Checking up with Students' Progress

After a quick visit to Sue today, it was sooooo valuable. Sue, you are truely an amazing teacher!!!! I trialled the "timer" idea and gave one of my boys a timer and told him he was in charge of it and after every 15 minutes when the timer went off, we had to consider what we had each achieved in that time. This was a great way to "break up" long periods of independent learning, and also refocus the students back to doing tasks they had planned, if they had become distracted. So simple, but so effective!!! I haven't been getting the kids to reflect on their own achievements during the week. We've done this as a class and they all want to be more "in charge" of planning their weeks, however getting them to reflect on themselves and the week is so important. Will start putting this into the FIP's. Thanks Sue.