Day 58: Supporting Learners

To start the day with her Grade 7 & 8 students on Thursday, Elaine Vodarek showed this one-minute video:

Wow!  That video is so powerful on many different levels. Elaine asked her students to think about what the video makes them feel and be ready to share what they noticed. After watching they discussed as a class and came up with for main questions to emphasize what they were wondering.

The students were given writing time to express in their own words what happened. 

I was visiting Elaine's class that morning with an Occasional Teacher named Dan. He and I were there to gain support from Elaine as we observed her excellent teaching. The experience was rich and powerful for all the learners in the room!