tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454490001772574770.post3987463540359351537..comments2024-03-22T03:24:41.089-04:00Comments on eat play math: My GoalsLisa Winerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156444965825197383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454490001772574770.post-27408330152883484322017-08-06T21:38:56.754-04:002017-08-06T21:38:56.754-04:00Hi yes I do read your blog! I've pretty much b...Hi yes I do read your blog! I've pretty much been doing that, as far as VRG some days and pick your own on another...and I've let some kids do their own thing but I've always encouraged them to work with others and I think, after this video, if after two times they really seem to dislike it, I will let them do their own thing--truth is, I pretty much do that, but have felt guilty, like it was my job to make them enjoy collaborating. And maybe they have a bit more, but now I don't feel like everyone needs to. Lisa Winerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156444965825197383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454490001772574770.post-92127810119543434122017-08-06T20:28:36.588-04:002017-08-06T20:28:36.588-04:00Hi Lisa,
I've been mostly going with a modifie...Hi Lisa,<br />I've been mostly going with a modified version of VNPS. I let the kids just choose who they work with and it works out fairly well. Groups range in size from 1 to 3-4 and reform organically. That has some good pacing effects to compensate for the faster students.<br /><br />In your shoes, I'd just try different days using a visible random group sometimes and then free choice others depending on the problems.<br /><br />I don't know if you've read my recent posts, but I've been mulling over the idea here http://mymathclub.blogspot.com/2017/07/differentiation-part-ii.html of using very non-random groups.<br /><br />Ben<br /><br /><br /><br />Benjamin Leishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974191081762367425noreply@blogger.com