Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Blog #6 Gallery Walk (and what it means to interact with one another's reading responses)
How can doing a Gallery Walk (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 Friday midnight, and respond to at least 4 classmates by class on Monday (note that you do not have to just respond to your compass group!).
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Doing a gallery walk can help visual leaners by being able to see many different examples of work rather than simply hearing different ideas or options. It can also help kinesthetic learners or students with disabilities such as ADD that would benefit from being able to move around as they learned. This requires students to think more critically about their responses and compare and contrast theirs to other students' work. If they just write about something, they are much more likely to forget it than if they participate in an activity such as this one. This does include students of different achievement levels since students are held accountable for their work. However, this could be less inclusive for some students, such as those that may have a disability and need accommodations in order to move around freely.
ReplyDeleteI certainly agree that a gallery walk is a great activity for AD(H)D kids, as these students have difficulty sitting still or concentrating while doing so (or even at all, for long periods of time), but it is also worth pointing out that order must be maintained during the gallery walk. AD(H)D students may see this as an opportunity to release their hours of pent-up energy (which, in part, it is), but it is the responsibility of the teacher and paraprofessional, if there is one, to limit energetic outbursts, especially in an elementary classroom, so that chaos does not ensue.
DeleteI did not even consider the issue of mobility for some students. That is a great point to bring up. You could have the kids pass the projects around the room instead of the kids walking around! I also agree about the compare their work to their peers and see more ideas.
DeleteI like how you addressed the inclusion of different learning preferences as well as the inclusion of different achievement levels. Jim made a good point about keeping the ADHD kids structured while still being able to let them move is an important sort of balancing act we'd have to pay attention to as teachers. Kylie, I also like the idea of peers looking at the work and figuring out how they can improve or respond differently on the next assignment.
DeleteI never thought of the mobility factor. That clearly needs to be taken into thought, but could have simple solutions too. I am wondering how this activity could go over with auditory learners? They aren't really listening to anything
DeleteI didn't consider the issue of mobility for some students in the classroom. What would be some accommodations that you would have to make to allow them to be able to participate to? This is a great point that you brought up.
DeleteVery interesting point about the mobility factor; this would be a big problem that couldn't easily be accommodated for during a gallery walk. This would make those students feel very left out.
DeleteI agree that students being able to move around would be helpful for ADD students: it would help them stay focused. On the other hand, I disagree that this would help people retain information. If a student puts a lot of thought into their response I think they will learn it better than just looking at the work of other students.
DeleteA gallery walk can beneficial for someone like me, who has an anxiety disorder, because I sometimes worry that I do not do an assignment correctly or that I put in too much or too little effort - too much effort would be due to my awareness that I fear underachieving and sometimes do more than may be necessary, in terms of efficiency and importance of the assignment, but being able to see other people's performances provides me with a gauge, and even though some may greatly exceed or fail to meet expectations, a middle ground should become fairly obvious.
ReplyDeleteHowever, a personal downside of the gallery walk is that it entails the judging of my work by my classmates, who, thanks to my condition, I fear will assault my work regardless of its quality. Overall, though I think this activity is healthy for someone in my condition because it is impossible to go through life or maintain a career without being judged by others, even if their judgments seem arbitrary or unfounded . The negative is that I take any sort of criticism harshly (although I am greatly improving in this area), but most teachers and professionals are quick to point out that improvements cannot be made without realizing errors.
I can completely sympathize with not wanting to have my work judged- and I do not, at least to my knowledge, have an anxiety disorder. Criticism, even constructive criticism can be hard to take, especially if you are proud of the work you did. Remembering that other people are in the same position as you is key to not getting to upset by comments made.
DeleteI completely understand the fear of people judging your work, especially if you put a whole lot of effort into it! It is my worst fear to have someone put me down when I tried my best. I get that there is always room for improvement, but I am very sensitive to these types of things and people who aren't as sensitive do not always get it.
DeleteI agree on being judge individually of your work. I felt that it could of been degrading for some students who are so hard on their selves and of their work to see other students and think their's was not up to par.
