class involvement

Today my Co-op teacher really got the class involved. They were learning about the Nile River and to demonstrate how the Nile runs, she first used a textbook and tilted it so that they can see how the river would run. (the Nile runs South to North) Then she asked 2 students to come up and she stood at one end of the desk while one student stood at the other. They both pushed and the student represented the wind and she represented the current. They were stationary because they were pushing against each other just like in real life. Then the other student pushed with my teacher and they were able to move the desk. This showed the importance of boats in which the Egyptians were able to row to move along the river. It was ingaging to watch the students finally understand the concept of the Nile River. My Co-op teacher is definitly not convential and looks for other ways to reach and connect with the students.

I was also able to work with my focal student today on geography practice packet. I felt like I was making progress with her and she started to understand how to look at maps and how to get information from them. I am looking forward to working with her again on Tuesday.