05.-+Observations+&+Outcomes

DIARY __31st May 2010__ Today I have had my first session. I cannot put the video as I planned, because the computer does not recognize my USB and the connection with the net was wrong. I am not very satisfied with the result of this lesson. They have problems to pay attention, they use to talk between them and they answer to me in Spanish. I think that I should increment the rhythm of the class, in order to get their attention. Today, they do not play a game that I design as punishment for their behaviour. They do not use to do assessment and I suppose that this first assessment will be wrong, I will explain them next day. The sessions are shorter now because of the summer timetable, so I will have to reduce activities. __1st June 2010__ The second session has been rather better. It has been faster. The first part was very participative and the second one demands an attitude more concentrated. Time is too short (only 40 minutes) so the children cannot finish their activities. I cannot explain them the assessment because of that, but it was not sense because they have not finished their work. Anyway, their behaviours, their attention and their implication have improved; I am very satisfied with that. __2nd June 2010__ I have continued with the dynamic of the past day: constant activity. Their answer is good, even when they end the activities, (a group of students ended before than others). They still answer in Spanish, but they mix it with English. The activities of distributes characteristics between places and the riddles of the animals have been simple for them. They want to play again to //Point to...!// so I will use the game as reward if they control themselves. The student C. is reluctant to participate in some activities, but C. is very concentrate in those activities that implies to draw. __ 7th June 2010 __ The children have been able to connect different animals with the place where they live. They do it fast and using English. As a reward, we have played to //Point to// with animals. It was a short game and they want to go on playing but I think that it is better in this way. That is what I want: that the children are not tired of that game. Later, they finish the activity-card and when they end that, they begin another one. I can see that is a class with very different children: some of them need two or three explanation to understand the activity, other ones, applying logical, know what they have to do and help to other partners. I am very happy with the behaviour of one of the children, because that kid help and explain to their partners; It is so easy the class with that student! __ 8th June 2010 __ This session ask a lot of attention: They have to listen and watch carefully and during a lot of time. Because of the problems with the lab and the short time that we have, I decide to concentrate all the audios and videos in one session. The students have listened the audios and they have been able to connect them with the correct place. In addition, they answer using English. The video have been more complex, however the result has been much better than I had planned. They have been able to observe and recognize more spaces, animals and objects than what I though initially.