Blog Entry 6

While volunteering I saw many different strategies the teacher used to actively engage the students.   One strategy was classroom dollars and group points.  The teacher I helped, Ms. Cheney, is a huge Disney fan so she made Disney Dollars for her class.  When the students were good and actively participating they would receive Disney Dollars.  The students could then spend the Disney Dollars at the classroom "store".  Ms. Cheney also kept track of group points.  When groups worked together and stayed on task they would receive points that they could then use at the classroom "store".

Ms. Cheney also had the kids work on an activity that the students actively participated in.  Ms. Cheney had the students separate into pairs.  The pairs would then pick a topic and make a podcast based on it.  The students were all very excited.  The students actively researched their topic.  I sadly did not get to see/hear the finished products, but I am sure they were all wonderful because I saw all the hard work the students put in!