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Marvin and Raul pairwork

Posted by Sonja Franeta on November 12, 2009 in Basic Skills in Context, Career Technical Education, Integrative Learning, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Literacy, Performance Assessment, Student Teams, Student Voice, Think Alouds, Video Evidence with No Comments


An example of contextualized learning, using the think aloud method–student takes time to produce the words he is looking to express. Teacher coaches and other student helps. The student then uses motions in the repetition of recalled expression.
Marvin and Raul pairwork

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