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Hi #engsschat Scott Petri checking in from smokey Central California today. I'm a HS History teacher going back to work in So Cal on Aug. 8th. SNIFF. Where did summer go?
Chris from Bloomington, IN. Teach world history for private online HS affiliated w/ Indiana Univ. One of the #sschat co-leaders. Excited for tonight's #engsschat (though I will be in & out due to making dinner). :(
Thanks to Sean for leading our conversation tonight. I cannot believe it has already been a month! Welcome to #engsschat everyone. Hope everyone is soaking in the last few days of summer!
Welcome to #engsschat I'm Sean Scanlon and I'll be your guest moderator tonight. Take a moment to introduce yourself & share something fun you've done this summer - Images are worth 10 bonus points.
I'm Sean and I'm the director of instructional tech at Marian Catholic HS and working towards my admin degree. Trying to implement more Inquiry in my Modern US History class #engsschat
Q1: Do your Ss know there is more to a Google search than page 1? When students are given an assignment or a research topic, how can we get them past page 1 of a Google search? #engsschat
Hi everyone! I'm Lori, an assistant principal from Crystal Lake, IL and former English teacher. Once an English teacher, always an English teacher...:) We are focusing on inquiry this year at my high school so I'm excited to learn more. #engsschat
A1 My district offers a variety of search tools and resources via our digital library https://t.co/zRzRvo7dzB Ss need to be explicitly told not to use Google search. We insist on MLA works cited pages. Love using annotated bibliographies as formative assessments. #engsschat
#engsschat A0: Iām Zackary Seitz, I am an Economics teacher in the Dallas area, the most fun thing I did this summer was eat tacos for 3 straight meals
#engsschat A1 - An important lesson a lot of Ts don't always consider is to teach students about the algorithms and placement of pages in search results! What's first may be more popular, not relevant - see the recent effort at connecting POTUS & "idiot" in Google images.
A1) In my world history courses, Ss have to find at least 1 source in each lesson on their own. Ask them to describe their search strategies, why they chose source they did, why they think it's reliable, etc. Use some of @SHEG_Stanford Online Civic Reasoning materials. #engsschat
A1 We spent time this past year with the advanced search features. I also tend to push them toward the paid databases we have access to. Also did some work on identifying paid results and other factors that may made source unreliable. #engsschat
Hello #engsschat The month has flown by. I am Rachael Collins, joining from CA. I teach middle school SS. My family enjoyed a trip to Cabo San Lucas, MX!
A1: I love having the media specialist come in to review @EBSCO, other databases, and research strategies at the beginning of the I-Search. Ss learn so much from seeing research in action from an expert! #engsschat
We debated this at our HS. I used APA in my grad program. The line of thinking was that most undergrads use MLA. As long as Ts in schools/depts are consistent, the type of format probably doesn't matter. #engsschat
Q2: In todayās digital world, it takes students 2 minutes or less to find answers to a worksheet. How have you changed your questions & assignments to get Ss to not just Google the answers? #engsschat
#engsschat A1: I think getting them beyond page 1 of google is tough... But I do not do a lot of research assignments (need to look at changing that). I would say a good strategy might be to scaffold āresearchā as a skill. Include some modeling...
