D Quadrant Learning Tie 09

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Nancy White, Information Literacy Specialist, Academy School District 20

Agenda - ObjectivesAgenda - Objectives Changing world, changing studentsChanging world, changing students Adapting to changeAdapting to change Overview: International Center for Leadership in Overview: International Center for Leadership in

Education Rigor & Relevance Education Rigor & Relevance FrameworkFramework• RigorRigor• RelevanceRelevance• RelationshipsRelationships

QuestioningQuestioning ““Bump up” your lessons/Units to D-QuadrantBump up” your lessons/Units to D-Quadrant Web 2.0 Tools you can UseWeb 2.0 Tools you can Use Workshop TimeWorkshop Time

Changing StudentsChanging Students

Students TodayStudents Today

Magner, Timothy. “Trends in Educational Technology: A National Perspective.”

Pay AttentionPay Attention

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Our ChallengeOur Challenge

Are our schools ready for this generation?Are our schools ready for this generation? How do we create the learning environments that How do we create the learning environments that

engage this generation to help them reach their engage this generation to help them reach their full potential? full potential?

How do we equip these students with the skills How do we equip these students with the skills and knowledge they need to be competitive in a and knowledge they need to be competitive in a global, information-based economy and global, information-based economy and contributing citizens?contributing citizens?

What assumptions about education do we need to What assumptions about education do we need to question?question?

Magner, Timothy J. Director, Office of Educational Technology, US Dept. of Education. “Magner Millenials”

Changing WorldChanging World

2 Million Minutes

Levy and Murnane. (2004, October). “Education and the Changing Job Market”Educational Leadership. Shared at http://www.doug-johnson.comDoug Johnson: “Skills for the Knowledge Worker.” “Permission to use these materials for non-profit purpose freely given so long as this notice appears.”

Trends in Tasks Done by the US Workforce 1969-1998

Adapting to ChangeAdapting to Change

About Where to Begin, http://flickr.com

Ed Cabic, http://flickr.com

Schools?Schools?

What Can We Do?What Can We Do?

Deeper Learning

AAKnowledge in Knowledge in one disciplineone discipline

BBApply Apply

knowledge in knowledge in one disciplineone discipline

CCApply Apply

knowledge knowledge across across

disciplinesdisciplines

DDApply Apply

knowledge to knowledge to real world real world

predictable predictable situationssituations

EEApply Apply


unpredictable unpredictable situationssituations

EvaluationEvaluation

SynthesisSynthesis

AnalysisAnalysis

ApplicationApplication

ComprehensionComprehension

KnowledgeKnowledge

AcquisitionAcquisition ApplicationApplication

AssimilationAssimilation AdaptationAdaptation

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RigorRigor

Big Idea: Action Word ListBig Idea: Action Word List

Brainstorm Activity:Brainstorm Activity: Action Word List

On the wiki, each On the wiki, each group will list group will list process verbs and process verbs and products for their products for their assigned level of assigned level of Blooms. Blooms.

Example:Example:

AnalysisAnalysis

Process Process VerbsVerbs

ProductsProducts

DiscoverDiscover QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

GroupGroup DatabaseDatabase

RigorRigor

QuestioningQuestioning

““Questions and Questions and questioning might be questioning might be the most powerful the most powerful technologies of all.”technologies of all.”-Jamie McKenzie-Jamie McKenzie

Intel Teaching Thinking Intel Teaching Thinking With TechnologyWith Technology

Overview: Module 3: Creating Overview: Module 3: Creating Curriculum-Framing Questions to Curriculum-Framing Questions to

Support Thinking SkillsSupport Thinking Skills

Creating Curriculum-Framing Questions Creating Curriculum-Framing Questions to Support Thinking Skillsto Support Thinking Skills

• Understand different types of questions Understand different types of questions used in the classroomused in the classroom

• Create and revise Curriculum-Framing Create and revise Curriculum-Framing Questions Questions

Ranking QuestionsRanking Questions

With a partner, use the Intel With a partner, use the Intel Visual Ranking ToolVisual Ranking Tool to rank questions according to their potential to rank questions according to their potential for generating deeper thinking in the classroomfor generating deeper thinking in the classroom• Open Open Visual RankingVisual Ranking: :

www.intel.com/education/visualranking • Work with a partnerWork with a partner• Log in with your team ID and passwordLog in with your team ID and password• Click Click Ranking QuestionsRanking Questions• Rank questions:Rank questions:

