Comments from the classroom
I was in my office yesterday, and a colleague of mine walks in and says, “You’ll never guess what?”
Intrigued, I questioned him further. “Well,” he says, “My class just finished doing their presentations
in Communications 210. Without any prompting, (and it wasn’t a requirement, mind you)… three
students began their discussions with “My golden line is….” After that, a really good demonstration of
the required key elements were discussed.”
After he left the office, I realized that the Reading Apprenticeship methodology was working with our students even after they completed “RA instructor” courses at the college. The connections students make, through Golden Lines for example, gives them the agency to confidently continue their reflective process. They become curious about what they are learning. The journey really become their own. As a RA lead facilitator at BTC for last three years, moments like this, genuinely remind me we are doing powerful work.
Caren Kongshaug, BTC, 3/2015
I want to share a little RA story that made me happy.
I have been using RA activities to help my Gen Ed A&P students prepare for finals this quarter. I was modeling a Think Aloud and taking a pulse to see if the students were catching on before they worked with it in pairs. One of the students (who is a native speaker of Russian) jumped right in loud & confidently and said, ‘da (yes)! This is a Think Aloud!’ - I hadn’t used the name of the activity before. She had used in in her previous classes at RTC. J
It made me happy to know that at least one of her teachers has already been using RA strategies.
I love when we help our students build skills that help them succeed, not ‘just’ in our classes & programs, but as they continue along their educational & career pathways. –like we’re all on the same educational team even when we aren’t teaching students in the same class.
Zefire Skoczen, RTC, 3/2015
Intrigued, I questioned him further. “Well,” he says, “My class just finished doing their presentations
in Communications 210. Without any prompting, (and it wasn’t a requirement, mind you)… three
students began their discussions with “My golden line is….” After that, a really good demonstration of
the required key elements were discussed.”
After he left the office, I realized that the Reading Apprenticeship methodology was working with our students even after they completed “RA instructor” courses at the college. The connections students make, through Golden Lines for example, gives them the agency to confidently continue their reflective process. They become curious about what they are learning. The journey really become their own. As a RA lead facilitator at BTC for last three years, moments like this, genuinely remind me we are doing powerful work.
Caren Kongshaug, BTC, 3/2015
I want to share a little RA story that made me happy.
I have been using RA activities to help my Gen Ed A&P students prepare for finals this quarter. I was modeling a Think Aloud and taking a pulse to see if the students were catching on before they worked with it in pairs. One of the students (who is a native speaker of Russian) jumped right in loud & confidently and said, ‘da (yes)! This is a Think Aloud!’ - I hadn’t used the name of the activity before. She had used in in her previous classes at RTC. J
It made me happy to know that at least one of her teachers has already been using RA strategies.
I love when we help our students build skills that help them succeed, not ‘just’ in our classes & programs, but as they continue along their educational & career pathways. –like we’re all on the same educational team even when we aren’t teaching students in the same class.
Zefire Skoczen, RTC, 3/2015
As the opening activity, the attendees at the Metacognition & Mindfulness Conference built a quilt in response to the question: Why Reading Apprenticeship?
Participants were so excited to express what they had on their minds. Take a look at all the reasons, ponderings, and observations as detailed in the file below.
Participants were so excited to express what they had on their minds. Take a look at all the reasons, ponderings, and observations as detailed in the file below.
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