Thursday, January 29, 2009

WOW!!! They are reading and actually like doing it and so do I...


I have always wanted my students to read more business books but I did not want them to do the same old silent reading with a study guide and concluding with a test.  While at a district wide meeting I learned about literacy circles, so I decided to give them a shot.  I decided to have my senior advanced marketing students read Jim Collin’s Good To Great.  The first discussion day was the better than I expected!!!  Even the students who are normally class shirkers were participating and seemed to be very involved.  I can not wait to see what else happens using literacy circles.  If you want to see my hand outs feel free email me.   

 

 

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