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Show What You Know

Show What You Know. Nancy DeYoung Leigh Ann Wheeler. Chalk Talk Thinking is…. Show What You Know. I'm Thinking “My students don’t want to think!” “My students don’t know how to problem-solve!” Short video clip of 2 students. Show What You Know.

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Show What You Know

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  1. Show What You Know Nancy DeYoung Leigh Ann Wheeler

  2. Chalk Talk • Thinking is…. Show What You Know

  3. I'm Thinking “My students don’t want to think!” • “My students don’t know how to problem-solve!” • Short video clip of 2 students. Show What You Know

  4. “Retention of information through rote practice isn’t learning; it is training.” verses Tell and Practice Thinking Show What You Know

  5. Stop and ask yourself: What do students spend 75% of their time doing in your class on a regular basis? • To develop understanding of a subject, students need to engage in authentic intellectual activity. Show What You Know

  6. What does authentic intellectual activity look like? • Students may be: • Observing closely and describing what’s there • Explaining and interpreting • Reasoning with evidence • Making connections • Considering different viewpoints and perspectives • Forming conclusions Show What You Know

  7. Will students be thinking?? • Will it be easy?? • Notice this is a shift from: Teacher Focus Student Focus Show What You Know

  8. Our role shifts from delivering information to fostering students’ engagement with ideas. • So, how do we encourage our students to think? • Start with a brainstorming activity. • Generate ideas • Allow think time • Allow mistakes without judging Show What You Know

  9. “Research has demonstrated that three specific techniques prove useful in introducing thinking: modeling, metacognitive reflection and thinking-aloud pair problem solving.” • What is metacognitive thinking, and how does it help our students learn how to think? Show What You Know

  10. Model • Will this teach your students how to think? • Richhart says, “A learner not only needs to learn to think but think to learn.” Show What You Know

  11. What else can I do to highlight my students’ thinking? • Questioning: • What makes you say that? • Can you say more about that? • What would happen if….? • I was wondering……what do you think? • If you were going to prove to someone that this always works, how would you do it? Show What You Know

  12. Consider your chalk talk and what we have discussed. How can you take this back into your school or classroom? • What challenges come up in your mind about this topic? Show What You Know

  13. Closure: • Thinking Routines • Chalk Talk • Connect-Extend-Challenge • What Makes You Say That? Show What You Know

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