I can represent my learning and tell how it connects to my experiences. My class had a Spanish class paragraph due, and we were supposed to write a paragraph explaining our last vacation. We were able to include components from all the units of Spanish that we learned. I took some things I learned from Spanish class to write a paragraph of the things I experienced on vacation. I made some mistakes and I’m able to learn from that and improve in my Spanish from the corrections I received.
I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share. For the fetal pig dissection lab, my partner and I worked together to find all the organs needed to present to the teacher. We used different ways to find all the organs including diagrams, book, asking our peers, and mostly trial and error. There were lots of organs that were difficult to find because they were either small or hiding behind other organs. However, we were able to get through that together by finding different ways for the answer. The number of organs each partner found ended up getting split up because naturally one person would find an organ and the other partner would find another. As the time went by and we were feeling the pressure to check off the list of organs we needed to find, we got more eager to complete the list. Not only did we collaborate during the dissection, but we also collaborated by splitting up the amount of work each person did relating to the dissection. When we were getting supplies, one person would get the lab tools and the other would get the lab coats and gloves. We also did that during clean up. It was a team effort to finish everything quicker.
Creative Thinking
One strategy or activity that stimulates my imagination is doing the online tests my teacher posts on teams. For every test we have, there is a multiple-choice test posted online. This is helpful because it gives an idea of what kinds of questions is going to be on the test. It allows me to either see what I need to keep reviewing or lets me know that I understand a topic enough. The test online has more tests than the actual test we take, so I get a sense of being prepared for the multiple-choice section of the tests. I do pretty okay on the multiple-choice sections, so I know the online tests are helpful. However, I still need to work on my written response because that is the area I need to improve. I can do this by doing the study guide and asking for feedback during flex so I will know whether my responses are sufficient.
I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener. When we finished sewing our first project, we had an activity where we were sharing our finished result to other students in the classroom. We were doing the activity in pairs and each pair would explain things about their own project and the partner would ask questions and you take turns talking and listening. This demonstrates that I can ask and answer questions and that I can also listen to what my peers are saying.
This was my project, I made pajama shorts, and this relates to the core competency from above because it I was explaining things about the shorts I made and the challenges and struggles I dealt with along the way. It also relates because I was listening to my peers talk about what they made and their difficulties.
