PEER TEACHING & TECHNOLOGY
Grace, Julius, Elijah
Day One Teaching
Date: 3/29/2023
The person who wrote this documentation: Grace Thompson
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Plan: We started with introducing ourselves to the students and then Julius took the lead in presenting the project with a slideshow. Slides provided examples and some guidance for them to follow in their research. The remainder of the class was left for students to fully plan and develop their designs in their sketchbooks. We encouraged them to think about drawing all the sides of their design since the sketches would be easier to translate into a 3D piece.
Glows: Despite it being a pretty laid back day as far as work that needed to be done, students were fully engaged throughout the period and we had the freedom to wander and get to know the students while assisting them in the ideation process. I was extremely proud and impressed with the creativity of the designs, the students really went above and beyond to make them unique and each design highlighted the student’s own style. Julius had a really good flow when they presented the PowerPoint and kept a great balance of engaging and informational throughout the slideshow.
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Grows: We could have further emphasized the cultural or regional differences in the houses on top of their architectural designs. As I walked around, I noticed the students visually recognized the differences, but didn’t make the deeper connections. This is an important part of them being able to make connections outside of the classroom and in the future we can try to make it more of an emphasis.
Artifacts:
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Analysis: These photos show a few of the students as they fully fledged out their concept in their sketchbook. Some of the students were already proficient with Tinkercad and they went ahead and began the digital design aspect of the project. (One student even completed his house design)
The slideshow that Julius created was a great tool for this first day and many of the students were looking at house styles, such as Victorian or soviet, that they wouldn't really be exposed to in Northern Colorado.
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