ThinkingStrategies-Metacognition

Thinking about the reading Chapter 1 and 2

I'm noticing that the reading salad is a way to know what you are thinking about. She would put more in the red bowl than the green bowl because she asks

Noticing how important the beginning is-setting routines and procedures first then the class is ready for the content.

I'm seeing that the thought bubble would be a good way of unpacking your thinking and making connections in CMP

I'm noticing that starting with the concrete is important.

I'm thinking that Color chips are a concrete way for students to show what they understand

I'm thinking that number of fingers could substitute for paint chips.

I'm wondering if the thought bubble exercise was used to show the kids when to stop reading so other students could start thinking

Our students need to be able to talk to each other so that they can sement their thinking.

Where have you seen this before:

Art Teachers do this all of the time-If you talk about a specific artist -"If I were Monet this is how I would think about this. I am wondering how I get this on the paper

PE teachers who demonstrate skills

Think Alouds-we model, but not a lot of transfer

Math teachers use it sometimes to show the steps in problem solving-A math teacher showing multiple ways to solve something-"What's the easiest way to get the job done?"

Computer Programming teachers-activity to pair up and have one student give instructions and other student act.

Math teacher asking "why did you use that step?"

Discipline-"What were you thinking?"

Yandell had students pick a strategy and talk it through.

Writing as a think aloud with editing

ESL classes talk about metacognitve strategies --having students put their thinking on post it notes

Middle school math IC's have studied the "Classroom Discussion" book--showed their teachers how to teach students to think through their thinking

Question 3

Another way of checking for understanding-Help teachers fill in the gaps All content area teachers need to think of their students as apprentices in their classroom--What does an apprentice in the core areas look like?- "As a Scientist, I am thinking..."

This could make the Math Investigations richer... what does the frame in middle school english, for example look like?

It would help Middle School Mathematics to give the students a hook for remembering what they have learned

Strategies are powerful and stick with our students

Lead to a slow down in instruction and deeper comprehension and deeper understanding This would reall support differentiated instruction

College readiness benchmarks-this offers a way for students to reflect on what they have learned and the stems.

As a K-12 approach it would become a natural part of the way we learn together. Creating a common language.