Spacing...

This week I have made comments to a number of my classmates' "works of art" regarding the "spacing" they have used in their photography.  Many used elements of nature such as trees to frame their shots.  In the second grade classroom I have substituted all week in, we begin each day with "morning business" in the back room.  There are no desks in the back room and students are asked to sit on the ground as we cover the daily schedule.  "Imaginatively" I used people and spacing to frame their focus and learning.  I moved students to sit in different spaces on the floor if I felt they would focus more effectively and thus, help to run "morning business" more efficiently without increased talking or disruptions.  

Balance....

Through our photography work and readings in module 1, I have been intrigued with the ideas of how balance and composition play a large role in creating a compelling photograph. As I was reading through the lesson plan created by the second grade teacher I would take the place of today, I considered an "imaginative bridge" between such balance in a photograph to balance in a classroom. I noticed at the end of the day how all of the assigned group work activities in class were chosen so there was a suitable balance in regards to gender, personality and ability. This certainly played quite an influential role in how the learning activity was experienced by each individual student. For example, the math lesson today required the students to measure out standing long jump distances in groups of four. Most of the groups had an equal number of boys and girls and similar levels of physical coordination and thus, resulting distances. This allowed the students to feel comfortable participating in the activity, without the feeling of extreme failure or success amongst their peers.

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