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If there ever was a time to create a flexible structure for student learning and success, the time is now. One of the most empowering and compassionate practices that we can integrate into our classrooms is scaffolding, an instructional strategy that provides students with a framework to guide and support their learning (Wood, Bruner, & Ross, 1976). Scaffolding can offer a weekly structure that supports student growth, creates autonomous learners who are responsible for their own learning, and gives learners more confidence in acquiring new skills. Via Elizabeth E Charles 
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“Used effectively, checklists can help students develop metacognitive awareness of their intellectual processes. Metacognitive research consistently suggests that students who know how to learn, know which strategies are most effective when faced with a problem or a task, and have accurate methods of assessing their progress, are better learners than those who don’t,” says Dr. Kathleen Dudden Rowlands (source). Several tools that can help with developing metacognitive awareness are available to educators and students. These tools can be used to create shared lists of tasks or instructions. In this blog entry, we will explore two tools available to schools.
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Miloš Bajčetić
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I am teaching a class where I allow the students a set amount of time to draw out what they know about a subject. Today, the students did their pre-class work, then came to class, and we began to d... Via Beth Dichter
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November 9, 2013 8:20 PM
Check out this infographic which focuses on scaffolding for deeper understanding. Mia MacMeekin has provided a nine step process. 1. Ask a question. 2. Present a mystery for students to solve. 3. Ask students to draw what they know. 4. Give students ample time to research the mystery. 5. Ask students to draw the mystery and the solution again. 6. Ask students to share their drawings with other students. 7. Ask students to pull their ideas together in one drawing. 8. Teacher patiently asks what if questions. 9. If students needs more information, send them back to step #4, and start over again until the outcome or objective is reached. MacMeekin notes that her students were engaged in the drawing/scaffolding phase of this and reached a deeper understanding than other classes had. It is also important to note that the ant is actually an analogy. To learn more click through to the post. 
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November 15, 2013 6:52 PM
How much time teachers would need this kind of problem-solving based scaffolding activity? When to use Thisbe kind of approach? |
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"Developing curricular materials that capture students' attention and creativity requires intentional planning and an understanding of their interests ..." Via Leona Ungerer
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"Driving Question: How early does equal access to 21st century learning start? Prior to this project, we thought of academics and 21st century skills as separate things. Following a linear approach, first students needed to master important literacy skills, and then we could enhance the learning with integrated projects like "Stray, Stray, Go Away." We even worried that maybe 21st century skills would distract from the foundational skill like learning to read. It was thought that one was more important that the other, and guess what? We were wrong." Via Beth Dichter
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January 19, 2015 7:52 PM
What happens when you take a kindergarten class and create a project-based learning opportunity on a local issue? In this case amazing success. What is critical is to provide appropriate scaffolding so that all students (included English Language Learners) are comfortable and able to help with the presentation. If you have concerns about implementing PBL in your classroom this article may help you realize that it can be done, even in kindergarten. Click through to the post to read this uplifting article. |
