In class today, we learned of two theories for cognitive development. Piaget and Vygotsky are the two theorist that we learned a little about through the activities we participated in. I feel like I learn more when I am working with a group. It is nice to be able to share our ideas on the assigned topic. We added more useful words to our word wall today. Today was also the first day of the bag of me presentations. It was interesting to hear all the stories that students shared with the class that we may not have known unless they told us about them through this presentation.
We also had a discussion on things in the classroom such as learning centers and class libraries. I enjoyed learning new facts about learning centers and how to arrange them in a way that is both functional and educational. The class library will be very beneficial to the students. We had a writing workshop and I found that the sharing part was the best because we got to hear about the experiences of our fellow classmates. Overall, I enjoyed the day and I think I got a lot of information from the class today.
Andrea, you hit it spot on with your comment on share time in Writing Workshop. I hope in the weeks to come as we learn more about implementing the workshop, we will all see how powerful share time can be in the learning process!
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