More Videos for Teachers p. 3
The Dog Problem ~ Reaching Consensus (1:44)
Here is another example of students reaching consensus. These two students disagree on the answer to the following problem. Ann and Jerry have 12 dogs. Ann has 6 more dogs than Jerry. How many dogs do they each have?" The student on the left correctly thinks that Ann has 9 and Jerry has 3. The student on the right thinks that Ann has 18 and Jerry has 12. Listen in as they reason with each other. Notice the effect of this learning method on critical thinking skills, verbal skills, and math understanding.
Singular vs. Plural ~ Reaching Consensus (0:56)
These two girls try to reach agreement on a problem involving singular and plural. As students reach consensus, my main role as the teacher is just to eaves drop on their conversations. This makes me a better teacher because I learn to understand the way students think, how they misunderstand concepts, so that I can address those misunderstandings in my instruction. See if you can determine where the misunderstanding lies in the minds of these students and what you would do about it as a teacher.
Alphabetizing ~ Reaching Consensus (0:39)
Do you find yourself reteaching the same things over and over again? In my classroom, most of the reteaching is done by students during the reaching consensus process. Here Moises reminds Briyanna how to use the wall alphabet to figure out the alphabetical order of a series of words.
More Alphabetizing from Moises (0:48)
Now Moises reteaches Jacob how to alphabetize words. Notice the depth of understanding as he says, "We move on to the next level."