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- From: John.Mclaughlin@f2.n255.z1.fidonet.org (John Mclaughlin)
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- Subject: INTER ED
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 18:07:34 GMT
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- HI Carol. Inter Ed is anew project at our school. We are a group of three
- teachers working together with a clas of 60 students. The students are a mix
- of Grades 7, 8 and 9, with a wide range of abilities. We occup a double
- classroom and od a lot of cooperative activites. The premise is that
- students learn at their own rates, and that given time and freedom, they will
- master all of the require doutcomes. Our classroomm is more noisy and active
- than most, as students are working on different things at on time. For
- example, in math one student might be working on an Intgers unit while
- another might be doing measurement. We don't do very much traditional
- teaching (i.e. standing up in the front of the classroom and explaining
- concepts). The students sign contracts to help each other and to receive
- help. We give small group seminars as the need arises. We have found it to
- be a very good approach to take with this number of students. The kids enjoy
- the freedom and most have flourished in this setting. We have ost three
- students who felt they would function better in a normal classroom, but there
- is no lack of others who want to get in.
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- We organize ourselves on a thematic basis. Our first theme was The
- Environment and we tried to integarate as much as possible so that science,
- social studeies and language arts are all combined. It's sort of confusing
- until you see it in action, but basically it is a pretty simpmle model. Our
- secondn theme was CANADA and we are trying to do the same type of thing.
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- Our Humanities section is largely a process oriented writing and reading
- workshop. We are struggling with the fine arts seciont of Humanities, but
- this is only because of a lack of time. Next year we will hopefully have a
- fourth teacher with an extra 30 or so students and I will then be able to do
- more art and music with the students.
-
- I am so happy to be a part of this project. I am now doing everything that
- I hoped I would be allowed to do when I took my teacher training. I know
- this might sound confusing. It might be easier if I just6 answer your
- questions about the program rather than try to explain it all to you.
-
- |Hope to hear from you again. (My computer is acting very lethargic this
- morning so it is a real drag correcting mistakes. H Hope you don't mind.)
-
- John
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