DeleteI agree on people judging my work. I know that a lot of students are their own worst critics. this activity helps you see lots of different work and evaluate yourself amongst others.
DeleteThis will help you as a teacher because you understand the fear your students might have of putting their work out there, free to be judged by classmates. So your experience in this position may help you!
DeleteI agree that it can be difficult to present in front of the class. I think that a gallery walk helps people display their work and be proud of it without causing anxiety that most students have at one point or another.
DeleteIt's really interesting to hear about this from your perspective, and I completely understand it. Students can be really mean to each other, and although I hope this would never happen, it definitely could, especially in this type of situation.
DeleteThe blog's clock is off by two hours. It's currently 9:27 pm.
ReplyDeleteTo be honestly saying currently (which was current then) is really funny when I look at it now, in context and it is actually 10:21 p.m. -- for now. However, time is relative and man made, so there is that.
DeleteI think that doing gallery walks are very helpful in many ways. You're able to see what other students thought was important from the reading and compare to what you thought was important. You might come across something's on many papers that you didn't notice from the reading that might be very helpful. The gallery walk is helpful for Visual and Kinesthetic learners. The visual learners are able to see examples that may help them in another chapter and kinesthetic learners are able to get up and move around the class room to interact with other students while learning.
ReplyDeleteI like how you pointed out kids benefiting and seeing what other students ideas of important points were. I do enjoy looking at other people's work because it helps me thing of bettering myself for next time.
DeleteKyle, I completely agree on your point about the students getting to see what other students found important about the article because there's a huge possibility that it was different than their own. I also think that it is very beneficial to each student's learning to realize that not everybody thinks the same and there are different viewpoints and students shouldn't see learning as black and white.
DeleteI agree with you that the gallery walk is helpful for visual and kinesthetic learners. The gallery walk activity also gives the students a chance to reinforce the chapter material while analyzing other students' responses. The activity is also good for ADD students because the students have the opportunity to move around, as long as classroom control is maintained by the teacher.
DeleteI agree that for me personally as a kinesthetic learning getting up and moving while also seeing others work really helped me benefit from being able to compare mine to others as well. To see what i needed to work on and pay attention to better.
DeleteI am not a kinesthetic learner, but I still love to get out of my seat and move. Movement keeps blood flowing and helps reduce the feelings of being tired (which I often am). Anytime movement can be incorporated, I appreciate it, as a student.
DeleteKyle I think what you said was very important, that everybody doesn't think the same and this gives students the opportunity to see a variety of different students viewpoints.
DeleteSeeing what other people think is important for this type of activity. I like it for this class because we don't do much in class learning. It seems like we are asked to learn on our own. I never know what is important in a chapter so seeing everyone else's work helps me narrow down the important items.
DeleteThe way you describe it makes me think that doing a gallery walk could almost be a type of jigsawing. Students could each be assigned a specific part of the reading and could do a gallery walk with the information they individually had. This would really contribute to specific student learning.
DeleteI like your point that a gallery walk can allow students to see what other students thought was important. I think if this activity was followed up with a class discussion it would really help students get all of the important information.
DeleteHaving students do a gallery walk is one of the best ways to encourage them to see what their fellow peers did for their projects. Through this activity, you can gain ideas on future projects by looking at other and it gives you as a student the ability to provide your opinion on other's work as well. The way you will judge other's work will be based on a specific set of guidelines, but overall, it is very beneficial to most students. For the students struggling with a learning disorder, if they know ahead of time that a gallery walk will be happening, they will have more time to prepare their project and present it in a more original way. This also gives students, whether they have a learning disability or not, the chance to get out of their seat and walk around. Speaking on a personal experience, I cannot sit for a long time, so when I get the chance to stretch my legs and walk around, I take it to my advantage. I only see two negative and one is some students may feel insecure if they are looking at others and feel as if they could have put more time and effort into theirs. Because of this, especially for younger aged elementary students, feelings can easily get hurt. The second negative is students have the power to give a student they do not like an F on a project. Some may need to be monitored or the grading will need to be enforced to make sure that does not happen.
