MI - Chapter 10

In this chapter they talked about multiple ways to access student learning. One of the ones they talked about was a sociogram. A sociogram is basically a chart of all of the desks, and you draw certain symbols on the map to represent different things. As a community Assistant in Stone Hall, we have to do a socialgram for the residents on our floor. We put a symbol next to someone who is homesick, a different symbol next to those who are struggling academically, a place with a symbol and this means they are in a relationship. A different symbol means that the residents have emotional troubles, so we know if they need support or assistance and to look out for that in the future! We al also required to write their interests in their rooms, to prove that we tried to get to know them. This is important because it is important to know your students and what they enjoy so that you can try to teach to their interests and attempt to engage your students. I believe using a sociogram would be a great way to monitor the students’ progress. For example, put a star next to those students who are struggling, a check next to those who are ahead, and draw lines between the friend groups in your classroom. You can put a heart if they show lot so interest in their subject, and put an “X” next to those students who can be disruptive. You can refer to this sociogram as you make up and use it to form groups of students for group projects and to make a seating chart that best fits your students, if you decide to use one.