- What went well - Why? Overall, the concept comparison routine went well. For the small group working on reading skills, the nonfiction and fiction table was more beneficial than I anticipated. Sometimes when reviewing "simple" topics, students tend to say "yeah, I know this" and not really put much thought into it. With the table, students had to really think and actively decide what they know about fiction and nonfiction and how those items connect or don't connect.
- What was a challenge - Why? One challenge for me is determining what concepts would be good to teach/review using the concept comparison table vs. another method such as the Framing Routine.
- What you will do next time/What adjustments you made? I would like to see how students would do in working the table in small groups that are not directly lead. I worry that although I tried to engage all students, some students are just waiting to see what to write on the table (some students are doing more of a note taking activity than engagement/thinking). I attempted to correct this by soliciting more responses from specific students.
- Ideas generated for issues encountered - possible student lead small group comparison table work.
