The writing workshops that i have seen my Tuesday experience allowed the children to work collaboratively. I had noticed that this helped many of the children with ways to fix their work. The teacher had a chance to assess the children ad found out the problem areas. She let me know that the workshops were the best times for her to meet with the children and give them a chance to help each other. She continued to let me know that she enjoys the workshops and incorporates them at least once a day.
I feel that there are advantages and disadvantages to the workshops. The advantages are that the children are able to work with others and get a wide range and help. The children will be able to feed off of each others strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, I think that workshops could be a difficult to manage. Anytime there is group work, children may tend to slack off, knowing that the teacher is not able to see them at all times.
I would love to try the workshops in my own classroom. I enjoy the fact the children are able to work together, sometimes this is better for students. Children are sometimes able to understand direction more from their peers than the teacher.
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I enjoy reading and writing workshops because I feel the students tend to be very productive. Rather than being swarmed by students, my teacher uses a number system. The students will take a number if they have a questions during the workshop; the idea is to maximize worktime and reduce the amount of time students waste. The students know to continue working until their number is called. I feel as though the number system promotes working effectively and keeps the class organized during a period that students could easily get off task and distracted.
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