tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post37929364365894069..comments2024-03-26T16:07:44.165-04:00Comments on Mundo de Pepita: Why I Don't Have My Students Raise Their Hand to Participate Anymore (and how I grade participation now)Mundo de Pepitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509025176491009664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-65393984109630667592017-07-21T12:20:39.229-04:002017-07-21T12:20:39.229-04:00Hello Thomas! Thank you so much for your comments ...Hello Thomas! Thank you so much for your comments and perspective! I agree, providing opportunities for whole group participation is very valuable, especially when we are trying to give voice to as many students as possible within short class times, a particular challenge for elementary foreign language teachers. I do think it is also important to give individuals opportunities to express themselves and their ideas, while at the same time allowing students to practice their listening skills (both in terms of content and as a social construct - listening while others are speaking rather than always being a 'talker', a skill which is sorely lacking in many students). One point I should've added to my post, and will go back and include, is that I frequently ask the same question multiple times to multiple students; for example, I might ask Connor 'What does Olivia see?', he answers, then I ask the same question to Audrey, and then to Brianna, and then to Hector and so on. This minimizes the 'I'm off the hook' mentality because my students know I will be asking the question a random number of times to a random set of students. This increases their responsibility for their own learning, which is also a vital skill. I hope this adds some clarity to my original post! Again, thank you for weighing in, and I really appreciate the reminder of the importance of whole group activities! ~ JulieMundo de Pepitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509025176491009664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-38678279924034343292017-07-21T08:22:28.373-04:002017-07-21T08:22:28.373-04:00You make some valid points and applaud you for try...You make some valid points and applaud you for trying to give a voice to those that may not be naturally inclined to "participate" by raising their hand. One more thing to think about however is not just how we call on students but how many students we call on at any one time. Random or through volunteers, once you call on a student everyone else is off the hook. Thinking about ways to find that ALL students can demonstrate their understanding at the same time might be even more important. The strategies in the Total Participation Techniques book are a good start and will eliminate the need to call on students all together since all students will always be participating.Thomas Sauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388820106067078912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-67274432193775760212015-08-23T17:45:20.158-04:002015-08-23T17:45:20.158-04:00What a wonderful way to incorporate numbers vocabu...What a wonderful way to incorporate numbers vocabulary at the same time! Thank you for sharing!Mundo de Pepitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509025176491009664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-91485058852579088002015-08-23T17:10:28.149-04:002015-08-23T17:10:28.149-04:00I use equitiy sticks with numbers... All students ...I use equitiy sticks with numbers... All students have their "lunch number" so we use those. When I call the numbers we do it in Spanish - another way to practice their prior knowledge.Teacher@hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705527697045221315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-34595534304263888942015-07-12T08:02:05.428-04:002015-07-12T08:02:05.428-04:00What a great idea having a partner share! I defini...What a great idea having a partner share! I definitely do not use partner activities as much as I should...one of my goals for this year!Mundo de Pepitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509025176491009664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-15786829421746251162015-07-12T04:42:41.882-04:002015-07-12T04:42:41.882-04:00Great post!I like Jeres121's idea about using ...Great post!I like Jeres121's idea about using the seating chart - our music teacher does something very similar. I also like to have the students tell their neighbor the answer before I call on someone so that everyone has a chance to talk to someone even if it's not me.Señora Speedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386485385717428963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-20192129982213233692015-07-11T22:07:48.461-04:002015-07-11T22:07:48.461-04:00Sherry- I love the idea of using your seating char...Sherry- I love the idea of using your seating chart as a data collection sheet! Makes it easy to find their names when you are marking down checks and/or notes. I also think it's important to keep that data- as you say, what we think we see and what we actually see can be two different things. Having the hard data means you are maintaining validity in your assessments! JulieMundo de Pepitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509025176491009664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353695704412745763.post-67185317623142388242015-07-11T21:55:08.694-04:002015-07-11T21:55:08.694-04:00I also keep my seating chart taped on top of the f...I also keep my seating chart taped on top of the folder for each class and then put a mark next to the student's name if they are prepared when I call on them. I don't do it all the time, but pick times to do it. If they get 18-20 marks per quarter = A, 15-17 = B, etc. It works well and gives me some backing for what could be my subjective opinion. Thanks for sharing a great article! ~Sherry www.theworldlanguagecafe.comWorld Language Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774267501944396077noreply@blogger.com