So yesterday was the first day of school, and I got my first glimpse at the students I'll be working with during this year. My first impression was that my classes are quite different. In one section of Modern American I have 26 students, 10 of whom I taught in English class last year. They are a boisterous bunch, and they occupy every available seat in the room. My other class has 18 students, only three of who I taught last year. They are a quieter bunch both on average and in the composite. Tailoring lesson plans to these two very different groups will likely be a challenge throughout the year.
One challenge this may pose to my lesson plans is in the availability of computers for when we use voicethread. Laptop carts have only 12 laptops in them, so even if i could procure 2 of them, my larger class would need to share them. I will need to adapt my lesson accordingly, and use this as an opportunity to partner up and share the technology. If I get two laptop carts, everyone in my smaller class can use one, but my larger class will share a laptop and discuss the primary sources they view before leaving feedback as a partnership. It will be interesting to see how this works out in practice, especially given their boisterousness. I will have to monitor them closely during this part of the lesson.
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