What went well - Why?
- Overall, the use of the Alternative Co-Teaching Model was successful because students who struggled with the vocabulary were able to actively engage and participate in the co-constructing of the Frame. This model allowed for the learning of many of the other students to be extended in order to challenge their thinking.
- The overall challenge was trying to meet the needs of all students while using this Frame. It was difficult to differentiate the Frame in a way that still fostered a student-centered co-construction.
- In order to extend the students’ understanding, I would present a word problem with different models. The students would have to review the word problems and find the model that it matched. This would allow for some higher-level thinking and align my instruction with the students in the larger group.
- As the students assisted with co-constructing the differentiated FRAME, I adjusted their suggested wording to fit students’ understanding. This allowed for students to understand their FRAME with the correct content.