PRESENTATION DAY - 3RD AND 4TH DAY

I write a couple of days in the same post because these presentations should have done in the same day, although there were some problems with the last one, so that it is why it has been presented other day.

Now, it is time to reflect by my own the things that I have learnt with those presentations. The groups which presented were “Encendiendo Bombillas” y “LASH”.

First of all, they have introduced very well the topic that they were going to explains us, making an index or a planning showing the division of their work, not only the class that they had designed, also their personal tables like personal commitments or their roll during this work. Why is it very important? Because it help us to centre and concentrate in the theme which they are going to explain.

Another positive thing that I could see working in this way is the real meaning of cooperative learning/working. When some members of the groups had to explain their part and they got stuck, their mates help them to keep on with the presentation, it means that all the member have to know everything of their work.  

The techniques which they had used had been explained quite well and the activities were also very good designed, for example “Encendiendo bombillas” group thought that it was interesting that children have to make a field notebook in which they have to explain the things that they are learning. At the end of the work, they have thought in give them a prize, not material, but for example exhibit their work on the class or making a class. In that way, children will feel as teachers, so they will effort on their task.

I want to highlight the big effort that “LASH” group has had to do, I mean, they have to re-organised their presentation in two days because they had not exhibit clearly the main ideas of the work. So, congratulations because you have done it very well.  

As suggestions, and not only for them, also for all of us:

• We have to create cooperative games and not competitive ones. Even we would say that it is not competitive, and it is, the children feel as winners and as losers, so at the end of the game they feel unmotivated. If we do a competitive game, we have to say them the true, if we do not, we have also to be honest, conversely, they will learn values such us hypocrisy.
• We cannot  look at the screen while we are presenting a topic, we have to see the rest os the faces of the class. The not-verbal-language is very important, even more for teachers.
• We should not put a lot of text on the slides. It has to be a guide for us, but we have to explain the topic, not just only read it. It has to be more visual, using, for example, photos or graphics. 

Finally, I want to say that I am very proud of the results of my class. We are working very well and our presentations are incredible. CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYONE!!