Independent work is a struggle. I tried varied levels of scaffolding today, but the "we do" was still not enough for them to transfer how to write a bibliography on their own for the "you do." I guess I should add an "I do" into there as well.
So basically I started by asking them how to check to see if a website was reliable. I found some students didn't know the word reliable. But we cleared that up by saying true. Next, we did a google search for someone's invasive species as a class. And then I did the bibliography on the board for that species, having them feed me the information needed (title, author name, website). Finally, I told them the parameters for research (computer rotation, work with your partners, you can use your device) and let them go. Period 4 made me proud today, they finished completely. As expected, periods 1 and 5 maybe 2 pairs of students finished, and there was an intermediate amount in periods 2, 3, and 8. I expected there to be more than 8 though, because I set it up pretty darn well by that point. We will see what kind of success I have tomorrow when I check their homework. I have no idea what tomorrows lesson will be about, I am just staring at various materials, my standards, and the month-long plan. I guess I should do some long term planning for the next 2 weeks so I don't get caught like this again. I got lazy the last couple weeks. I should go back to doing every Thursday like I did during student teaching.
Yesterday I set up the PBL and gave them time to read one of the provided articles.
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