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I have been doing a lot of research on grouping and helping my students collaborate on assignments in order to share their ideas and knowledge with one another. I teach exceptionally challenged children and have learned some techniques that seem to work with them! Some of these new techniques include post it notes that they use to mark pages in our books they need to return to, or they can write a thought or question on the post it (annotations). They also use the post it notes to complete a Monday morning check in located behind my desk out of site of the other students. This check in allows the students the write their name on the back (sticky side) of a post it note and place it on the check in board under the appropriate section depending on how they are doing mentally. (There is a section for 鈥淚鈥檓 great鈥, 鈥淚鈥檓 okay鈥, 鈥淚鈥檓 struggling鈥 and 鈥 I鈥檓 not doing so well and could use a check in鈥. I check this board throughout the day and week to see how they are doing and to see who may need a little extra attention and support. The students are currently divided into pairs (24 groups in both of my classes). I have index cards located on the pair of desk as well as a push light and basket. The students know if they have any questions about the material I am teaching to write it down on an index card and place it in the question basket. Once I am done teaching, I go to each desk and retrieve the baskets to go over the questions and answer them in front of the class. The push lights are used to get my attention if the student needs other help.
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I have been doing a lot of research on grouping and helping my students collaborate on assignments in order to share their ideas and knowledge with one another. I teach exceptionally challenged children and have learned some techniques that seem to work with them! Some of these new techniques include post it notes that they use to mark pages in our books they need to return to, or they can write a thought or question on the post it (annotations). They also use the post it notes to complete a Monday morning check in located behind my desk out of site of the other students. This check in allows the students the write their name on the back (sticky side) of a post it note and place it on the check in board under the appropriate section depending on how they are doing mentally. (There is a section for 鈥淚鈥檓 great鈥, 鈥淚鈥檓 okay鈥, 鈥淚鈥檓 struggling鈥 and 鈥 I鈥檓 not doing so well and could use a check in鈥. I check this board throughout the day and week to see how they are doing and to see who may need a little extra attention and support. The students are currently divided into pairs (24 groups in both of my classes). I have index cards located on the pair of desk as well as a push light and basket. The students know if they have any questions about the material I am teaching to write it down on an index card and place it in the question basket. Once I am done teaching, I go to each desk and retrieve the baskets to go over the questions and answer them in front of the class. The push lights are used to get my attention if the student needs other help.