Summary - Ms. Crowe

Room 707 has a new love for Wednesdays!  Over the past three weeks, I have dedicated a 45 period to the College Champions program and I plan on adding at least one more 45 minute block in the next month.  I started our first lesson by explaining the program and sharing my experience with Classroom Champions.  Though my experience was not first hand, I was able to see all of the benefits this program provides for children of all ages.    The kids instantly became curious about the athletes involved in the program and had many questions about College Champions.  Students talked in groups about where they see themselves in 20 years.

During our 2nd lesson, students watched Matt's "Welcome to Our Journey" video.  They were really excited to see the locker room and meet our athlete.  After the video, the students were asked to develop 1-2 questions for Matt in groups of 4.  Many of the students came up with similar questions so we chose 3-4 questions from the entire class.  The students were somewhat shy to ask the questions on video but my hope is that they become more comfortable as we get more involved in the program.  After many attempts at making a somewhat decent video, we were able to create a video that was, for lack of a better word, acceptable.

During our 3rd lesson, I introduced the definition of a goal.  I modeled writing goals since I have many of my own.  I shared an excerpt about goal setting from a book I'm currently reading, "The Happiness Project".  To be completely honest, I didn't think the students would have an easy time developing goals but they definitely surprised me (as they always do).  I modeled writing a long term and short term goal about my Yoga Teacher Training program.  We talked about writing measurable goals since some of the students would simply say "Practice" as a short term goal instead of "Practice 3-4 times a week for 45 minutes".  The students wrote one long term and three short term goals on a post it.  We posted each of our goals on a class poster in the room.

Today, three of my students asked, "Ms. Crowe, are we doing College Champions today?"  To hear that made me so happy!  I look forward to upcoming lessons and opportunities for student growth.

Standards:
CC. 1.7.4.A: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade level topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CC.1.7.4.B:  Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CC.1.7.4.C: Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points
CC.1.7.4.D: Report on a topic, or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly with adequate volume, appropriate pacing, and clear pronunciation.