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Guiding . Instruction. TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY. Guided. Strategic use of questions, prompts, and cues Find out what “stuck” and what didn’t. Guided instruction takes place throughout the day. Robust questions. Prompts. Cues. Direct explanation and modeling. Robust questions. Prompts.
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Guiding Instruction
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY Guided Strategic use of questions, prompts, and cues Find out what “stuck” and what didn’t
Robust questions Prompts Cues Direct explanation and modeling
Robust questions Prompts Cues Direct explanation and modeling
Teacher: What is a nocturnal animal? Student: An animal that stays awake at night. Teacher: Good. What is a diurnal animal? I-R-E
Teacher: What is a nocturnal animal? Student: An animal that stays awake at night. Teacher: Tell me more about that. Does a nocturnal animal have special characteristics? Student: Well, it doesn’t sleep a lot. Probe
Teacher: What is a nocturnal animal? Student: An animal that stays awake at night. Teacher: Tell me more about that. Does a nocturnal animal have special characteristics? Student: Well, it doesn’t sleep a lot. Misconception
Teacher: What is a nocturnal animal? Student: An animal that stays awake at night. Teacher: Tell me more about that. Does a nocturnal animal have special characteristics? Student: Well, it doesn’t sleep a lot. Teacher: I’m thinking of those pictures we saw of the great horned owl and the slow loris in the daytime and at night. Does your answer still work? PROMPT
Elicitation Elaboration Clarifying Inventive Divergent Heuristic 6 Types
Intention uncovering, nottesting
Teacher Poses a Question Student responds Is the answer appropriate? Yes No Probe to elicit more information Prompt to elicit background knowledge Focus on cognitive/metacognitive
Questioning is about assessment Prompting is about doing
Prompts So the student does the cognitive work
Background knowledge prompts invite students to use what they know to resolve problems
Process or Procedure Prompts To perform a specific task
Teacher Poses a Question Student responds Is the answer appropriate? Yes No Prompt to elicit background knowledge Focus on cognitive/metacognitive Probe to elicit more information Is the answer appropriate? Is the answer appropriate? Yes Yes No No Pose new question Cue to shift Attention to Information source Pose new question
Cues Shift attention to sources of information More directandspecificthan prompts
the expert commentator sees things you don’t cues do the same for novices Attention grows with competence
6 Types Visual Physical Gestural Positional Verbal Environmental
Direct Explanation Identify Explain Think aloud Monitor Take care not to re-assume responsibility too quickly
QUESTION Responds Appropriate? No Yes Probe PROMPT Yes Appropriate? Appropriate? No No Yes New question New question CUE Is the answer appropriate? Yes No Pose new question OFFER DIRECT EXPLANATION AND MODELING Pose original question again
Collaborative STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY Productive group work Group and individual accountability Productive failure
Students are consolidating their understanding • Negotiating understanding with peers • Engaging in inquiry • Apply knowledge to novel situations
The Helping Curriculum
Conversational Roundtable Summarize
What are your favorite ways to encourage collaboration between students? What are the benefits and challenges?
How does Maria: • Establish purpose? • Model her thinking? • Demonstrate? • Provide language supports? • Utilize productive group work? • Provide guided instruction? • Check for understanding? • Foster metacognition?
How does Maria: • Establish purpose? • Model her thinking? • Demonstrate? • Provide language supports? • Utilize productive group work? • Provide guided instruction? • Check for understanding? • Foster metacognition?
Independent Learning: Not Just “Do It Yourself” School
Independent STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY In-class independent learning Out-of-class independent learning “Independent” doesn’t mean no support!
In-class independent learning Out-of-class (homework)
How do you get help? Talk to students whenever possible. How do you know when you’re done? What are you learning?
26% Number of high school teachers who“often or very often” run out of time in class and assign the content for homework (MetLife, 2008)
Traditional homework occurs too soon in the instructional cycle.
Goals of Homework • Fluency building • Application • Spiral review • Extension Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2008). Homework and the gradual release of responsibility: Making responsibility possible. English Journal,98(2), 40-45.
What’s for homework tonight? TIP: Consider the background knowledge students are using during the day’s lesson.
Consistency Interaction Metacognition
Finding Using Producing Sharing information