ReplyDeleteHow would students' experiences vary if they were not notified of the gallery walk ahead of time?
DeleteJim, if I was a student and I was not informed about a gallery walk ahead of time, I would probably panic. It is good to keep students on their toes, but there could be some students who might be extremely nervous about someone else grading their work and it would be helpful for them to know about the activity beforehand. This would also ensure that students would put a greater effort towards their work! Eventually, students will put forth a great amount of effort towards all of their work once they get used to it (hopefully).
DeleteAlyssa, someone has to play devil's advocate and I like warm weather, so I will volunteer. What happens if you have a student say that he/she does not want his items being evaluated by peers, because they aren't the teacher, what they shared is personal, etc. Of course, I agree with you, but there is always a chance that it could happen.
DeleteAlex, I would suggest that personal projects aren't used for gallery walks but instead the type that we did, like using information from a chapter.
DeleteBeth, I like your points about younger kids. It might have to be adapted for elementary students.
I also think that gallery walks help encourage students to look at what others have done. The more ideas you can observe, the better your own projects will be since you've seen different ways that it is done. I think that it can also help the sense of community in a classroom.
DeleteI think that the gallery walk allowed all students to see each others' work, so more opinions were being given about liking or disliking one's work. Also, the teacher might be a visual learner and gravitate more towards the highly visual assignments in class more often and this gives students who are better at writing more of a chance to exemplify their more preferred structure and vice versa. She or he might also be more at to grade visual pieces with better grades, but given the opinion of other students who also read the material, she might change her opinion about the grade an assignment receives. Likewise, she can tweak some requirements of the assignments if the other students note that the requirements did not fit well with the chapter. I think this is more inclusive because everyone has to participate, kinesthetic learners get to more around unlike usual settings, and no one is put on the spot for judging someone else's work.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the teacher's learning style unfortunately dictates his/her teaching style a majority of the time, it should not. In fact, teachers should focus more of their attention on methods of teaching that cater to learning styles foreign to them, as they will accommodate students in their own learning styles naturally.
DeleteHow do you think that the activity would work if half of the students walked around the room and the other half sat at their desk and had their "bajillion ways to response" response in front of them? Do you think that students would get as much out of this experience?
DeleteAlyssa, here I go again, responding to you, but here goes nothing! I believe that students would have a tougher time being truthful with their peers, if they were right there. Seeing someone's name next to a less than stellar review is different than watching them right it out.
DeleteI think the gallery walk is a great thing for all students. The students need to know the information good enough to present their work to the class. They want to do better work because other people besides the teacher will see the work. These also gives the students the opportunity to see different ways to do the same project. They can steal an idea for future projects. It also allows students to get up and move around the room which is always better than sitting in a desk all day.
ReplyDeleteI really like the "stealing ideas" portion of this excercise because recognizing that one person cannot think up every way material is presented is key to success in education. I often ask for the opinions of or ideas of my friends who are not educators on work I do in this class, because isn't the point really that someone not in the class could learn from your work?
DeleteI am also a big fan of the gallery walk for the peer pressure reason. In school I just wanted to know what I had to do to get the grade, but if I had to present it to class I wanted to present something my classmates would respect me for. And I also like that students can get up and move a little. Just gets their oxygen flowing a little bit and breaks up the class period when they can become active participants with their minds and bodies. (Boy, that was cheesy)
DeleteI agree with Alex and the stealing ideas I feel like students can make even better work when they borrow from others. But of course not stealing the whole aspect of another students work, that's pretty lame.
DeleteDylan i agree that some students will take a assignment more serious if you do a gallery walk because the teacher will not be he only person seeing their work.
DeleteI like how you pointed out that gallery walks allow students to learn without having to sit at their desk all day. I believe most students lose interest in class, especially near the end of the day, if all they do in class is sit at their desk and listen to the teacher talk.
DeleteI too also enjoyed the "stealing" portion of the gallery walk. I learned quite a bit during this duration of the activity.
