Tuesday, September 27, 2011
It's all about the talk!!
Loved this video-but having a really difficult time posting to this blog!!! My reflection on the video was all about the structure of the talk-----question/response. This structure is basically recall (or no engagement at all) and doesn't really require the students to think at all. We need to model, show or tell how to do what we want to see and then engage students in doing it-NOT asking them about it. They need to do and engage in discussion about what they are thinking. I'm not sure that is clear-do you get where I'm coming from??? (Dorn says that all the time)
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Exactly, when we are explicit we take the mystery out of the learning. It answers questions that may be in kids' heads and doesn't give them a reason to say, "I didn't know." At times I know I assume a lot because I believe someone "should" know. However, that is only MY perception and is may not be reality.
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