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Rigor Through Empowerment

Rigor Through Empowerment. Nancy Doda, Ph.D .& Mark Springer www.allianceforpowerfullearning.com www.teacher-to-teacher.com Sessions # 2412 & 2512. Our Essential Questions. What constitutes rigorous learning? What classroom practices promote rigorous learning?. Let’s Investigate.

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Rigor Through Empowerment

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  1. Rigor Through Empowerment Nancy Doda, Ph.D.& Mark Springer www.allianceforpowerfullearning.com www.teacher-to-teacher.com Sessions # 2412 & 2512

  2. Our Essential Questions • What constitutes rigorous learning? • What classroom practices promote rigorous learning?

  3. Let’s Investigate • Rigorous Learning is • Rigorous Learning is not…

  4. The Mythology of Rigor • No Pain, No Gain • The Classics • Volume • Final Exams

  5. The Power of Empowering Students • We believe that students are more invested in what they learn when they have a role in their own learning. • We believe that raising the level of student voice and choice raises the level of thinking in our classrooms. • We believe that the most rigorous learning happens when students take action to learn.

  6. EMPOWERMENT Putting Students in the Driver’s Seat

  7. In which mode of transportation would you best be able to retrace a trip? Consider Why?

  8. The Driving Metaphor Of Empowerment

  9. How Can We Put Students In The Driver’s Seat?

  10. Building the Classroom Community

  11. Mrs. Mutner liked to go over a few of her rules on the first day of class

  12. The Watershed Team’s AffirmationsWe will strive to be: CARING CAUTIOUS COOPERATIVE COURAGEOUS CREATIVE FRIENDLY RESPONSIBLE

  13. Class Constitution WE, THE STUDENTS OF WATERSHED, IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT CLASSROOM, ESTABLISH JUSTICE, INSURE TRANQUILITY, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LEARNING, DO APPROVE AND ESTABLISH THIS BILL OF RIGHTS FOR THE WATERSHED CLASS OF RADNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

  14. Everyone in Watershed has the right: • to be treated with respect; • to be equal with everyone else; • to have fun; • to be heard; • to have their own ideas; • to share their ideas; • to speak freely; • to feel that their materials are safe; and • to expect everyone to do his or her share of the work.

  15. Name ________________________________ Please give an example to illustrate how you have lived up to each of our affirmations: Confident Responsible Curious Independence Motivated SOUNDINGS TEAM WEEKLY SELF-ASSESSMENT

  16. Working Agreements About • Listening • Speaking • Behavior • Thinking

  17. Fishbowl Start

  18. Our Literature Circle Code of Conduct Listed below are the expectations for behavior we agreed upon as a literature circle team. We know that RESPECT is very important: *You must have three to five clearly defined expectations. Team Signatures *Developed by Janie Fitzgerald

  19. Class Developed Rubric • Equal Participation • Friendliness and Encouragement • Asking Follow-Up Questions • Using First Names • Eye-to-Eye and Knee-to-Knee (Developed by 9th graders)

  20. Decisions To Share With Students How to Share Materials How to Share the Load How to Encourage a Peer How to Get a Good Discussion Going How to Get Help when Needed How to Organize the Classroom Space How to Disagree Respectfully How to Keep Ourselves Motivated and Focused

  21. Engaging & Empowering Methods Co-Planning How We Study

  22. Control Continuum TEACHER SHARED Example: Worksheets to Think-sheets Students Choose From Teacher’s List of Acceptable Questions Students Use Open-Ended Think Sheets Teacher Determines Questions For Worksheet

  23. First…change this….

  24. To something closer to this… 8th grade, Vermont, 2008

  25. Help Students Take A Stand and Speak Up SAMPLE METHOD: FOUR CORNERS

  26. 4 Corners • It is nearly impossible to honor students and cover the standards. • Every teacher should be a teacher of reading. • All students want to learn. • Praise should be given more generously to struggling students.

  27. A Jigsaw on Methods Learning by Doing

  28. Home Group

  29. Expert Group

  30. Home Group

  31. Steady& Useful Roles • Discussion Director • Group Guru • Connector • Passage Master • Keeper of the Book/Notes • Tech Trouble Shooter • Room Arrangements

  32. Discovery Stations? A series of related learning stations which engage students in brief investigations on a question or topic.

  33. John Brown: A Villain or A Hero?

  34. Marking Text !! Interesting/Important ? Confusing/Curious + I want to recall this

  35. Read and Say Something Pairs will take turns talking about the text as they read. Read half the text. Stop and take turns sharing one passage that struck you as critical. Share why.

  36. Replace Worksheets With Think Sheets TEXT: __________________________

  37. Expand Your Empowerment Menu Circle of Knowledge Four Corners Discovery Stations Literature Circles Jigsaw Projects IRP or Independent Research Investigation Teams Self-Assessments

  38. Empowering Work • Students must draw conclusions, elaborate on their understandings, make and support arguments. • Students must gather, digest, interpret, analyze and evaluate information. • Students must make connections to their own lives and the world. • Students must think about their own learning and modify and adjust.

  39. Ask Students to Reflect On: • the assignment you just did, • why you did it, • what you noticed about it, • what you observed about the data you collected, • what connections you made, • what you learned from doing it.

  40. The Final Fronteir CO-PLANNING WHAT WE STUDY

  41. Control Continuum TEACHER SHARED Example: Text Study Students Make Choices from a Teacher Made List Student-Negotiate the Choices Teacher Organizes Content

  42. Think Choices • Books We Read • Topics We Investigate • Questions We Explore • Units We Develop

  43. EXPAND THE CHOICES SAMPLE CHOICE CHART

  44. Diseases & Dysfunctions of the Human Body

  45. Student Questions and Concerns:Can They Drive Curriculum? • How long will I live? • What will I look like in the future? • Will I be healthy? • Will I achieve my goals? • Will I make enough money to support myself? • Why do we fight war over religion? • How is the world going to change? • Is there a solution for poverty? • Will they find a cure for cancer and AIDS?

  46. Family Histories Lifestyles Travel Personal Narrative Maps & Globe Interviews 5 Themes of Geography Power of Place SOCIAL STUDIES LANGUAGE ARTS Research Project Who are we? Where are we from? SCIENCE Statistics Story of a Continent MATH Pangaea Patterns Volcanoes, Earthquakes Continental Drift, Plates Fossils

  47. Whose footprints are we walking in? Early Civilizations What footprints will we leave? Time Capsule Historical Footprints Back to the Future How do our choices affect our future? Waste and Recycling Me, Myself and Others Me, Myself and Earth What do others want? The General Welfare Difficult Choices Alternative Energy Sources What do I want? Personal Goals

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