DeleteI agree that a gallery walk is a good idea for classrooms. It is beneficial for students to see others' work to get different perspectives. It is also a good incentive for students to learn the material better and put more effort into their assignments. When students see more examples of work, they will have more ideas for the future and remember the information more.
ReplyDeleteYes, the fact that the exercise entails one's worked being judged by his classmates can motivate him to better understand the material and show his understanding, but only if everyone is motivated. If everyone under-performs, it is unfair for someone to verbally assault his classmate's work, but the teacher should always be in a good position to judge, assuming that he/she is a good, competent teacher who is worthy of his/her job.
DeleteI agree with you that it makes the students want to do better work. If students know that other students are going to be looking at their work they will want to do their very best.
DeleteIt is an incentive for a student to do better work than they might do when they know no one else will see it. In addition to that, I think students who do their best work get the positive feedback they've earned!
DeleteI like that you said gallery walks will give student's more information and ideas for the future. These could be progressive activities that got more involved as time went on so that students could gain comfortably and confidence.
DeleteBy incorporating the gallery walk into class, it benefits students with many different learning styles. It is good for visual learners because the students get a chance to see many different types of responses. It is also good for kinesthetic learners and students with ADD because it allows them to get up and move around the classroom in a controlled manor. On the contrary, the typical "read and write about it" activity is only beneficial to a small portion of learners, such as visual. This activity also helps all of the learners overall because it gives them more opportunities to read about the information learned in the chapter, reinforcing the important material they should know. The students also have the chance to get feedback on their work from other students, which can help them improve.
ReplyDeleteI am not a "read and write" type of learner. I do like the gallery walk a a lot. I think it is also a chance for students to "show off" their hard work. this is a great opportunity for students to praise and positively critique their work. That is a great learning tool!
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DeleteI believe it is important for the teacher to find different teaching methods that are beneficial to all students. As a result, you will see a more positive response from your students. A teacher cannot focus on one method that works best for a small group, because they are leaving out the rest of the students in the classroom. The gallery walk is a great activity that fits all different types of learning styles and abilities.
DeleteFor some students, I can see this activity getting out of hand when they are given the freedom to roam around the room and get out of their seat. This is when your comment about having a "controlled manor" during this activity which is super important especially with younger students. It can be difficult for a teacher to maintain control over roughly 20-25 young children during an activity like this, but if possible a gallery walk can be very beneficial to learning!
DeleteI agree that gallery walks are great for visual and ADD learners! Even though I am not a visual learner nor do I have ADD, I have not been a read and write kind of girl. That being said, gallery walks are good for all students!
DeleteI also think it is a good exercise because it allows students to get feedback on their work.
DeleteA gallery walk is inclusive because it includes more learning styles than a boring read and write activity. It integrates kinesthetic because they are up and walking around. They are touching the projects and doing or reading them. It also helps those who learn from their peers. Seeing all sorts of ideas and different ways for thinking really gets their brains turning on how they can adjust the project to accommodate what they are doing. Everyone in the class has to get up and see all of the ideas. This gets EVERYONE involved! I think this is one of the most inclusive things you can do. I think that the learner who would rather sit and be lectured all day would not benefit from this as much because they probably would not care to do it either. I think it is good for kids to get out of their comfort zones though. Also, ADD or ADHD would need specific guidance or they would not benefit from the activity very well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of your points, especially the one about getting some students out of their comfort zones. On the other hand, I do not think touching the projects has a lot to do with kinesthetic learning in this case. It is more about them being able to walk around the room for the activity and not just standing/sitting still.
DeleteThe gallery walk is one of the best activities to use in the classroom, and it is very helpful for everyone. especially visual learners. I agree that it gets the students out of their seats instead of sitting in them all day and like you said, it can bring students out of their comfort zone. Although I will also point that there is some kinesthetic learning taking place, but like Alex said, it is mainly seen with them walking around and looking at the different projects.
DeleteI agree that the gallery walk gets everyone involved, which is very helpful in the classroom. However, the activity can cause peer pressure for some students by knowing that their work will be evaluated by the other students. While this may make some students strive to do their best work, others may have anxiety from the situation.
