Last Friday, a fellow 6th grade math teacher (a very good one) and myself team taught our classes together using computers. It was such a productive day and we plan to do it every Friday now. We basically pair each of our students together and use a power point or a website for the students to work on together. The children enjoyed working with a member from another class and the teachers were able to pull the struggling students to a computer with us to work one on one with them. It was a little crowded, but the results were well worth it. It also happens that our regular and enrichment classes happen to be on opposite schedules so the regular students benefit from working with the accelerated students. The accelerated students reinforced their skills by helping "teach" another student.
The behavior was fantastic. The learning optimal. The motivation high. Hopefully it was not just the novelty and we can continue to use this technique to create a learning environment that helps all students.
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Do you have access to a SMartboard? Smart has some fabulous math lessons already written for use on their boards.
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