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Griffin's video on Columbus

« H E jessamynolson :: email
posted Saturday, 31 May 2008

- Do you have an  initial impression of the student’s work.
My initial impression on the student work was...wow!  I was very impressed by the quality of the video and quantity of information that Griffin included.  I am not knowledgeable when it comes to using a video camera, or many electronics for that matter, and I must say he taught me some things about Columbus as well.

- How might you evaluate a movie such as this if one of your students submitted it in response to a more traditional assignment?
I would certainly praise his efforts, because I feel that he did an amazing job on the video.  Yes, it is not what the assignment was, but being a more alternative teacher and learner myself, I feel that he did an exceptional job on his assignment.  I may ask him for a 'rough draft' explaining the process he went through to create his assignment, though overall I feel he showed he learned about Columbus and presented the information well and that is my goal for my students.

- What do you think Griffin learned about his learning?
I believe that Griffin learned that he is talented and a very creative thinker, yet that there are going to be times that he will not be praised for his abilities the way that he may feel he deserves.

- As the teacher, how might your response to Griffin’s movie be a teaching/ learning opportunity for your whole class?
I certainly feel that this is a perfect opportunity for a teaching/learning moment for my students.  I would take the time to explain that though there are many things that we have to learn in school, there are multiple ways of learning them.  I would explain that everyone has multiple intelligences and that though all of us have logical and creative aspects of our thinking and learning, some areas are stronger in one person, that may not be in another.  I believe in individualized learning and how important it is to make the learning environment a place that is suseptable to all types of learners.
 


comments (4)


1. Stacey Harding left...
Sunday, 1 June 2008 12:45 pm

Jess,

I hadn’t thought about asking for a rough draft as a means of evaluating his assignment like you mentioned in your blog. That way I imagine you could better evaluate his growth during the project and see the differences between the drafts and the final product. I guess it also depends on what it is exactly that we are looking for as teachers and what the original assignment was. Another thing that your idea made me think of was finding time to show the videos in class. If the other children prepare a five-minute oral presentation that they will nervously stumble through, is it unfair to then show them a rehearsed 15 -minute video? Or does it make sense to require video taped assignments to be of a higher quality since they can be edited?


2. Terry Smith left...
Monday, 2 June 2008 12:11 pm

Jessamyn, You said. "I was very impressed by the quality of the video and quantity of information that Griffin included." Indeed, it was thorough and of high quality. You would have asked for his rough draft, and I was thinking or wondering if he might like to explain to the class how he managed to create the character as he was speaking, the other personality of the video. Did he, for example, have a model form another source he had used? Was this from his imagination? Also, I wondered if he really ever began to feel like two people during the making of the the video.

I found your comment on multiple intelligences significant. From an educator's perspective, we try to make sure we are allowing intelligence to emerge form our students, not boxing them solely into our testable patterns and situations. Then, importantly, is making sure that the kids in a class understand this concept as well. By that I mean, that kids who know that we are expecting them to use their internal, natural talents often will perform at a higher level. They can be more comfortable and real in the classroom when they know that the teacher is truly a multiple intelligences teacher.


3. jackrich25 left...
Tuesday, 10 June 2008 10:32 pm

Jess,

Your observations were very comparible to mine. I also said wow! and this is unbelieveable. In class Stacy and I spoke about his accent. Amazing. I felt that he was creative. But I had not thought about is what Stacy mentioned in her comment, about rehearsals vs the live preformance. I think their should be a different critera if that is the situation. On my blog, I suggested using this video in the place of a lesson, or an extention of a lesson. If a students video was used, the video would have to present facts not opinions so the students grade would be based on how well he/she was able to complete that assignment.


4. peter2964 left...
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 4:27 pm

Jess,

I love the idea of a rough draft...more like a story board is how I picture it or even a copy of the script. I think this could be the perfect way to assess learning and effort prior to the finished product. You might even be able to give Griffin some feedback on the rough draft, which would give him the chance to receive a better grade on the finished product. I also thought about the multiple intelligences, because one project that we do in my class is a multiple intelligence project. Let me know if you want more info. Did you think about using this video to teach your students about Christopher Columbus? Oh yea, thanks for witting this blog in question, answer format, it made it much easier to read.