I also think utilizing the media specialist to hold a research class for your Sās would help tremendously. They are a vital (and often under-utilized) resource in our schools #engsschat
You're always welcome! I'm really excited about inquiry as our professional learning focus, and I'm also really excited about our collaborative inquiry groups where teachers will be using inquiry to explore potential solutions to school problems. #engsschat
A2 I find texts that give different answers than Google. Then identify the cheaters and expose them to the class after pointing out the correct answer in the reading. Only need to do this 2-3 times throughout the year to change the culture. #engsschat
For official research papers w/my Pre-AP kids, they do one paper w/APA , one with MLA, so they exposed to both formats & the requirements of both. #engsschat
Yes, having another voice demonstrate researching practices and strategies makes the whole process easier for Ss to understand and lessens the likelihood of just Googling randomly. #engsschat
I know I've talked to someone in Missouri about implementing Inquiry in math courses. They're already a year in with Algebra and starting Geometry. #engsschat
I also think utilizing the media specialist to hold a research class for your Sās would help tremendously. They are a vital (and often under-utilized) resource in our schools #engsschat
A2) Aim for worksheets to be "Power Sheets"- application of skills & peer interaction with analysis, POV, & purposeful tech. Just discovered autodraw. Thinking my students will like it! Here is a link to my first hyperdoc #engsschat
A2: Moving away from recall questions is critical. Applying knowledge, asking Ss to answer how/why, and challenging Ss to make connections makes questioning (and responding) more meaningful and less Google-able. #engsschat
I would like to try the #QFT with this question focus: "Questions that Google answers in 30 seconds." I'm imagining the questions students would generate around this focus. #engsschat
A2 About a year ago,I started using essential questions to organize my units. Assessments all ask the student to answer the EQ using evidence from class materials. #engsschat
A2 Almost everything we do falls into the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) format. Finding an answer is not enough, you have to explain how it fits in the argument/ position Ss are taking. #engsschat
A2 I liked to ask questions where answers could not be found via Google. For example, āwhich is noisier, a worm digging, or a plant growing? #engsschat
A2: With the recent push to provide support their answers, forcing Ss to provide the sources for their answers has helped a lot. In addition to the open ended responses. #engsschat
Library is introduced to Fr & Sophs, but all our Jr's write a full research paper and spend plenty of time with our Librarian on research skills and using databases. We reinforce these skills when Seniors write their papers. #engsschat
A2: Normative questions rather than factual questions! Also, Questions that are all about lived experience! (Indeed, some say the sign of a good question is whether or not it is google-able!) #engsschat#sschat
A1) In my world history courses, Ss have to find at least 1 source in each lesson on their own. Ask them to describe their search strategies, why they chose source they did, why they think it's reliable, etc. Use some of @SHEG_Stanford Online Civic Reasoning materials. #engsschat
Q3: When Ss develop their own questions, it requires more critical thinking skills. How do you help or encourage students to create their own questions? Do you have any strategies or resources to share? #engsschat
A1: Ask for a variety of sources, including different kinds of sources -- Hopefully this will get students past the first page! Or at least get them to try multiple searches with different key words! #sschat#engsschat
Yes - QUEST is awesome! The media specialists in our district have done an amazing job compiling resources and making the QUEST model accessible to all levels of Ss! :) https://t.co/pVPIZFUnob#engsschat
A3: I work in reverse for writing DBQs. Give them all of the sources and have them group to sensible categories...then they have to draft prompts (ask questions) from their groupings. You can create MULTIPLE essays from their ideas! #engsschat
Q3: When Ss develop their own questions, it requires more critical thinking skills. How do you help or encourage students to create their own questions? Do you have any strategies or resources to share? #engsschat