DeleteI like the idea of inclusion. There is no one a student can sit back and not participate in this activity. Well, I guess they could, but they would look bad in front of the whole class and no student wants that.
Deletehink that doing a Gallery Walk meets the needs of many different learners including ADD, ADHD, and visual learners. Getting up and walking around is a great way to break up a boring day and get kids moving and excited about what they are doing. I know that interactive lessons are the best for me because during strict lectures or reading out of a book I always have the urge to fall asleep. Making sure that the classroom is physically accessible for all students is one more thing to think about when talking about an inclusive classroom. Forcing students to be critical of other’s work I believe will result in each individual student working harder on their own individual work because they do value their peers opinions very highly. Students can learn a lot from and about one another by seeing the work that they choose to complete. Another important aspect of a gallery walk is the variety of “projects” or in our case “responses” to the same material. It is important for students to see how every student is different and can read the same material and respond in a completely different way!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your first point on how it meets the needs of students with ADD and ADHD. It is very crucial that a teacher allows time for their students to walk around or do something that requires some form of activity. It will fix boredom fast and it can help reduce extra energy for the hyperactive kids. In general, being able to walk around in class benefits all the students and even the teacher.
DeleteYou are correct that the gallery walk benefits ADD and ADHD students, as well as visual learners. However, this activity also greatly benefits kinesthetic learners because it allows the students the opportunity to get up and move around while evaluating other students' work. As a teacher, however, it would be necessary to maintain control of the classroom and not let the students get too rambunctious.
DeleteIT HELPS ADHD ME SO MUCH! I literally cannot express in words how I feel when I get to stand up and move in class! if I had to describe it I would say its the equivalent of a dog going for a car ride! seriously, please remember to let your students move so they don't go crazy!
DeleteMe being a visual learner and being able to get up to look at other students work and see what they got out of the reading helps me understand the reading as a whole a lot better. Seeing what other students found important out of a reading that i didn't notice helps me see why its a big part of the reading.
DeleteYou hit many of the essential points in the fact that a gallery walks hits many different learning styles. However, if your calssroom isn't very large this activity could easily be problematic with students that are autistic (who have problems with being touched) or with students that have mobility issues. It would be very important to take that into account when doing this activity.
DeleteThe gallery walks are interesting to do. It provides students with a way to show the knowledge they've gained in reading material, other than writing a paper. They're being held accountable for the work that they do by their classmates. It pushes them to do a better job knowing that their whole class has to see it. It is inclusive because it allows students to get up and move around, which really helps those who have trouble focusing for long periods of time or sitting still. It can come with issues though. There would need to be ample space if there were students in wheelchairs or with crutches or with any other walking disability. Another issue that occurred to me is the fact that sometimes students aren't fair with their grading of others. If students give real constructive criticism, there shouldn't be issues. Overall I think it's beneficial because you see how others responded to the same material you read. You might learn just as much from reading or looking at the interpretation of the chapter from someone else as you did from reading it yourself.
ReplyDeleteAshley, before I read your response, I did not think about how students in wheelchairs or crutches could be restricted in this classroom activity. It can easily prevent a student with a walking disability from viewing what kind of activity their fellow peers did. As a result, it can make them feel left out of the activity and prevents these students from being inclusive in the classroom. Accommodations would need to me made to allow any students with a walking disability the chance to take part in the gallery walk and enjoy the other projects created by others in their class.
DeleteThe only problem I had thought of was the physical mobility one. You're completely right about petty high school issues perhaps getting in the way of this activity's success. I think if you run into this as a teacher you will realize when a student is being unfair and letting their personal life interfere with their grading and you can address it.
DeleteI like your comment about needing ample space because I hadn't even considered that as an issue in our classroom, mainly because no one has serious energy that affects them in that way as far as I know. Also, I do not think that some students are purposely trying to grade harshly or not grade well, I think that they are just not interested in the assignment or taking the assignment too seriously.
