Niles Ellis- 4/30/10- Reflection to Teach In
1. What do you think went well during your workshop? Name at least two things.
I think that the prensentation of the information went well in my workshop. The kids all understood and interpreted a large amount of facts about gun violence and how it effects the world. I think this really helped get the workshop moving and gave the kids a chance to have more fun doing the activities. The activities also went well. The kids got the choice of doing a poster, skit or song. The kids for the most part, split up equally by interests and learned how to incorporate real world things into there topics.
2.What did you think about being a “teacher” for two hours? What was exciting/challenging? How did you manage, as a team, to address what came up?
I think that teaching is hard word and takes focus and and understanding of interactions. It wasw exciting because we had all of the power and got to get some of the perspective of the job. It was challenging because you had to keep on task, meanwhile teaching, meanwhile controlling the room. All in All, bewcaue there were a couple of “teachers” my group and I worked together and came out on top.
3. What would you have done differently in your workshop, if you could?
I would made it so we had more time and had more reflection upon the topic
4. What lasting learning do you leave with about your topic and/or social justice activism?
That gun violence is a topic that will always be there and that it is something that shouldn
5. What went well with your set up groups? What are your thoughts about the assemblies?
What went well my set up group was how we allocated the work. We made it so each person had somehting to do and did that thing. I thought ther assemblies were good because everyone was really into what was going on.
6. Comment on the process that led up to the Teach-In? What did you like? What suggestions do you have for next year?
The process was very tedious and took a lot of work. I liked that we had a lot of time to work on the project in school. I think we should start the project earlier next year, possibly having more required visits.
7. Anything else?
Nothing really, except that this for all groups and all topics, something humbles us and something we cherish for a long time.