A3 I've given students the document sets without the question and had them try to figure out what question they answer. I've also in the last 2 years given them more free research assignments where they need to develop the driving question. #engsschat
A3: There needs to discussion around what constitutes a good question. Also, have students review previous EQs you've asked. On quizzes, give students the option to replace the teacher's question with a BETTER question & have them explain why their's is better! #sschat#engsschat
A3 Research requires a question. So thats where they start. A topic is not enough. Ss must develop a claim or thesis from the research and then use evidence from the research to support it. #engsschat
Pairing the question formulation technique with tech (like dot-storming) is a great way to get students creating quality questions. Thanks to @LitologyD155 for teaching me that! #engsschat
Our Ss continually come back and tell us how well prepared they are and how much their roommates & classmates rely on them for peer edit. #engsschat#WeAreMarian
A3: How Ss shape their questions is the most important part of the research process. We talk about key words, draft research questions, and discuss what we hope to find before diving into the research process. #engsschathttps://t.co/WXEF4rON6I
A3) Model EQ characteristics throughout the year w/ unit EQs or lesson EQs. Share the difference between open and closed ?s and provide a place for both types. I plan to add a wonder wall this year to provide visibility for Ss curiosity. #engsschat
Q3: When Ss develop their own questions, it requires more critical thinking skills. How do you help or encourage students to create their own questions? Do you have any strategies or resources to share? #engsschat
Welcome to #engsschat! Please take a moment to introduce yourself, what you teach, etc. Remember to use the combined hashtag tonight! #sschat#engchat#edchat
A3) Show them video clips related to questioning, including historians speaking about the importance of developing & refining ?s. Also have Ss pose ?s at beginning of lessons & after they've gone through the lesson (what else do they want to know/learn more about). #engsschat
A2) Moving away from low level, "right there questioning" and having students engage in the content/resources through interactive questions that are student driven forcing a deeper understanding. Ss applying their understanding in a PB or performance task. #engsschat
Q2: In todayās digital world, it takes students 2 minutes or less to find answers to a worksheet. How have you changed your questions & assignments to get Ss to not just Google the answers? #engsschat
@dotstorming is an awesome webtool that can help Ss discuss research questions and ideas. Ss submit their questions and their peers can comment and vote on the best questions. Check it out: https://t.co/aDZ3xkqGNZ#engsschat
In reply to
@GeoJo22, @CLSRatliff, @LitologyD155, @dotstorming
Love the QFT. We have quite a few teachers working with this to help Ss develop their questions #engsschat Here's the link to Toyota and the 5 Why's https://t.co/DM7VIMdKOX
A3) Another approach to help students form essential questions is to have them first draft 2-4 supporting content questions (closed questions). @C3Teachers follows this format #engsschat
No matter what your political persuasion, Rachel Maddow models questioning skills to the max. She builds her entire show around questions. Inquiry in action. #engsschat
A3: this is a great question.. as an economics teacher, I try and teach students to problem solve. Thy usually want to solve the problems they find interesting.. I would imagine the same is true for getting students to ask questions.. #engsschat
Posing good and interesting questions to start the inquiry might help students to ask good questions on their own.. however, I am honestly not an expert in this field #engsschat
Q4: How can using Structured or Controlled Inquiry with your students prepare them for Free Inquiry? Or can we simply throw them into the ādeep endā? #engsschat
A3: I work in reverse for writing DBQs. Give them all of the sources and have them group to sensible categories...then they have to draft prompts (ask questions) from their groupings. You can create MULTIPLE essays from their ideas! #engsschat
I use some very generic questions to guide through the whole year (i.e. Why do civilizations/ nations go to war?) and have students develop the Unit specific version. #engsschat
A4: Really going to depend on the class itself, I would throw my AP students to the wolves with this and guide the fight, on-level? Not so much. #engsschat
A1: Research requires looking at the topic from a variety of different angles.