ReplyDeleteThe Gallery walk is inclusive because it differentiates the way students can respond and it gets them moving, seeing, touching and interacting with the information. I liked it because I got to review the info in the chapter while reading other student's work, I could self-check and see that I found the same major points as everyone else and I could also read into more detail on some areas that other students thought were more important. This could be the opposite of inclusion if there are students in your room who have trouble maneuvering. You would have to be sure as a teacher there is adequate space to move.
ReplyDeleteI like what you mean by seeing, touching, and interacting with the information. I really liked this because it gave me a chance to get up and walk around during class, I know that may sound pretty elementary but that's how I like to learn.
DeleteI agree with your point that this activity reinforces the information for students when reviewing other students' responses. I had also not thought about any students having trouble maneuvering the classroom, but that was a good point and definitely something you'd have to check on as a teacher for these activities.
DeleteI agree that being able to see others and being able to move really helps a lot of students in retaining info and helps to be able to get up and help one another see whats going on.
DeleteI agree that the gallery walk helps differentiate what would normally be a basic, straight forward assignment. It was beneficial to be able to see different options that other students chose. Of course, accommodations would have to be made for any students with disabilities who cannot move around freely.
DeleteI agree that a gallery walk is a great way to check yourself and your work. It is nice to see what others get out of a lesson and how they turn that into a project or paper.
DeleteI agree with you that getting a hands on and actually getting to interact with the information will allow efficient ways to retain information. Good idea for the accommodation for the kids with trouble maneuvering around the class.
DeleteGallery walks are helpful and inclusive the way they give students the opportunity to walk around and be able to look at their classmates different approaches to learning or different ways to address students. There were lots of different approaches from every body, some people did brochures others did informative writing witch were all very useful. personally I liked all of the different visual aspects of everyone's work.
ReplyDeleteGood point about the variety of responses we got in just our college class of future teachers. I think in a high school classroom there is the potential for even more variety. I agree that seeing the information from the chapter presented in so many different ways definitely helped it stick in my head more.
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DeleteThe variety of responses like Kasey said is very helpful just to see how everyone did their own and how it relates to you. This exercise is awesome for comparison and helping to see what you need to work on as an individual and as a group.
DeleteThe variety of responses is a very unique. You were able to see what your peers did and keep in mind some ideas for future projects. You brought up a very good point of how some might approach the gallery walk in different ways
DeleteSeeing the variety of responses could be a good thing for students. It can help students get up and move around while seeing what everyone else did.
DeleteI think it is good to see the different learning approaches students implement and maybe adapt some of them for yourself. Your peers can make you want to raise the bar which can only benefit you in the long run.
DeleteI agree that having all of the different learning styles out, you get to see all the different ways people like to learn. You could also find new ways to learn based on what you see in the gallery walks.
DeleteDoing the gallery walk really shows how many different ways students can create something to understand what they read. Every student is different in their own way and its neat to see how creative some students can get.
DeleteThe variety of responses used were a good way for students to find new ways to respond and understand the unit. The different approaches let students see what information their classmates thought was important. Not only do gallery walks give ideas for students to steal, it also helps them decide how to find all of the useful information in a chapter.
DeleteI personally like the gallery walk just for the fact that you get to learn about so many new ideas, and they are not in a boring manner when you are learning about them. It also does help with people who learn differently so everyone will learn at their own pace.
DeleteThe gallery walk was definitely inclusive. It is very kinetic in the way the students got the opportunity to get up and move around the room interacting with one another on what they thought of the other students responses and they type of responses they did. I found that by being able to walk around we could all realize what we did well and what we could improve on as individuals. I know that it helped me a lot getting to see how everyone did theirs compared to how i constructed mine. The only downfall would be if a student has trouble moving around like when nathaniel was on crutches it would be difficult for him to move around the room to see everyone's.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of seeing what you could improve on. This would set the road for better responses and then better reading.
DeleteI agree that this idea can help kinetic learners by getting them to move around while they learn. It also can help students know what they can improve on. This can be a good technique as long as the teacher accommodates for any students that cannot move around easily.
