Sunday, October 11, 2015
Blog #6 Gallery Walk and Peer Assessments
How can doing a Gallery Walk of any kind (and the preparing to do one) meet the needs of more learners than a simple "read and write about it" activity? How is it more inclusive? Or can you make an argument that it might be less inclusive for some? Be specific! Blog by class Tuesday, Oct. 13 and respond to your group by class on Thursday, Oct. 15 (note the change because I've posted late).
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Doing a gallery walk of any kind can meet the needs of more learners than a simple read and write about it activity because it gives the students a change to actually get up and do the activity that the students in the class have created. For example, if student A did a kahoot as their project then student B can actually take that kahoot, and learn from that quiz. They don't have to sit at their desk, and use boring pencil and paper to grade that student on their work. Also when preparing for a gallery walk we are researching fun ways to learn the topic and then we are physically doing the projects and interacting with one another rather than just reading from a book and then needing to be prepared to take a quiz the next day. This is more inclusive because doing a gallery walk allows student to take what they have learned and turn it into their own project, in the way that they learn best. Also making a project for a gallery walk is more fun for students because they get to pick exactly what they want to do.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to add the point about students actually get to experience the activities that other students did by doing them themselves. That is a good point. They are also getting to learn from each other as well by doing so. Do you think this hurts other students who simply want to do a paper pencil quiz? Or do you think that gallery walks would be beneficial every time?
DeleteI would like to add that this could also help younger kids with ADHD issues and allow them to get out of their seat and learn while getting some exercise.
DeleteI like how you mentioned that students take what they've learned and turn it into their own thing the best way they learn. You're obviously not going to want to do gallery walks all the time though. As teachers, we have to account for those students who need step by step instruction or just don't like having choices, so they may not enjoy gallery walks. Some students may even like doing read and write activities. Doing gallery walks every now and then though, will no doubt be beneficial for all the students.
DeleteGallery walks meet the needs of more of the students in the class because it connects with all types of learners, students with ADHD that need to be moving, students who need to touch things can touch and feel each project, and other needs like that. Preparing for gallery walks allows students to be creative and be more involved in their own learning, which brings more positive attitudes to the classroom and keeps learning effective.
ReplyDeleteI think you hit on some great points. How might this have a negative affect in the classroom? Is there any way that you could adjust for that?
DeleteI agree that a gallery wall can bring positive points to the discussion.
DeleteA gallery walk meets the needs of all learners because when you are preparing to do one, the student is allowed to create whatever type of response they see is best for the chapter. So the more artistic students can get really artsy while the student who likes to write reflections and papers could do that. It allows for the student to have choice in how they want to respond and is not forcing them to do a certain thing. It is better than a read and write activity because as you walk around and see your classmates work you are able to see the information presented in different ways which will be more likely to stick with student also it gets them up and moving! It makes the student also have more reflective thought on seeing others work.It can be more inclusive for those students who are more hyper and artsy and need to express themselves in other ways but for those students who are possibly wheelchair bound may find that this activity not as fun or including.
ReplyDeleteI think doing gallery walks is very beneficial and meets the needs of all learners mainly because, it's something different. Nowadays, of course there's so much technology that you can have multiple options besides a read and write activity, but that's how it was when we were younger, and it did get boring if we did it too much. Students, no matter what age really, would much rather have their own option of responding to something. I think you're going to reach more if not all of the students more by doing a gallery walk than a read and write activity. Every student takes in information differently and every student expresses and explains what they took in differently, so its good for them and you're going to be able to gage the amount of information the students took in better.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the fact that students l like to have an option on what they are going to be doing with their response. If they get an option, they can make their assignment much more personal. Not only is it more personal, but they will like doing the assignment much better rather than if they had a specific task to follow.
DeleteI think bringing technology into the classroom with this generation is vital. I think it would also be cool though to do a activity where each student had to create something using their computers. It would be awesome to see what they come up with because this generation is so technology oriented. You said that you thought you would reach more students by doing a gallery walk rather than a reading and writing activity, however I think some students need to have this reading and writing activity but I think having them do the gallery walk would be a good challenge for them.
DeleteGreat point with the technology. I didn't think about that, but technology allows us to really come up with many different ways of learning and I think this is a very important factor to gallery walks.
DeleteDoing a gallery walk of any kind can meet the needs of more learners than a simple “read and write about it” activity because by doing a gallery walk, students are able to get up and move around and be engaged with one another. They are able to have discussions about why someone chose to do the assignment that they did. They can also gain different ideas from one another. A simple “read and write about it” activity doesn’t allow students to have conversations that are necessary for growth or find other creative ways that they may not have thought to do an assignment on their own. This helps it be more inclusive because it is getting all students involved and helps them sustain an environment in which everyone feels safe, so they don’t feel as if they did an assignment wrong, supported, because they get feedback from their peers and hold meaningful conversations, and encouraged, because they are able to express themselves through different types of assignments.
ReplyDeleteI like that you make the statement about starting conversation, this allows peers to learn from each other which can be very beneficial. Feedback from their peers also is great because it allows for meaningful criticism from each other.
DeleteGood points Andrea! Those opportunities to have conversations with their peers during gallery walks will be very beneficial. Every student will feel engaged and included and I also liked how you said the students are able to express themselves through their assignment.
DeleteA gallery walk is a great idea for the classroom. Gallery walks first, give the student OPTIONS on what they would like to do or how to express the content that best suites them. Second, it allows other students in insight into other ideas as well as different imoortant parts of the subject they may have lacked to peek interest in. Lastly, it allows for the students to learn from each other as well as critic each other. This helps them understand what a good grade and their grade and a bad grade look like.
ReplyDeleteYou and Andrea said what I meant to say in my post, that the students express themselves through their activity that they create. I think how students create their activity is how they would want to learn the information. Good points.
DeleteA gallery walk is a great idea and can help many types of learners. This is good for the ADD/ADHD students because it allows them to move around and be active in the classroom. It allows students to be creative. It might open the students eyes to a new way of viewing the information and seeing important points that they may have missed. It allows students to see the expectations of their work in the classroom. It might be bad to do this because it could put students on the spot and make them feel uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteI've never thought about this making someone feel uncomfortable. I assume it's because gallery walls never make me feel uncomfortable.
DeleteA gallery walk can be really helpful to people who are more of a bisiual learner. Some students don't get anything out of reading and writing a paper. A gallery wall allows students to be creative in a way that makes sense to them. A creative gallery wall will spark up easy discussion and give students different views on ideas.
ReplyDeleteA gallery walk can be helpful to many students because students can go at their own pace which will help them to be able to take their time with reading and critiquing others work. It can also help those with ADD/ADHD to be able to move around and mess with different things. A gallery walk is very good for the students too because it lets them choose what activity they would like to do and also get ideas from other students work. This will help them grow in their way of expressing their responses that show best work they can do because they get to have a choice in what they do.
ReplyDeleteRachel, I like how you brought up the students get to go at their own pace. This is helpful for those students who may not be as quick of readers compared to the other students. For me, it does help a lot with future ideas for responses so I can see where that helps students too.
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