WHAT AN AWESOME WEEK! These kids exceeded my expectations….Public speaking was never my thing. Only about 6 years ago was I confident enough to speak before my peers. I spent a lot of time avoiding classes in high school, panicking before singing on stage, and steering clear of professional opportunities as an adult due to my fear of public speaking. I don't want this fear to be any kind of road block for the kids I work with. I want my students to have as many opportunities as possible to get up and talk. It's all about preparation and practice. Hopefully with practice in a safe environment, students will leave 4th grade with the confidence to be the leaders, teachers, and successful communicators they all are meant to be! I am so proud of how all of my little people embraced this experience. WOW. I enjoyed every presentation and was so excited to see the creativity with which students shared their topics. TEAM 4W used all of the following for presenting to the class: Posters PowerPoint Presentations Keynote Presentations iMovie YouTube Whole group work Small group work Models Demonstrations Guest Speakers Tasty Take-Aways Hard Copy Take-Aways Quizzes Word Searches Games Costumes Simulations Turn and Talk Students had a big responsibility as audience members also. Each child was responsible for keeping record of their new learning, questions, and compliments for each presenter. This feedback was given to each child to assist in his/her follow-up reflection. It was so exciting to see everyone so interested in learning from each other. I was very impressed by the attention to the presentations and the questions asked at the end of each presentation. The best feedback I got was the smiles from a job well done, the questions about when our next topics would be revealed, and the many comments about how much students enjoyed this process. BRAVO, TEAM 4w! BRAVO!
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Linda Minard
12/23/2013 05:31:09 am
Thank you! Thank you! Have a wonderful Christmas with the new puppy!
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