To drive home the point of student centered learning as well as to show the value in honest discussion, I did a sticky note activity.
Basically, each student was given seven sticky notes and an index card. If you click on the image above, you can see more specific details/directions. If you'd like the activity, comment and I'll try to get it to you. I saw this online this summer and needed to tweak it for my particular population.
Anywhoo... students numbered each sticky note. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. There were then slides going up where students had to write a few words to fill in the "blank" on the slide. Students then distributed the sticky notes and got into groups. It was best to do evens and odds. Students did manage to go to each "station" and they were to discuss their responses as well as the responses of the other sticky notes they saw. We then gathered together as a whole group to discuss.
My room was buzzing with conversation and COLOR!
At the end of the activity, I asked students to give me an end of week reflection. We had a great discussion about how sometimes you don't like a certain class because the class involves the skills you're weak in.
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