ITS ALL ABOUT THE SECOND QUESTION RELATIONSHIPS RIGOR
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SECOND QUESTION: RELATIONSHIPS + RIGOR + RELEVANCE = RESULTS Focus on Learning Excellence for ALL Students Build a Collaborative Culture “Sometimes the questions are complex but the answers are simple. ” ~Dr. Seuss EVERY DAY. EVERY STUDENT. NO EXCUSES. Prepared for the Professional Learning Community Members of WEST NEWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Dan Mulligan, Ed. D. , flexiblecreativity. com, (twitter: @drdanmulligan) January 2016
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY Continuously Refining Our Craft Do the best you can until you know better. Dr. Maya Angelou WHY BOTHER? Then when you know better, do better. “Sometimes the questions are complex but the answers are simple. ” ~Dr. Seuss
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Framework for Instructional Planning Mc. REL, 2012 1. Create an Environment for Learning – Helping students know what is expected of them, providing students with opportunities for regular feedback on progress, assuring students they are capable of learning content and skills 2. Helping Students Develop Understanding – Integrating prior knowledge with new knowledge – Procedural knowledge: constructing a model of the steps required of the process and practicing its variations; using the process or skill fluently or without any conscious thought 3. Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge – Moving beyond ‘right answer’ learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills in real-world contexts.
Think Pad is a resource designed to: • provide evidence of understanding and participation during student-to student dialogue • facilitate student reflection on their thinking
Attributes of a thriving PLC CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING (ACTIVATING STRATEGY) Unpacking the Standard Work collaboratively (e. g. , construct viable arguments, critique, agree) to identify key words that capture the essential elements of a functioning thriving Professional Learning Community with fidelity. Enjoy working with your new best friend.
Mission Statement We will provide an exemplary education for all students. Vision Statement We will provide a learning environment focused on enabling students to become globally competitive in a constantly advancing society.
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Research-Based Instructional Strategies Category page 25 Ave. Effect Size (ES) Percentile Gain Identify similarities & differences 1. 61 45 Summarizing & note taking 1. 00 34 Reinforcing effort & providing recognition . 80 29 Homework & practice . 77 28 Nonlinguistic representations . 75 27 Cooperative learning . 73 27 Setting objectives & providing feedback . 61 23 Generating & testing hypotheses . 61 23 Questions, cues, & advance organizers . 59 22
HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING (INSTRUCTIONALPERIOD) Assessing for Conceptual Understanding (These are…These are not) Suggestion from Research: ü Open (begin) with the rigor… ü …but rather than rigor…scaffold the experience for students to foster rigor with nurturing…
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page 8 If you want a learner to truly understand own essential knowledge, expand your exploration from ‘what it is’ to also ‘what it is NOT’.
How can you use the Where do I belong? structure to support your role as teacher/administrator? ? ? A = bh 4 right angles Right Triangle 3 sides 1 right angle 4 sides Opposite sides equal One side is the longest Rectangle A = ½ bh
OPEN TASK AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE page 48
OPEN TASK AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
The Power of Our Questions
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