I only had a quick 15 minutes with the students, but I was impressed with their enthusiasm and interest in their education. The plan was to do a Circle of Voices activity. Circle of Voices is a brainstorming technique where participants share experiences, thoughts or feelings on a topic. The trick is, each participate has 2 minutes to talk with no interruptions. After all have shared - only then can follow-up questions or further stories be told. The activity is built to encourage all voices in dialogue.
Of course we ran out of time... so I had to shorted the original plan. But the ideas shared by students were just as generous and honest as I had hoped. Students were asked:
1. Give 3 adjectives that describe "a good teacher"
2. Share 3 feelings you have about moving on to high school
The answers and lesson plans are in the slide show below. We will be using this information in our continued discussions on freshman transitions, meeting needs of all our students and what teaching looks like in the 21st century. I hope you find these responses as profound as I did.... comments welcome!
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