Encourage them to explore those angles (I.e. Google search Why is X good? then Why is X bad?) #sschat#engsschat
Q1: Do your Ss know there is more to a Google search than page 1? When students are given an assignment or a research topic, how can we get them past page 1 of a Google search? #engsschat
Q3 - I let them have choice in their research and then look for the moments where they are on the verge of asking a great question and prod them till they ask it. Then I tell them I have no answers, but lets start looking together. #engsschat
Q4: How can using Structured or Controlled Inquiry with your students prepare them for Free Inquiry? Or can we simply throw them into the ādeep endā? #engsschat
A4 - There is a time and a place for the deep end, but I think you need to model the behavior that we want students to commit to; therefore using structured or controlled inquiry can show students the step and strategies to prepare them for free inquiry. #engsschat
A4: Having a small research project in the fall with pre-selected topics and groups can prepare my Juniors for the I-Search, in which they choose their own topics, in the spring. Practicing builds skills for more independence later. #engsschat
A4 #engsschat Being thrown in the deep end can be scary for kids, especially those with diverse needs. I think modeling knowledge, skills and habits with controlled and structured inquiry builds the "muscles" and experience for free inquiry. #sschat#edchat
A1) I've honestly noticed most of my Ss don't use the standard list on Google, instead they immediately go to images to visually search what they were looking for. I always started the year with our media specialist demonstrating proper research skills with #ebsco#engsschat
Q1: Do your Ss know there is more to a Google search than page 1? When students are given an assignment or a research topic, how can we get them past page 1 of a Google search? #engsschat
@trev_mackenzie book Dive Into Inquiry was a great way for me to get started with it. I think too many people see Inquiry as Free Inquiry & are afraid of where Ss might go. It's a process. #engsschat
A4) Recently participated in #inquirymindset book club. Allowing students to have time in structured/controlled allows students to build confidence for free inquiry. Page 36 suggests spending equal parts of the year in each type. That may accelerate for some levels. #engsschat
Even with images - do we teach students how to find images that are approved for reuse? Or do they just take what they find? We need to teach them about copyright. #engsschat
A2: In the nuclear field, we were required to have a mix of low cog and high cog ?s.
I'd throw a few softballs out there to loosen Ss up and then give them a high cog question that required analysis and explanation. #engsschat#sschat
Q2: In todayās digital world, it takes students 2 minutes or less to find answers to a worksheet. How have you changed your questions & assignments to get Ss to not just Google the answers? #engsschat
A4: While it's important to scaffold questioning skills, we also need to understand that students are already "in the deep end" when it comes to answering Qs in their everyday life. Let's be transparent with the pedagogy and have them reflect on their practices #sschat#engsschat
A4 Not usually a fan of the deep end. The inquiry design model, IDM, does just that. It supports the inquiry and provides research materials. #engsschathttps://t.co/ozp4zOJ2vX
A4) I think it's important to recognize that Ss do a lot of inquiry learning on their own. I think of my own kids who have no problem finding videos/tutorials on things they want to learn how to do. How can we harness that in our own disciplines/content areas? #engsschat
A4 My HS Ss are used to research. Bigger challenges include citing sources correctly and explaining or analyzing quotes or concepts in sufficient detail. My inquiry tasks are chunked. #engsschat
Thanks for sharing, Bill! Getting Ss passionate about inquiry in any small or large way can lead to great learning experiences in the future. #engsschat
Yes! And it needs to scaled up and recursive throughout the grades. If we don't remember to help students build their skills and go back through those skills then we can't expect them to be great researchers. #engsschat
Q5: Guided Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Teacher chooses topic/questions and students design product or solution. How have you used Guided Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
A4 My classes bounce back and forth. The free inquiry tends to be with topic the students pick themselves. More guided inquiry when it's directly tied to what we are doing as a whole class. #engsschat
I have my seniors choose a topic within a time frame and it has to meet certain parameters. I only have them for a semester, so I can't go much further. Need to be introduced at a younger level. #engsschat
i.e. teaching 1984 - teacher: Imagine you were in the novel 1984 as Winston Smith. Then have Ss think about what they are told to think. We believe red is hot but blue is actually the hottest. Ss start to ponder what they were told if it was right or not #engsschat
Yes, Ss need several opportunities to practice inquiry. These skills are challenging but so critical for higher education and have great real-world application as well. #engsschat
