I could write about so many teaching topics that deal with collaboration. Having a student teacher and being in an inclusion classroom means that I collaborate constantly. And, it's beautiful. It's great. No one knows everything, so when more than one person is involved with a lesson or idea, amazing things can come out of it.
Here is one example of how collaboration creates great outcomes: Last week, the special education teacher, student teacher and myself came up with a math lesson involving vocabulary word riddles. The students chose a math word that we have gone over in class, and with scaffolding, created a 5 line riddle about the word. Then, they had to demonstrate their understanding of the word by creating a real life picture. Finally, they took a digital picture. This is an example of what the finished product looks like.
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| Here are clues about this student's math word. |
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| Here is this student's picture and word. |
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| Here is the bulletin board we created. |
Observing the students figure out how to demonstrate understanding of their word was fascinating. I loved watching their thinking and creativity. This is what you might have seen if you stopped into room 206 on Friday.
