At the end of a math lesson that Diane Moon taught virtually ( 虚拟地) earlier this month to her students, the middle school teacher in Illinois had star-shaped stickers covering her face.
It was all part of an effort by Moon and other teachers across the country to keep their students engaged ( 参 与) while virtual learning continues as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in the United States.
“It's been really difficult,” Moon said of trying to teach her students through computer screens. “Sometimes I feel like I'm just talking to myself and it's just slower because I have to wait for students to respond.”
Moon said she had no hesitation to have a try when a colleague ( 同事) showed her a video in which a teacher put a sticker on her face each time a new student spoke out during class.
“I put some competition into it because I made it a battle between my three classes,” she said. “I told them that every time someone new takes part, I would put a new sticker on and we'll see which class has the most.”
Moon said she heard from students who had not spoken out all term, and saw her students come together and encourage each other to speak up, saying things like, “It's OK if the answer is wrong.”
Inspired by the success, Moon took a video of her face covered in stickers and shared it on the Internet, where it went viral (疯传).
In response to Moon's post, a fifth-grade teacher, Isa, later shared that she was using pipe cleaners in her hair to encourage students to turn on their cameras and speak up in class. She said, “The stickers started to irritate (刺激) our skin, so we moved on to pipe cleaners in our hair! Huge hit! We recommend it!”
“It shows that we're all doing all we can to engage students,” said Moon.
【小题1】What made Moon put stickers on her face?| A．A teaching failure. |
| B．The competition for attention. |
| C．The desire to engage students. |
| D．A challenge from her colleagues. |
| A．They loved it. |
| B．They doubted it. |
| C．They were curious about it. |
| D．They showed little interest in it. |
| A．Her students disliked stickers. |
| B．She didn't have enough stickers. |
| C．It was cheaper to use pipe cleaners. |
| D．Stickers made her skin uncomfortable. |
| A．To support virtual learning. |
| B．To praise teachers' creativity. |
| C．To recommend a teaching aid. |
| D．To encourage students to learn. |
