely organized! I really like this approach of a peer review lab. Many teachers do not break peer reviews up like in this video. Here every student has a part to play whether they are the author, reviewer, or coaches. This gives every student a chance to learn and take action. Instead of having the teacher show how to complete the task, a student gives the directions. Everyone in the class gets to participate and learn while watching as well. It is kind of like a student guided practice that they do independently as a class. It is always great to have students work together. Interestingly enough they love it when they can be put in charge. As educators we need to show our students that we trust them. If we can show them that, they will cooperate in the classroom together and the learning environment can be most beneficial. Overall I believe that this workshop is awesome. It is a great way to help with writing and get students excited to be involved in the process!
ReplyDeleteI think that this video is a great example of scaffolding a writing assignment. Noah and the teacher were able to break down the assignment to make it easier for Noah to do on his own. I think that it is great to give chldren individual roles in the writing process like Stephenette said because it keeps them from getting bored and keeps them constantly engaged. I definitely agree that much of the writing process needs to be performed independently from the teacher especially in the later years of elementary school. This will give students more of a personal connection to their work rather than relying on their teacher to guide them through the writing process. The revision and editing process is vital to the outcome of student writing. NOBODY can get writing exactly right the first time they do it and revision is part of growing as a writer, so it is especially important for newer writers.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of writing workshops for students. This is a great way to encourage all students to participate and take a role in the writing process. I like how there is a leader, Noah, and how every classmate is involved in this "Lab."
ReplyDeleteThis "Peer Review Lab" is so well organized and lets the teacher observe all the students doing different roles in the writing process. I think this workshop is perfect for older elementary grades, but I feel would be a little too confusing for younger students. This workshop would even work with older grades, like in middle school or high school, just in a more sophisticated level. I think this "Peer Review Lab" is so effective and encourages all students to participate their own thoughts and writing with eachother.
This video is so intense and the exercise seems a little scary. The little boy who is the class leader is intense. I do think that this is a good idea but it does seem like there are some flaws. I like that students help each other, and that there is also someone who listens to catch things that may have been missed. But maybe they should have a person have groups of three. I don't like how it is timed either, it makes it harder for students who are slower and take longer to correct. But the "Peer Review Lab" is organized, very organized. It could work for mostly all grades. Well maybe not Kindergarten or first.
ReplyDeleteI think it is great to give each student the experience of being a class leader. Noah really took control of the classroom and delegated the tasks like a pro. He may have been a little rigid, but I think being on camera is what caused that. I also think that the basic idea of a Peer Review Lab is terrific. I think it's so important to get feedback from your peers because they can relate with you more than teachers or parents may be able to. Also, peers are often the audience you're writing for, so it's important to hear their feedback. What I would change about this design of the lab is the amount of coaches there are. I think this lab could be done in a group of three, with only one coach. Or, I would make another student in the group a reviewer as well so that the student who is reading their assignment gets feedback on their writing from more than one person. I think having more reviewers is important because, from what I understand in the video, the coach comments on the overall presentation between the reader and reviewer and not as much on the writing that was involved.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this video and the way you talked about it in class. Like we discussed, there are many positives about this idea. First, it’s great for students to understand at such a young age the process of revision and what to look for. Also, allowing a student to lead the class and be in charge is great and can teach things like self-confidence and independence. One of the things I think should change is the number of people in each group. It seems like there is a lot of sitting and just watching going on. Also, I would watch the age you have your students leading the class. Make sure they are old enough and understand. But in all, I think this is a great idea that just needs to be fine tuned with every class.
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