Teacher collaborations

Here are some ways in which we've been working with teachers in the past month:

Teacher 1: Graffiti Artist on Trial! Mary and this teacher collaborated to design a mock trial for her class. Students played the roles of defendant, prosecutor, judge, and many others.

Teacher 2: Cinco de Mayo Pete worked together with students from Mexico to design a holiday workshop in this teacher's class. The students shared their history, culture, and photographs from their native country.

Teacher 3: Alibi Amy was invited by the teacher of this class to play a mystery game with the students. Steve then suggested a game that he used with his students from Austria. Students enjoyed using their English skills in this real-time whodunit adventure.

Teacher 4: Practice Makes Perfect While visiting this teacher's math class, Oumar noticed that students needed additional practice in certain skills. By integrating these skills into the weekly math club exercises, he observed that participants in the club understood much more on their tests.

Teacher 5: Aesop's Fables Pete noticed that some students he worked with had trouble writing about what they read in their own words. In this teacher's class, he used classic stories to show students how to paraphrase and summarize.

Teacher 6: Reading Together This teacher wanted the students in her first-period class to practice reading aloud. We arranged for them to visit our room to read once a week during their lunch periods or after school. Working individually with a mentor, each student had the opportunity to ask questions and practice pronouncing new words.

The relationships we have built with these teachers and others have allowed us to work with students in more ways while ensuring that our efforts are aligned with the school's curriculum and standards. We deeply appreciate their support in welcoming us into their classrooms and sharing their thoughts and suggestions with us.