Van Sluys Setting Up Invitations Week 9

In this article, the author talks about making time in the classroom for invitations. The time required for these invitations is 45 minutes to two hours. How can we find time for this? I think it is very important as a school to find time for these. These invitations allow students to communicate with one another, pose problems, read, write, think, and challenge meanings. These factors in learning are vital in a child's learning. Students should have the right to make time for their own learning and learn to take responsibility in their learning. That way, they know their learning strategies and what they need to do as a learner. The article also talks about finding a place for these workshops. If the media center is organized well, then this would be a great space for it. Computer labs are also a great idea. This will enable students to use internet and gather ideas for the problems or issues they may be working out. The folders that the author mentions that will store the invitations and keep things organized was also a very important thing to look at in the classroom. If the students invitations are not neat and are hard to find, then that creates problems. One issue that was brought up in the invitations was the gender roles. This creates a great debate and brings up several issues that the students can talk about. Invitations such as these welcomes all sorts of learners seeking to talk about issues that arise today.