Also, I got this wild idea of building students up to crafting their own collective essential question to frame the final few units of a course (i.e., the globalization unit of a world history course). Any thoughts on this? #sschat#engsschat
A5 - Absolutely. Last year we read A Monster Calls and I pulled four topics from the books. Students then did independent research on these topics and the threads they followed were awesome and as interesting as I could have come up with. #engsschat
A4: I think that it is extremely difficult to throw students into the deep end. I have struggled with that myself (thinking it would all work out) and it didnāt... #engsschat
A5 #engsschat Guided Learnign fits in nicely with @C3Teachers IDM that leads to informed action. Students can be led through an inquiry related to a community issue and then design an informed action (AKA service learning) response. The action can be the assessment. #sschat
Teaching Ss NoodleTools has helped with citing (it's still a process), but my Ss still struggle with analyzing their research/quotes, too. Modeling and repeated practicing is so critical to help them develop these skills. #engsschat
A5 Local issues offer opportunities for student to propose solutions that can be reviewed local leaders. Recycling, homelessness, opioid abuse, school start times, recreations options are all of interest to students. Local leaders love to work with students #engsschat
When creating reading assignments, written work, group activities, etc., tap into areas of inherent student interest - ethics, money, sex, popular culture, etc. #engsschat
I use The Butter Battle Book from Dr. Seuss to make students think a little deeper about the Cold War. Love that it's all symbolism and they really have to think deeper. #engsschat
Sounds interesting. Not sure if I'd let my 9th gr do that, but I had 11th grade come up with the driving questions for the Civil Rights Unit last year. Way better questions than I would have come up with. #engsschat
A5: I like a UDL approach, I provide a topics list (students choose the topic) and a product options list (with one for "student created") and a framework for the research and expectations...beyond that they take command, create, and own their projects. #engsschat
A5: guided inquiry helps Ss create innovative ideas. They need some help to start the conversation. Benefits are Ss start to focus on critical thinking skills not ātestā skills #engsschat
Q5: Guided Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Teacher chooses topic/questions and students design product or solution. How have you used Guided Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
When creating reading assignments, written work, group activities, etc., tap into areas of inherent student interest - ethics, money, sex, popular culture, etc. #engsschat
Matt, I have done something similar with Catcher in the Rye. Researching mental health issues helped Ss to develop empathy for characters while building critical research skills. A Monster Calls is such a beautiful book! #engsschat
I know this was mentioned already, but check the Question Formulation Technique from https://t.co/dKjyFzXOKP Our AP Human Geography Ss used it to create their essential Q & it almost matched AP's. #engsschat
A5 Local issues offer opportunities for student to propose solutions that can be reviewed local leaders. Recycling, homelessness, opioid abuse, school start times, recreations options are all of interest to students. Local leaders love to work with students #engsschat
A5) Cross Curricular unit was the most powerful guided opportunity for my students. 8th gr. addressed injustice through the lens of Civil War/Civil Rights & wrote essay, designed art or film. Lots of student choice in evidence & product. #engsschat
Q5: Guided Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Teacher chooses topic/questions and students design product or solution. How have you used Guided Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
Sure! Our EQ for the last unit was What is worth fighting for? Topics were ancient Greece and Rome and some medieval Europe. The summative was an oration on the EQ using evidence from class. #engsschat
In reply to
@scomorrison, @SusieHatmaker, @_seanpwilson_, @learnbuildandg1, @AveryKeese, @zhanknight, @tyler_garrard
A2: make questions unsearchable; itās easy to change the focus of the lesson. Donāt ask what is the theme of 1984 but give them the theme and ask how it reflects upon society today. #engsschat
Q2: In todayās digital world, it takes students 2 minutes or less to find answers to a worksheet. How have you changed your questions & assignments to get Ss to not just Google the answers? #engsschat
Mental health was one of the main threads (Along with Schizophrenia and Cancer). It adds so much when students can see real world articles and research dealing with the same subject matter as the novels we read. #engsschat
Q6: Free Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Ss choose their topics without reference to any prescribed outcome. How have you used Free Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
A3: Cliffhangers. Churn up excitement about a topic and leave them hanging for a few.
