May 1, 2009
week 5
Monday was much the same at last week– we did peer conferences between two groups of dancers as they performed the piece for their partners. The students created a rubric for themselves, and gave their partners grades accordingly. Kris and I met with each of the groups (separately) to ensure the students were following instructions. 7th week I will begin a new unit all my own with the 5th graders at CNCA, which I really look forward to. Today at GCS really got me thinking about what i will continue with the students at GCS, as well ad an CNCA.
Today atGCS, I told the story of how the raven brought the Inuit native americans light, or the sun. This quickly morphed into a crude demonstration of the tilt of the axis of the earth, and why Canada and the North Pole are light for only 6 months of the year. I am considering elongating this unit and exploring the geographic angle of this Native American folk tale. Perhaps with mapping, topography, and the axis of the earth. I will flush this idea out, and look forward to perhaps presenting the resolution of this unit at the symposium in june.
also, I plan to give the students at CNCA the pre AND post evaluations, which will begin next week. This way, I can evaluate the impact my teachign will have on the students. We shall seeee!