Rank questionsRank questions Add commentsAdd comments Compare your list with other teams’ listsCompare your list with other teams’ lists

Ranking QuestionsRanking Questions

Step 2: Discuss Your RankingStep 2: Discuss Your Ranking• Discuss significant variations in rankingsDiscuss significant variations in rankings• Discuss your ranking experience – what Discuss your ranking experience – what

you think of this toolyou think of this tool

Asking Questions in the Asking Questions in the ClassroomClassroom

Understanding Open and Closed QuestionsUnderstanding Open and Closed Questions• Closed questionsClosed questions

Test factual knowledgeTest factual knowledge Contain limited range of correct responsesContain limited range of correct responses

• Open questionsOpen questions Build upon factual knowledgeBuild upon factual knowledge Promote higher-order thinkingPromote higher-order thinking

Reflecting on Questions Used in Your ClassroomReflecting on Questions Used in Your Classroom• Reflect on the questions used in a typical day in Reflect on the questions used in a typical day in

your classroomyour classroom

Curriculum-Framing QuestionsCurriculum-Framing Questions

Defining Curriculum-Framing Defining Curriculum-Framing Questions Questions

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions• Are overarching, foundational Are overarching, foundational

“big idea” questions“big idea” questions• Can help focus several unitsCan help focus several units• Can be used over the course of Can be used over the course of

a yeara year• Example:Example:

What does it take to change the What does it take to change the world?world?


Unit QuestionsUnit Questions• Are unit-specific, open-Are unit-specific, open-

ended questions ended questions • Help build understanding Help build understanding

for the Essential Questionfor the Essential Question• Example:Example:

Why leave one’s home Why leave one’s home to make a new life in a to make a new life in a strange land?strange land?


Content QuestionsContent Questions• Are supporting, fact-based Are supporting, fact-based

questionsquestions• Are categorized as closed questionsAre categorized as closed questions• Help strengthen and develop Help strengthen and develop

students’ understanding of larger students’ understanding of larger questionsquestions

• Examples:Examples: What route did the early What route did the early

explorer’s take?explorer’s take? What were the explorers looking What were the explorers looking

for?for?

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Witts, Jonno. Retrieved from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16857236@N03/2399505874

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Abraham Lincoln’s Resolution on Slavery: http://memory.loc.gov/mss/mal/mal2/424/4249000/001.gif

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RelevanceRelevance

International Center for Leadership in Education: Gold Seal Lessons

Karl Fisch: Karl Fisch: Wikified Research Paper KWL Charts – KWL Charts – Q-Tasks Q-Tasks (examples)(examples) Virtual Field TripsVirtual Field Trips International Collaboration

• Worldwise Schools• e-Pals

RelevanceRelevance

Scenario-based LearningScenario-based LearningWebQuests

RelevanceRelevance

How can you make it authentic?How can you make it authentic? InstructionInstruction

AssessmentAssessment

The Third Element:The Third Element:

Web 2.0 Tools You Can UseWeb 2.0 Tools You Can Use

Voicethread BlogsBlogs WikisWikis PodcastingPodcasting

• Mr. Sprankle’s Room 208Mr. Sprankle’s Room 208• ““Ace Kids” – ExampleAce Kids” – Example

Google Squared?Google Squared?

Workshop TimeWorkshop Time

Use template on wiki to Use template on wiki to draft lesson/unit plandraft lesson/unit plan

Hook – Rigor - RelevanceHook – Rigor - Relevance

AAKnowledge in Knowledge in one disciplineone discipline

BBApply Apply

knowledge in knowledge in one disciplineone discipline

CCApply Apply

knowledge knowledge across across

disciplinesdisciplines

DDApply Apply


predictable predictable situationssituations

EEApply Apply


unpredictable unpredictable situationssituations

EvaluationEvaluation

SynthesisSynthesis

AnalysisAnalysis

ApplicationApplication

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Questions?Questions?

Nancy WhiteInformation Literacy SpecialistIT- Educational [email protected]