Monday, September 28, 2015

Day 9 in the Classroom

3rd Period / 3-D / Presenting Clay Construction

Have research book out to take notes. On teacher's Pinterest board shows a board on wind chimes.
Heading in journal should be Project 3 - Clay Wind Chimes, with page number in lower right corner and date in upper right.

Requirements

  • Each piece must be at least 4 inches tall, maximum 6 inches
  • 6 - 8 pieces with a center piece
  • Must have a theme / motif
  • Carve in designs
  • Pieces cannot be flat
  • When researching write down sites that you found interesting in your journal. Write in complete sentences.
Bring newspapers to roll the clay out on. Do not sit at the computer with clay. 
Cleanup - use sponges to wipe tables down. Clay sponges used only on the clay, use rolling pins to roll out clay, clay can shrink 30%, clay is dirt, if it breaks when drying can't be fixed, throw clay on table to get the bubbles out, roll out to 1/4 of an inch not any thinner, there is white clay and terra cotta clay. 


4th Period / Pre-IB / Value Composition Drawing
Project 3 - Composition - think about placement of objects. When shading use side of pencil, no scribbling. Remind students drawing must have a light source, negative / positive space, blending, and a piece of paper down so there isn't any smudging. Also there must be a composition of objects and movement through the piece. Think about where the highlight is and the different values. Accent dark areas are only 10% of the work.

5th Period / Photography I & II, IB, AP
Grading journal books - Observed a combination of black and colored inks and students tend to write to the edge of the page.

Questions Asked of the Teacher

How long have you been having student's journal in the classroom?

I have been teaching 23 years and using the journal with my first class in junior high. I have always believed that the journal is a wonderful tool for learning. He used journaling before the school became an International Baccalaureate School.

How do you go about introducing students to the journaling?

Teacher has a background in psychology and says students tend to not retain information. He makes sure to go over his expectations and due dates posted on his white board at the beginning of class. Papers are posted to Edmodo so students always have access to information.

What do you expect content wise to be included in journaling?

Teacher adjusts journaling expectations yearly. This year it is less decorative with the emphasis more on the aspects of writing. This is based on the test scores that showed students were lacking in writing skills. When I did my internship with this teacher the students were using more decorative methods incorporated into their journaling.

How do you go about assessing journaling?

The requirements are the rubric. Teacher has been teaching so long he can break it down in his head.

What are the benefits that you see in journaling?

The thought process shows growth and development in a concrete document. This method of learning translates across the board (subject areas) and sets up a methodology that incorporates into a life time of breaking down information and recording it.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Julia,

    How do you go about assessing journaling?

    The requirements are the rubric. Teacher has been teaching so long he can break it down in his head.

    It would be nice if the students had the rubric also, no?

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  2. The teacher talks to each student personally up at his desk when grading. He goes over the journal with them and their project. He writes in their margins what they are missing and their score such as 45/50 is also put in the margin. He records this in his hard copy grade book and the computer grade book. He told me this morning he is more flexible at the beginning of the year as they learn what his expectations are. Then he will warn them that they had better include all parts of the research book that he expects them to have because their grade will reflect that.

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