If you are conducting a workshop or series of workshops for mathematics and science
teachers, particularly if it's related to content area literacy, consider using
one or more of the following learning logs as a way of learning more about your
participants and what they are thinking and learning in your workshops.
Learning Log Entry #1
People come into this workshop with varying expectations. It
helps me to know what your expectations are. Please use the space below to talk
about what you hope to learn and/or plan to learn in this class. Be as specific
as you possibly can--relating it to the teaching of mathematics and/or science,
your personal teaching self, etc.
Learning Log Entry #2
What questioning techniques do you recall from your middle
school (junior high school) and/or high school years in mathematics and science
classrooms? How did you respond to the various techniques that you remember?
What kind of questioner do you see yourself being as a mathematics and/or
science teacher?
Learning Log Entry #3
Does the middle school and/or high school mathematics and
science teacher have a responsibility to use (essentially) whatever means are
necessary to help students learn from text? Or, is it students' responsibility
to help themselves learn from text? Or, is there another way of saying this
that you are more comfortable with, as a mathematics and/or science teacher? Is
your responsibility any different from other content area teachers'
responsibilities? Why (or why not) and how? What did your mathematics and
science teachers do-or what have you done for yourself-that has helped mathematics
and science textbooks be more readable (more user-friendly)? Can these ideas be
translated for use in your own classroom? How?
Learning Log Entry #4
In general, do you consider yourself a good
"studier?" Why or why not? If you think you're pretty good--how did
you get that way? If you don't think you're too good in the studying
department, why aren't you? And, what would have helped you to be better? Are
you a better "studier" in the areas of mathematics and/or science? If
so, why do you think you are? What implications can you draw for your
students?
Learning Log Entry #5
Describe a metacognitive experience that you have had.
Describe the situation and what caused you to be thinking about your thinking.
Did this help in this situation? Why or why not? Do you consider yourself to be
fairly metacognitively aware? How do you know? Does being metacognitively aware
help in mathematics and science? Why or why not?
Learning Log Entry #6
What has surprised you most about this class? What have you
learned that you didn't expect to learn? What long-held notions about reading,
writing, and/or teaching have been changed since this class started? Be as
specific as possible, please.
Learning Log Entry #7
Describe the learning that has occurred for you during this
workshop. If you like, go back and look at the objectives for the course and
see whether they have been met as far as you're concerned. How have you grown
and/or changed as a result of this class? As always, please be as specific as
possible.
Alternative Learning Log Entry #8
Overall evaluation/response regarding today's class:
Just choose from one of these learning log options - or
model your own after these. The main idea is to learn about your learners
and to encourage them to reflect upon their own learning.
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