This week chapter 4 is being hosted by Schroeder's Shenanigans in 2nd and Positively Learning. Head over to their blogs to read their thoughts on “Creating
Classroom Cultures that Support and Promote Student Thinking”. Chapter 4 of Teaching with Intention was so powerful,
because it is at the heart of what we want our students to be….metacognitive
and reflective.
I think that is so powerful for students. As a teacher, I am accustomed to modeling
many types of behaviors for my students, because this is what I want them to
eventually do independently. However, it must be intentional, deliberate and
planned. For me, writing down questions will ensure
that I am asking more open-ended higher-level questions rather than ones that
don’t require students to think or create meaning of their experiences. This video shows a kindergarten teacher using a think
aloud to model making predictions.
She used sticky notes to mark places in the text that she
wanted to use with the students. This
emphasizes the point that as teachers we must be intentional about our language, thus it
must be planned. You will not be able to cultivate a classroom of thinkers if
you are planning for it.
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