Have the Ss think about it for a minute and come up Why, How, and What Next? type ?s #engsschat#sschat
Q3: When Ss develop their own questions, it requires more critical thinking skills. How do you help or encourage students to create their own questions? Do you have any strategies or resources to share? #engsschat
Topic can be very open like "The 90's" & then they have to choose an event or invention that made a huge impact. What was the impact? What was the event/invention becomes secondary. #engsschat
Q6: Free Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Ss choose their topics without reference to any prescribed outcome. How have you used Free Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
A5: No examples here, but it seems to me that a poorly developed question can lead folks down the wrong path
PLUS, some questions are oppressive, hurtful, dualistic or just unjustifiably biased - let's make sure students are spending time with good questions! #sschat#engsschat
I think the "deep end" is attainable for some students and challenging for others. It becomes a justice issue for me. Who has the skills and support to succeed? Am I able to help all students be successful in an equitable manner? #engsschat
A4: I think that it is extremely difficult to throw students into the deep end. I have struggled with that myself (thinking it would all work out) and it didnāt... #engsschat
A6 - I combined it with Genius Hour / 20% Time and students ran wild. I got so many interesting and engaged topics and projects. It often looked like chaos but it was super engaging and allowed me to do a lot more coaching rather than direct instruction. #engsschat
A6: With the I-Search for my Juniors and my Research Speech for my Senior Speech class, Ss can choose their topic and research question. They need to develop strong key words and identify their purpose, but they can explore a passion or interest. #engsschat
Q6 We do a big project each quarter. All I give them is a time frame their topic must fall within and some very basic guidelines. They either LOVE it or HATE it. #engsschat
A5 Local issues offer opportunities for student to propose solutions that can be reviewed local leaders. Recycling, homelessness, opioid abuse, school start times, recreations options are all of interest to students. Local leaders love to work with students #engsschat
When topics are required by curriculum, I get that. Sadly, too many times in my library, classes would simply show up with an assigned topic. I suspect that would not happen with this group! #engsschat
A4: You can start with deep end and adjust if necessary. Ts have to read the Ss to see how they respond.
It's best to be prepared with Structured and Controlled inquiry ?s so you can shift gears smoothly if the response to the deep end approach is too cold #engsschat#sschat
Q4: How can using Structured or Controlled Inquiry with your students prepare them for Free Inquiry? Or can we simply throw them into the ādeep endā? #engsschat
A5: The Workshop Model lends itself beautifully to this. The teacher begins with key conceptual understandings and questions of inquiry, students choose what they will read/write/research, and regular reflection informs next steps. More details: https://t.co/hV9Y5NScsk#engsschat
Ss don't always have to content knowledge to develop the inquiry/ questions from scratch. Give them a broad topic and they can narrow it down and go from there. #engsschat
A6: Free inquiry and agency are all over a literacy workshop, but perhaps most strikingly seen in independent reading. The benefits overflow: students' relationships with readingāand thus with themselves and the worldāare transformed from compliance to joy. #engsschat
A5: I have taught a guided inquiry on the slave trade.. basically students answered the questions about what role race played in the solve trade... might seem like a pretty obvious connection, however, most standards (including Texas)... #engsschat
... make the slave trade seem almost natural in its occurrence, and I wanted to emphasize how it did not have to happen, and that Europeans had to make this decision purposefully because of their racial views... #engsschat
The guided inquiry was extremely successful, but it required a lot of work on my end to gather the sources and ask good guided questions. I think that the C3 inquiry arc by @NCSSNetwork provides and excellent framework to designing guided lessons #engsschat
A7 - It has been hard to motivate some students. However, being active in the classroom and focusing on coaching really helps to catch any issues and help students get back on track. #engsschat
A7: I have found that some students get frustrated as it involves more effort on their end and less black/white - right/wrong type responses than they often prefer. #engsschat
Actually, there were many topics I was assigned as a student that became intensely fascinating to me - things I would never have selected on my own. #engsschat
In reply to
@MaggieMaslowski, @johnsonmaryj, @polonerd
A7: Ss struggle with the initial questioning process. Getting started is the hardest part. Breaking down how to write a research question has helped empower Ss to dig deeper and learn a great deal about their topics! #engsschathttps://t.co/Y9BYNyHSoM
Back to our earlier Google discussion in #engsschat. Does anyone show students how to use Advanced Google Search? https://t.co/N6fItFhhuy It's a useful skill.
