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Sue. Harvey video. Primary: Introduction Share out: How might you cultivate an environment of wonder and inquiry in your classroom?. 9:00. Lori. Lori. Characteristics of Essential Questions. Invitation to Learn- Essential Questions Notice, Wonder, Explore. Engaging Enduring
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Sue Harvey video • Primary: Introduction Share out:How might you cultivate an environment of wonder and inquiry in your classroom? 9:00
Lori Characteristics of Essential Questions Invitation to Learn- Essential Questions Notice, Wonder, Explore • Engaging • Enduring • At the heart of a discipline • In need of uncoverage
Lori Essential Questions Are Not • Answerable through information retrieval; they require operating on information to see patterns and implications, and often requires developing new sets of data through critical inquiry on the part of students • Understood in one day or even one week • Easily agreed upon
Sue Modeling: Essential Question 1. Start with topic: Social Studies 2. Consider standard: How does the economy of the society depend on the geography and infrastructure of the region? 3. Think personal and/or motivating connection: Wisconsin/Minnesota transportation issue 4. Frame it into a thick question: How will the proposed Stillwater bridge impact life in Hudson? 9:30
Sue Frontload & Raise Questions Take action- ask questions Focus observations- ask questions • To connect kids personally to the inquiry • To activate their prior interest and knowledge • To set a purpose and problem-orientation • To create a template for gauging progress 9:35
Sue What’s the value of FRONTLOADING? There’s a bear in a plain brown wrapper doing flip flops on 78, taking pictures, and passing out green stamps. Task (3 minutes): • What is the readability of this text? • Rewrite what it means in your own words.
Sue There’s a bear in a plain brown wrapper doing flip flops on 78, taking pictures, and passing out green stamps. There’s a law enforcement officer in an unmarked patrol car going back and forth across the median on highway 78, using radar and issuing speeding tickets.
Sue Frontloading: The Key to Comprehension The research literature supports one compelling fact: what students already know about the content is one of the strongest indicators of how well they will learn new information relative to the content. Marzano, 2004 9:45
Lori Anticipation Guide Read the following statements and check those that you agree with: • Transportation is necessary for the economy • The needs and rights of people are more important than the environment • Government is responsible for a transportation infrastructure that is safe, efficient, and reliable • Jobs and education are priorities for our state, no matter what the cost of creating and supporting • The National Park System is vital to our country and should be preserved at all cost • Future development and growth are important to plan for now http://insight.mprnews.org/discussion/255/should-congress-clear-the-way-for-a-new-stillwater-bridge-debate-week-of-6-6-6-10 http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/12/04/talking-points-debate-over-stillwater-bridge-proposal/
Sue Plan & Carry Out Activities Focused Explorations Overview of Harvey Process • Immerse • Investigate • Coalesce • Go Public 10:30