I believe in the power of communication. Getting students from different backgrounds to communicate can be challenging. A method I recently used is known as the Jigsaw Method. Just like a puzzle, every student has a unique part of the big picture that is learning. Each of my students worked to understand how to make outdoor traps. In groups of 3, each one person had to take on a role (Trap Master, Equipment Specialist, Location’s Expert). Each character had a different assignment, which ranged in varying difficulty to accommodate students’ varied abilities. I choose the groups beforehand because I know my students well, and I wanted everyone to enjoy it. Thus some groups had a low- level English speaker and someone who was bilingual and could, therefore, help translate. Ultimately, to know if my students learned about traps, they had to make their own and present it to their peers. I asked different questions based on the student’s language ability to confirm their understanding further.
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