Opening Assignment: Draw a picture of a significant event that has occurred in the last few months of teaching. (you will be sharing this with a partner after our opening prayer, and then that person will introduce you with a brief summary of your drawing.)
Spirit of the living God, be the Gardener of my soul. For so long I have been waiting, silent and still — experiencing a winter of the soul. But now, in the strong name of Jesus,
I dare to ask: Clear away the dead growth of the past, Break up the hard clods of custom and routine,
Stir in the rich compost of vision and challenge, Bury deep in my soul the implanted Word, Cultivate and water and tend my heart, Until new life buds and opens and flowers. Amen.
The jigsaw technique is a method of organizing classroom activity that makes students dependent on each other to succeed. It breaks classes into groups and breaks assignments into pieces that the group assembles to complete the (jigsaw) puzzle. It was designed by social psychologist Elliot Aronson to help weaken racial cliques in forcibly integrated schools.
The technique splits classes into mixed groups to work on small problems that the group collates into a final outcome. For example, an in-class assignment is divided into topics. Students are then split into groups with one member assigned to each topic.
Working individually, each student learns about his or her topic and presents it to their group. Next, students gather into groups divided by topic. Each member presents again to the topic group. In same-topic groups, students reconcile points of view and synthesize information.
They create a final report. Finally, the original groups reconvene and listen to presentations from each member. The final presentations provide all group members with an understanding of their own material, as well as the findings that have emerged from topic-specific group discussion..
May the peace of Christ go with you Wherever He may send you May He guide you through the wilderness Protect you through the storm May He bring you home rejoicing At the wonders He has shown you May He bring you home rejoicing Once again into our doors.