Sally Guy from Elgin Community College provides many opportunities for student success through fostering metacognitive skills.Sally shared the following:
"I like to engage students in group projects such as creating a
class booklet or calendar or some other "take away." The level of
students helps determine the project. For instance, I have had lower
NRS level students implement vocabulary word/s they have learned and
come up with a sentence or short paragraph using the words. I have them
work with a partner to come up with some type of dialogue, then I take
their photos, create a calendar page with all my students, have it
printed so that they all get copies. They then have worked
collaboratively, utilized new vocabulary, created a document, and
finally have something tangible to take with them when class ends. I
feel that such projects give students a sense of accomplishment. I do
similar things with higher level students, but the booklets we make
would be based on a novel read in class or some other connected
activity. (This is also FUN!)
In some classes I have students create and present to the class.
They have an option of choosing their topic, whether they work
independently or with a partner, and the type of media they use. (Some
learn/do power point, others may use a poster or demonstrate in
another way.) Before they actually get in front of the class I help
them brainstorm, show them an example or two of other student work, and
we have a discussion of how this is valuable......such as in a
work environment or job interview situation."
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