In a previous post I talked about my plans to implement Alan November's idea of a class scribe. I started the scribe program in my Year 6 classroom three days ago. This morning, one of my student's parents emailed me and said that as her son would be home sick for a couple of days, could she please have some work for him to complete at home. I suggested that she get him to look at the class blog, in which the previous day's scribe had posted links to websites we had explored, photos of work samples she had completed and even a video of a dance practice in preparation for the school fair.
This evening I came home to see that the boy had commented on the blog post, "This helped me a lot as I have been sick over the last few days." Since then I haven't been able to wipe the smile off my face... How motivational for that student scribe to see that the work she so carefully detailed has been of tangible use to one of her peers. And how fantastic for me that the student who was away could independently source the work he needed to catch up on! The level of motivation and excitement in the classroom program has already lifted noticeably this week, and I am looking forward with eager anticipation to see how the program develops over the coming weeks and months.
This evening I came home to see that the boy had commented on the blog post, "This helped me a lot as I have been sick over the last few days." Since then I haven't been able to wipe the smile off my face... How motivational for that student scribe to see that the work she so carefully detailed has been of tangible use to one of her peers. And how fantastic for me that the student who was away could independently source the work he needed to catch up on! The level of motivation and excitement in the classroom program has already lifted noticeably this week, and I am looking forward with eager anticipation to see how the program develops over the coming weeks and months.
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