Using graphic organizers has always been something I have very highly favored. As a visual learner, I have come to learn that these types of learning tools have been very beneficial to me as well as other students who share my learning style. These organizers are great ways for students to get information organized and use that organization to make it easier for them to study or write papers. I usually think of using graphic organizers in English, but I can see how they could be useful in every subject especially science. A good teacher knows when a graphic organizer would be helpful in lessons and which organizers to use.
"Graphic organizers are one way for teachers to ensure that students can show their abilities." I chose this quote because I agree with it. Graphic organizers are great assessment tools for teachers. They are a way for a teacher to make sure the students are learning what they need to know. It could also be a pre-lesson tool to find out what the students know about a certain topic.
A question I have is: Are graphic organizers affective for students who are not visual learners, and if not how could you adapt this activity to be useful for all of your students?
Well done, Katy, I appreciate your connection, quote and question. Let me encourage you to write about what things look like in the classroom, to give more vivid description to your thoughts. For example, with your quote, which is great, describe how you'd "do" (or have seen) a graphic organizer in class in a "great" way for assessment. Would you walk around and have small conversations with students one on one. Would you assess formally by collecting them? Would you have them turn it in with some other artifact they created to show their understanding?
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