ACE Questions Jamie Mixon 4 th Grade Social

ACE Questions Jamie Mixon 4 th Grade Social Studies, Reading, and Language

ACE Questions As applied to education, self-determination research reveals that students who are autonomously motivated do well in educational settings and students benefit from teachers who support their autonomy. Deci, E. , & Ryan , R. (2002). Handbook of self-determination research. (1 st ed. ). Rochester: University of Rochester Press.

ACE Questions Tap Rubric Indicators: Motivating Students • Making content meaningful to students • Developing learning experiences where curiosity, inquiry and exploration are valued

ACE Questions Tap Rubric Indicators: Thinking • • Students employ analytical and creative thinking Teacher provides opportunities for students to generate a variety of ideas and analyze problems from multiple viewpoints

ACE Questions A C E ppropriate ontent Related xtensions These questions are meant to provide meaningful extensions to the daily lesson. Students will use Safari and filtered search engines to answer ACE questions and share the new information with classmates. For example, if we are studying Egypt and a student would like to know more about pharaohs, he/she could pose an ACE question to be answered later in the day. In this way students are encouraged to be inquisitive learners and have the opportunities to seek out new information.

ACE Questions

ACE Questions

ACE Questions Modeling: I DO • After a lesson, engage students in conversations about what they want to know more about. • Explain that asking questions is part of the learning process. • Use think alouds to model questions that you might have if you were the learner. • Introduce the process of ACE Questions and the procedure for use in your classroom. • Pose ACE questions and model key word searches.

ACE Questions Guided Practice: We DO • Give students a topic that they may find interesting. • Model an ACE question and review the expectations. • Allow students to work in groups to pose ACE Questions. • Trade questions and allow students to determine if the question meets the criteria. • Guide students whole or small group to answer questions using key search terms.

ACE Questions Independent Practice: You DO • Use ACE questions logs and/or boxes to gather ACE questions. • Approve the questions or train students to approve them. • Allow students to answer these questions using technology resources. • Have students share what they learn through whole group or Kagan structures.

ACE Questions After a lesson on early explorers, I asked students to pose ACE questions that we could answer later. “What are some other facts about Columbus and Cortes? ”- Tyler “When was Ponce de Leon born? ” - Xanthos “Why did they think the world was flat? ” - Bryanna “Who found out that the Earth was round? ” Shelby “Why did Columbus want to sail to the Indies? ” Abigail

ACE Questions Combine ACE Questions with Bloom’s Taxonomy

ACE How to assess mastery of this strategy: Questions A-Appropriate Is the question appropriate for the age and abilities of our students? C-Content Related Is the question related to the content directed by Common Core state standards and Comprehensive Curriculum? E- Extensions Does the question extend the learning beyond the normal scope and sequence for the grade level/subject area?

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ACE Questions Thank you for your time! If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at: Jamie. mixon@tangischools. org