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  Case: Art Class
Mr. Mercer is an elementary art teacher who is unobtrusively assessing his students while they make origami holiday ornaments. He notices that while students seem to be doing well constructing the ornaments from precut pieces of paper, they are having a hard time cutting any pieces on their own. He realizes that while he went over in detail the processes of folding and constructing the ornaments, he did so with paper he had prepared by precutting. What should he do to make the process easier for the students?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Mr. Mercer should stop the students where they are at in the process. He should then demonstrate making origami with a piece of paper that needs to be cut first. He should demonstrate the cutting process several times and let students practice on several pieces of paper while he is demonstrating. Once he sees that all students have mastered cutting the paper before construction, he can move on with the lesson and let them continue with their artwork as he continues to move around the room and assess student performance.
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think he should have done the demonstration along with when he went over how to construct the ordainments. He should have also had the students do the steps with him as well as showing them how to cut the paper so that they would not be struggling so much.
Rated On: October 14, 2014 6:17 pm
Rated By: MaByvu
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is an excellent solution to Mr. Mercer's problem and I would definitely do this same thing in my classroom if I came across this problem. It was very well thought out.
Rated On: October 16, 2014 4:24 am
Rated By: esaSaV
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is a proper solution. To stop and demonstrate for the children to grasp how to cut the paper properly to succeed in the activity.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 12:23 am
Rated By: Holly Ebbert
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a great method to use to help the students.
Rated On: October 11, 2018 6:40 pm
Rated By: yhezuS