Yesterday's question on the blog post asked "What helps you learn?" As I read through the responses last night I found two very common things: 1. Most of the students preferred silent or quiet working environments to learn their best and 2. Many like to listen to music to allow them to focus while working. This realization caused me to make a change as a teacher. This morning I told the students that they could listen to music whenever they like, as long as I'm not giving instructions. They no longer have to ask to listen to music. This is a big shift for me as in the past I have been more restrictive on the use of devices during work time because I thought they might distract students instead of helping them. Our second block this morning we worked on our spooky Hallowe'en stories and I was quickly shown that my shift was a positive one! The students worked for nearly an hour straight in near total silence without me having to ask them even once to focus or get back on task. Afterwards I surveyed them and asked what they thought about their work time and all of the responses were that they felt that they were very productive. I learned a lot from the students' posts and it was interesting to see how applying their feedback really benefitted their learning. Math 6: If you chose page one on your worksheet, do 33 questions. If you chose page 2, do 8 questions. If you chose page 3, do 7 questions. Feel free to try a few that you find challenging! Math 7: See your teachers' websites. Language Arts: Halloween Story good copy due Friday, October 28th. Below is the link to the story criteria. halloween_story.docx Halloween Zentangle due Friday, October 28th-Criteria is on the front whiteboard Social Studies: Ancestral Essay due Wednesday, November 8th Reminders: The Think We team is collecting food for the local food bank for We Scare Hunger. Our goal is to collect one non-perishable food item per child (and me). Please try to bring anything you can tomorrow and place it on the back table in the morning. P.AR.: How did the change in music policy affect your learning today? Please answer in detail.
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