Mr. Lewis’s EdCamp Student Edition

Read below to find out the awesome things that are happening in Mr. Lewis’s 6th Grade math class!

 

Ed Camp Student Edition

By: Mr. Lewis

Last Friday I had the opportunity to try out an idea in my math class that I have never done before.  As with anything new, there was a sense of excitement, anticipation, and anxiety.  I had decided to turn my math class into a variation of an “Ed Camp.” An “Ed Camp” is an “Un-Conference” in which the attendees select the topics learned.

On Wednesday I had my students fill the whiteboard with ideas they wanted to learn.  They picked from three categories. The first category was “Review Material” which included anything from the past that may be a struggle. The second category was “Current” which included anything dealing with algebra, expressions, and equations, which is our current unit.  The third category was the “Wild Card” in which students could put anything involving math. This included problem-solving activities like chess and math concepts that we have not learned yet but are found on the math screener.

Once the students came up with the list of ideas, I took the ideas and created a menu of options and guidelines for the day (Pictured Below). Since I had so many suggestions I relied on two students lead an extra session. They did great!

The day was a success! Students filled out a brief survey at the end left some awesome feedback! Not a single student rated the day less than a 7 out of 10. Students left comments such as… “Yes, I liked that there was a variety of things to learn.” “Yes, Because it gave us a chance to learn about new things.” “Yes, because we got to choose what we needed and wanted to learn.”

It seems that my students want this to happen on a regular basis, if not every week! I cannot wait to try it again and continue to grow this activity in my room!

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