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Learning to Learn. “Learning is the work……whatever is taught must be steeped in learning through reflective action.” ( Fullan , 2008).
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Learning to Learn “Learning is the work……whatever is taught must be steeped in learning through reflective action.” (Fullan, 2008) Loertscher and Koechlin 2010
Big Think about Content and Process:What We Know; How We Learn It Loertscher and Koechlin 2010
BIG THINK about unit content • So What? • What are the important ideas we explored? • What does this tell us about the topic? • What does this mean? • What new understandings emerge? • What Next? • What new questions do I/we have? • What else do we want to explore? • How can we use what we know to do better next time? • What action can I/we take? • How can I/we make use of this new knowledge in the real world? Loertscher and Koechlin 2010
BIG THINK about unit process What strategies did we use to learn? How did these strategies work for us? Which worked well or didn’t work well and for whom? • So What? Could we have learned more in the time we had? Are we all getting better as learners? • What Next? How can we use our findings to improve as learners? Loertscher and Koechlin 2010
Triple Your Investment • Students • Consider content • Reflect on process • Teaching Partners • Reflect on learning • Improve teaching • School Improvement Loertscher and Koechlin 2010
Teacher BIG THINK • Reflect on Learning • What did they learn? How did they learn it? • Why is this important? • Teaching to Learn • Content and Process • Ongoing Assessment and intervention • Teaching and Learning Strategies • Learning Environment Loertscher and Koechlin 2010
Calgary Big Think Process Getting Better as Learners Content Making it Happen Loertscher and Koechlin 2010