In class today we broke into our groups and chose an Indian Tribe to research. The point of this lesson is to perform the Jigsaw Method, which is having the students teach their peers about different topics. So Dr. Smirnova chose Indian Tribes and had each person in our group choose a tribe to research.
We broke off into our tribal groups and researched the tribes together. I worked with Kathryn and Marissa. We chose to do the jigsaw method within our group as well. We each took two subjects to research and then we shared the information with each other via Google Docs. My mini group has the Dine Tribe, which is also know as the Navajo People. I'm excited to see how presenting it to our groups goes tomorrow. I'm eager to learn about the other tribes that my peers have. I'm also really interested in seeing how the Jigsaw Method works. I remember Dr. Smirnova telling us at the beginning of class a couple weeks ago that students retain 95% more information when taught by their fellow peers, so tomorrow I'll get to see whether that is true or not!
Renee I really loved your post on JIGSAW instruction. You're eagerness to learn about the other tribes other than your assigned tribe really highlights the purpose of the assignment. I'm sure that if all the members of your group were as determined and engaged in learning as you are, the group discussion and relay of information between students would make any teacher proud!
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