DeleteI agree that during gallery walks as a participant you will be able to see new ways other people learned their material, and it can help you to improve on the style you designed. its true you would need to think as a teacher o the accommodations for various disabilities and in the instance your right you will need to help them kids with mobility around the classroom.
DeleteI agree that doing a gallery walk can really help the kinetic learners. Being able to get out of their seat to move around the classroom and look at other students in the classes work. Sitting down in their seats all class and having to listen to a lecture could really effect the way they succeed in the classroom.
DeleteGallery walks are the best! You not only get to see what everyone else did (well or not so well), but you also receive feedback! Feedback and knowing how to take feedback well, are both extremely important life skills. Also, as an ADHD kid, I approve this activity with all my might!
ReplyDeleteLook likes I forgot to include the fact that this is a very inclusive activity, everyone is forced to interact at least slightly with the work of everyone else.
DeleteI completely agree with you Alex. It really does allow students to understand and develop important Feedback skills that they may need for their future.
DeleteI agree with you Alex. I had never done a gallery walk before, but I really enjoyed it. It was nice to see what everyone else did, and get feedback from others.
DeleteYes, knowing how to take feedback and constructive criticism is a skill every student will have to develop! A gallery walk might help that.
DeleteI do not always like hearing feedback. It is kind of a kick in the nads when you think you did an amazing job and then you have someone let you know that it sucks.
DeleteI agree that feedback is key in this activity, you can get ideas on what you can do better or what you can improve to make your learning style better.
DeleteI enjoyed the Gallery walk. It is a great learning tool to use within the classroom. You are able to walk around and see what your peers did. Also you are given feedback from your peers on how good your work was or something to improve on. This is a inclusive activity because it makes you at times interact with your peers around you.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed being able to get ideas from peers, and getting feedback. I think this would be a good activity for any classroom.
DeleteI also thought the peer feedback was a great thing to have. It's nice to know what others think is good or needs to be improved on. I agree that it's a great learning tool that needs to be implemented more in the classroom.
DeleteNot only see what everyone did, but maybe get some new ideas that you can use later on in the future.
DeleteGallery walks are very beneficial for visual learners and those students with ADD/ADHD. It allows visual learners to see all of their peers work and get ideas from them. It is also good for ADD/ADHD because it lets them get up and walk around the room. This is beneficial for kinesthetic learners also. I find gallery walks very inclusive, and in our case it is even more inclusive, because you allowed students to choose how they responded. I will definitely incorporate gallery walks into my classroom!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that gallery walks are more inclusive. Also the fact that we graded them and talked about them with the class causes more talk between the students. I think it's a great idea to incorporate these in your future class.
DeleteYa it does work really good for kids with ADD/ADHD. I think it works really good for everyone because it is just a change in the pace. Students will respond to this.
DeleteI agree that it helps students with ADD/ADHD because it allows them to get up and move around. They are not just sitting at a desk all day.
DeleteBy doing a gallery walk it allows students to compare their work to that of the other students- no one wants to look like a fool to their peers and by completing a gallery walk activity the students get to see how their work compares with that of their friends. This is an inclusive activity because it allows students to work in a way that is beneficial to them.
ReplyDeleteFor some students may however prove to feel less inclusive; students that may not be able to perform similar activities to their peers may feel less capable than their peers by seeing some of the responses.
I agree that it might make a student feel less capable than their peers, but I also think that knowing someone might see their work in the future they might do a better job next time.
DeleteA gallery walk would get the kids up and talking about the projects they did. Instead of just sitting listening to a lecture or doing a worksheet, they would become more involved. This would especially help the visual and kinesthetic learners in the class. I think a gallery walk is more inclusive because of the talk it causes among the students walking around and looking at the work.
ReplyDeleteThe gallery walk is more inclusive in a lot of ways because it leaves students with a lot of options to meet their needs. It also helps generate ideas and creativity in a classroom.