A7 Overcoming the paralysis can be a challenge, as can student frustration with the "no right answer", but the biggest problem is falling down the inquiry hole. Not knowing when to stop inquiring and when to start working on the product. #engsschat
A7) From the outside looking in, the loss of SOME content can be viewed a pitfall. The process takes time for students but they need & deserve it. So that push back against standards based instruction= real. #engsschat
A5: We had a plant simulator. We'd give the Ss indications of a problem (cues) and give them the tools (procedures and protocols) to respond and react #engsschat#sschat
Q5: Guided Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Teacher chooses topic/questions and students design product or solution. How have you used Guided Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
Sometimes too much choices makes getting started hard. Spending more time modeling this process has helped my Ss with free inquiry. It is tough! #engsschat
In reply to
@scomorrison, @MaggieMaslowski, @polonerd, @trev_mackenzie
A7) Some Ss resist not being told what they need to know. Inquiry can be more work but hopefully Ss get into it more as they have more ownership of what they are learning & how. Ps & admins might not be supportive (diff from how they learned). #engsschat
A7: I have seen students doing the "work" of research, on a topic of their choosing, but struggle when asked deeper questions about what they are learning. They need close accountability to help them process what they are learning on a daily basis. #engsschat
There were also classes where I had so little background knowledge that I would have been completely lost if I had to select topics on my own #engsschat
In reply to
@MaggieMaslowski, @johnsonmaryj, @polonerd
Make sure the questions are single and not multiples. Give Ss examples of good and āneeds improvementā type questions. Then ask Ss which are more open ended and why. Have them decide #engsschat
Back to our earlier Google discussion in #engsschat tonight. Does anyone show students how to use Advanced Google Search? https://t.co/N6fItFhhuy It's a useful skill for students to take control of results.
A7: Challenge: when Ss have never been exposed to the approach before. It takes time for them to develop critical thinking skills. At first, they just want to be told what to think and do (as they have been in the past). To overcome: model inquiry and risk-taking. #engsschat
A8: I think it is important to share out at staff meetings, online, and provide student reviews. Students always care more about what they are doing when they have some options to create and lead. #engsschat
One topic that I have taught in the past that students love researching is music. I have had students research different protest songs (some suggested by me, others they knew on their own) and they had to research the topic that was being protested.. #engsschat
Having music be the entry point allows for a deeper conversation, because music means so much to so many different people. Sās were much more amenable to researching something like the south during Jim Crow, after analyzing Strange Fruit by Billie Holliday #engsschat
Last Call - I try to model choice and inquiry in professional development courses and how I answer questions on tech and teaching. It can be hard, but upping teacher use of inquiry can provide a school a bridge to deeper learning. #engsschat
Q6: Free Inquiry (according to @trev_mackenzie): Ss choose their topics without reference to any prescribed outcome. How have you used Free Inquiry with your students? What benefits do you see for your students? (Weāll talk pitfalls later) #engsschat
But maybe we shouldnāt focus on grades. An āAā does not mean they understand. Take the purpose of grading out; success is determined on knowledge #engsschat
Q8 As for bringing other Ts along-- baby steps. Ts in my dept resisted the move to more primary docs at first, but now it's second nature. Just like with the Ss, model and scaffold all the way. #engsschat
I went to a conference one time where the presenter asked the question: what is the difference between an 87 and 85? The real answer: nothing #engsschat
Sharing resources and examples always help me to better integrate inquiry in the classroom. I have enjoyed working w/ colleagues to brainstorm better strategies to move Ss toward free inquiry. It's a process for Ts, too. #engsschat
Good point. I actually give options. They can pick whatever they choose, plus I have a list of options so as who have a hard time deciding can get an idea #engsschat
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