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It’s All about Thinking – Collaborating to Support All Learners Reading, Writing, Thinking Strategies Secondary Prince Rupert April, 2013 Faye Brownlie

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It’s All about Thinking – Collaborating to Support All Learners

Reading, Writing, Thinking Strategies Secondary  Prince  Rupert  April,  2013  

Faye  Brownlie  

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Learning  Inten<ons  

•  I  have  a  plan  to  collaborate  with  someone  in  the  classroom.  

•  I  have  a  plan  to  try  a  different  strategy  or  sequence  that  focuses  on  literacy  and  engagement.  

•  I  have  a  plan  to  con<nue  to  ask  the  ques<ons,  ”How  is  what  I  am  doing  suppor<ng  the  learning  of  all  my  students?”  and  “How  do  I  know?”  

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•  American  5th  graders  spend  91%  of  their  day  either  listening  to  a  teacher  talk  or  working  alone  (Pianta  &  Belsky,  2007).  

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•  10  years  aSer  high  school,  graduates  who  had  honed  their  teamwork  skills  while  s<ll  in  high  school  had  significantly  higher  earnings  than  those  who  failed  to  do  so  (Science  Daily  2008).  

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What? So What? •  2  column  notes  

•  Essen<al  ques<on:  – How  does  where  you  live  affect  how  you  live?  

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A  Midsummer  Night’s  Dream  –  Introduc7on  assignment  –  Tina  Sikkes,  

Smithers  

•  Partner  draw    •  Step  one:  Choose  a  partner.    One  partner  (partner  #1)  will  

be  drawing,  the  other  (partner  #2)  will  be  describing  an  image  on  the  screen  to  the  partner  who  is  drawing.    Partner  1  must  turn  their  desk  toward  the  back  wall  so  that  their  back  is  facing  the  Smart  Board  at  the  front  –  they  cannot  see  the  picture  they  are  about  to  draw.    Once  the  picture  is  up,  partner  two  will  describe  the  image  to  partner  1  as  (s)he  draws  it.    Both  partners  should  be  able  to  see  the  drawing  as  it  is  being  created.    Once  finished,  students  may  turn  around  and  compare  their  drawings  to  the  original.          

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Step  two:      Switch  partners  and  repeat  the  above  process  with  the  picture  below:  

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Step  three:  “What/So  What”  

Have  students  work  again  with  their  picture  partner.    They  need  to  make  a  two  column  table  labeling  the  columns:  “What”  and  “So  What?”  

In  the  “What”  column,  students  will  make  observa<ons  on  what  they  no<ce  about  the  picture.    In  the  “So  What”  column,  students  will  explain  why  each  observa<on  is  important,  what  it  might  mean,  significance,  and  so  on.  

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What:  What  do  you  see  in  the  image  above?  

So  What:  What  might  the  significance  of  the  image  be?  

A  garden   Gardens  are  safe  –  this  is  probably  a  safe  place  There  is  a  mask  behind  the  girl  

Maybe  this  is  not  a  safe  place;  Is  he  a  stalker?  Maybe  this  is  a  forbidden  love?  (spying?)  

The  girl  has  flowers  in  her  hair  

Maybe  he  picked  flowers  for  her  She  might  be  a  fairy  

The  man  is  part  donkey  (he  has  donkey  ears  and  a  hairy  face)  

Maybe  he  had  a  curse  put  on  him?  Is  this  a  magical  place  –  it  reminds  (me)  of  Narnia  Magic  must  be  involved  Maybe  it  has  to  do  with  his  agtude  –  “ass”  

The  two  are  looking  lovingly  at  each  other  

They  must  be  in  love  Maybe  it  is  a  forbidden  love?  It  is  weird  that  she  loves  him  because  he  is  part  donkey  Maybe  she  is  under  a  love  curse  

Class  discussion  following  partner  work:  

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Choice  Beginnings  

•  Choose  15-­‐20  words  •  Read  these  words  while  the  students  sketch,  predict,  or  write  ques<ons  

•  Reread  the  words  several  <mes  •  In  2’s  and  3’s,  students  discuss  what  they  believe  they  know  and  what  they  wonder  

•  Present  informa<on    

•  Student  Diversity,  2nd  ed.  -­‐  Brownlie,  Feniak,  Schnellert  

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•  Previously:    Big  Bang  Theory  •  Topic:    Life  cycle  of  stars  and  the  sun  

•  Key  Idea:    Nuclear  fusion  powers  stars  and  is  the  force  behind  solar  flares,  prominences,  sunspots,  solar  wind.  

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•  Choice  beginnings  •  Read  and  discuss  •  Create  a  graphic  of  nuclear  fusion  •  What  do  you  know?  – Alone  and  with  a  partner  

•  Exit  slip  – What  ques<ons  do  you  have?  – What  are  you  unsure  of?