DeleteDoing a gallery walk with students in a class room is really helpful because you will have your way you learned the chapter material. But when you see other students activities and another one may interest you and have affect on the way you learn and help you learn easier. When you are making your project you will e reading the material and then putting it into a an activity. When you are taking the material from the book to the activity, you will learn the material by writing it down or doing what ever you are doing to create your project. This activity will get everyone include and they can get new ideas for their material and they get other students opinions on the activity.
ReplyDeleteI agree it does really reinforce learning and as the students walk around they get to see other ideas and they might find something that makes it easier for them to remember the info
DeleteI feel as though that doing a gallery walk would be good for any class. I feel like it would be useful for any age group as well. It would make kids really get into their projects. They will take more pride in it because they are the "master" at whatever they are doing. It will also make the kids ready to come to school on whatever day it takes place on because they know it will not be a boring day. In my professional opinion, I think it is more inclusive.
ReplyDeleteI agree that they are the masters of the subject, a gallery walk really ensures that the students actually learned because they have to be able to talk in depth about it
DeleteIt is more inclusive in many ways as long as it is done in the correct way. As the teacher you would have to be cautious that you are allowing room for all of the students to be able to access all aspects of the activities.
DeleteI think it really depends on what kind of students are in your class. Some students, especially ones that are already going to do the work well, are going to perfect it for a gallery walk. But for those students who are the "class clown," or who typically don't do very much for class, this may actually harm them. They will be more comfortable not doing the work, since they know their peers will be looking at it. They might think it will be "un-cool" to put effort into something that everyone is going to see. It could definitely go both ways. I have definitely had some students as peers in my classes, as well as in the practicum classes I have observed that put less effort into things to keep their reputation if they know their peers are going to be observing it.
ReplyDeleteI think it is an interesting point that you make, when you say that this could harm some students. I hadn't thought about it in this way, but your point is valid. I think as educators we need to find a way to remove those thoughts of putting forth effort is "un-cool".
DeleteI think that the gallery walk meets the needs of various learners much better than simple read aloud for a number of reasons. One is that the walking around will help with the ADD learners as they don't have to sit and follow along with the reading. This also allows them to be interactive. This also makes the students think at a much deeper level than if they just read aloud. The only downsides that I could see with this activity is that if a student had a disability that didn't allow them to get up and move around or if students were too harsh when critiquing their work.
ReplyDeleteA gallery walk is a good way to make sure that all of the students are prepared because if they know that they will be showing it to their peers, the students wont want to be embarrassed because they weren't ready
DeleteI agree that it makes students think deeper. Like Tyler said, students don't want to embarrass themselves in front of their friends so they try harder.
DeleteA gallery walk is a good way to make sure that all of the students are prepared because if they know that they will be showing it to their peers, the students wont want to be embarrassed because they weren't ready and doing a gallery walk can help visual leaners by being able to see many different examples of work rather than simply hearing different ideas or options. It can also help kinesthetic learners or students with disabilities such as ADD that would benefit from being able to move around as they learned.
ReplyDeleteI like the point you make about students being able to see their peers work. I think that allows them to assess their own work more critically and see the changes that they could make which would help it.
DeleteA gallery walk is a good way for students to compare their own work to the work of their classmates. Students can see creative ways to review a chapter or topic. It allows students with concentration issues to stay focused on the task. One way it could be less inclusive is if students with wheelchairs had difficulty moving around or someone with vision problems was unable to see the work of other students.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the problems that you addressed. I think that the teacher would need to make accommodations for students who had a disability like this or something similar. I think it would still be a great tool if modified to meet the needs of the students.
DeleteI think they serve as accommodations for students with ADD and ADHD because they get to move around and shy students also benefit because they have to talk to people they normally don't talk to. Everyone has good ideas and they should be shared with the class.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is a great way for everyone to share with the class. I think another big thing for students with ADD is that they are constantly switching from one person's piece to another, so that they don't have to spend a lot of time listening to one person talk.
DeleteThis is a very informal way for students to share their ideas with their classmates and be able to work with new approaches to the information.
DeleteThe gallery walk is very helpful to visual learners as well as students who like more hands on activities. I feel like it would also be a good exercise for teachers because they would be able to see ideas from other teachers and use it for their classroom.
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