A Kindergarten group at Lanzac school singing with Miss Judy.
Patti was thrilled to be in a 7th grade Spanish class and actually help teach Spanish at MPCA!!
She taught a song about the days of the week and had fun with these kids.
Our amazing translators for the week! Carter, Evans, Reginald and LaFortune
We started our day eating breakfast, sharing a devotion, gazing at the beautiful sunrise over the ocean, and rejoicing that we only had one mango "boom" on the roof during the night. We walked up the road to our school at Lanzac. We were encouraged to see active teaching techniques that we have been emphasizing at the teachers' institute being done in the classrooms.
MPCA was our next stop. With over 600 students at this school, many of the classrooms were very crowded. The lower grades were lively and active, which we love to see. Patti taught a fun song to a crowded room of 7th grade Spanish students. During the morning we were able to observe some improvements that could be made to the MPCA classrooms that would make them more inviting. We came back to the Mission center to have lunch and regroup for our afternoon teaching sessions.
Here are some of the lessons we are able to teach throughout the week. Judy taught techniques for teaching French vocabulary with poetry and music. Today she taught a lesson on Zaccheus including storytelling, tongue twisters, writing, songs and instruments. Sharon taught various ideas this week for teaching mathematical concepts. Today she demonstrated a method for very young students to practice counting and doing physical exercise at the same time. Patti explained TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) this week for teachers to increase longterm reading comprehension. She has been using Creole books to show them how they can incorporate them with their students. Mary Jo has been focusing on the psychology of learning and how they can use these principles to improve student learning. Today she focused on using higher level questioning to encourage students to think more deeply.
Tomorrow is our last full day, and we will be putting finishing touches on our plans this evening. We are thinking of all our loved ones at home and appreciate all the prayers and support we are receiving from you. God is good!
