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Extending Your Classroom
Travis Wood
Edward Foote
TLT Conference 2010: Nazareth College
R U EREAL UNDERLYING ENERGY
Are You Ready?
UbiquitousRevolutionary
Relevant
Everywhere
EclecticUnderstandable
Woodsters Philosophy
Classroom of Culture
Classroom of Choice
Classroom of Cooperative Learning
A Thinking Classroom
6 Dimension of a Culture of Thinking A language of thinking – terms and concepts Thinking dispositions – students’ attitudes, values, and
habits Mental management – thinking about own thinking Higher order knowledge – problem solving and inquiry Transfer – application from one context to another Strategic Spirit – urges students to build and use thinking
strategies
Jay, E., Perkins, D., Tishman, S. The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking. Allyn and Bacon, Boston. 1995. p.2-3
Our Blogging Language
Opinion
Wonder
Share Publish
Reflect
“I THINK ____ because
Illustrate
Connect
Our Blogging Dispositions
Curious and Questioning
Thinking broadly and adventurously
Reason clearly and carefully
Organize one’s thinking thoughtfully
Give thinking timeJay, E., Perkins, D., Tishman, S. The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking.
Allyn and Bacon, Boston. 1995. p.41-42
Our Blogging Mental Management
Reflection (metacognition)
Evaluation Pre- / During- /Post- Mental Management
Draw it out -
Jay, E., Perkins, D., Tishman, S. The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking. Allyn and Bacon, Boston. 1995. p.67-68.
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Our Blogging Higher Order Thinking
Problem-Solving Level
Evidence Level
Inquiry Level
New Blooms Taxonomy (revised)Old Blooms Taxonomy
Jay, E., Perkins, D., Tishman, S. The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking. Allyn and Bacon, Boston. 1995. p.128-129
Our Blogging Transfer
“Near” Transfer – you can drive a car, you can drive a truck.
“Far” Transfer – expert at chess uses same principles to master business
“Positive” Transfer – yield positive results (business example)
“Negative” Transfer – old habits negatively effect (driving in US then driving in a foreign country
Our Blogging Strategic Spirit
Steps: State your goals Brainstorm ideas Choose
Payoffs: Not directionless
thinking Engages students
in subject matter Fosters
independent thinking
Applies to real-lifeJay, E., Perkins, D., Tishman, S. The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking.
Allyn and Bacon, Boston. 1995. p.100.
Gee, James P. What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy. Palgrave MacMIllan. 2003. pg. 7
Play with Woodsters Blog
Take 20 min – Look around, hit the bathroom, make some phone calls
Try to apply some of our principles, look for our philosophies – Rate us! How are we doing?
Hands-on
What’s your purpose?
Wordpress.com or other sites
Create an account (or login if you have one)
Design it! Use our philosophies to thoughtfully make decisions on layout, color scheme, etc. What are you going for?
When you’re ready: 1) Make an “About You” 2)Create your 1st Blogging Activity
Tips
Topics to post about (your ideas, not ours)
When all “HE “ breaks loose (what would you do? (or what have you done?)
Questions
Contact Us
Stay in Touch! Blog: http://woodsters.blog.fairport.org/
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