Last Week

This week was awesome! The last few days were a great wrap up of all the work we did over the last month. Teaching about drugs was a highlight. The best was one student's remark during our community circle today who showed appreciation by saying...."thanks so much for introducing us to drugs"...haha. Hope that doesn't get heard out of context.

Another highlight this week was the critical thinking activities we did about Space. Not the easiest topic to formulate critical challenges around but we did out best.

Today we did a task asking the students to choose their favourite image to raise awareness about drugs. Which image is the most Informative, Persuasive and Evocative? We also did a debate last week on whether or not the government should fund space exploration. We consolidated by having students "vote" in a "Dotmocracy". Each student got a sticker dot and placed on the line between pro and con that best represented their view. Along the line were student generated quotes that represented the various opinions.

It was a bit sad to take down our learning wall but it was a fabulous learning experience and look forward to my next visit to the classroom.

See everyone on Monday! Have a great weekend!