Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Learning-Focused

InteractionsProbes and Prompts

Tuesday 11 October 2011Common Core Leadership in Mathematics (CCLM)

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

We are learning to…Pose well-structured mediational probes and

prompts.

We are successful when we can…Formulate probes and prompts in a variety of

situations that support the thinking of others.

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Agenda

Conversation/coaching skills

Homework discussion

Probes and prompts

Gallery Walk

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Why Use Coaching Skills

“In the past, I put on the ‘expert’ hat whenever a colleague approached me with a problem. I am now more comfortable stepping back, taking a breath, and empowering my colleagues to make their own decisions and arrive at their own solutions.”

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Skills…..

Effective/Active listening

Pausing/Wait time

Paraphrasing

Prompts & Probes

Nonverbals … Approachable voice … Exploratory Language (inquiry)…Plural Forms…. Positive Presuppositions…

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Thinking Potential ??

How are you doing with the new curriculum and pacing guides we just started using this year?

Open up Thinking

Focus Thinking

Close OffThinking

In thinking about the new curriculum and pacing guides, reflect on some of the potential strengths for student learning.

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INVITATION

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Probes & PromptsProbes & Prompts

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Homework: Pose Well-Structured Probes

Table Discussion:

As you examined the transformed probes, describe an insight related to struggles

you had as you did the homework.

Pass homework to the left

Read probes and identify theinvitation, cognition, topic

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Let’s Practice

As a table group, formulate two well-structured mediational probes with all three components.General Topic: Common Core State Standards

Resource: Mentoring Matters pp. 58-60

Write on separate sentence strips using different colors for invitation, cognition, topic.

Post your probes in the hallway.

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year

Gallery Walk

Bring your notebook with you to the Gallery so that you can copy down ideas for probes.

In groups of 3, read and discuss the posted probes.

Does it open up or focus thinking?

Evaluate openness, plurals, dichotomy, presupposition, inquiry/interrogation…..

Identify other “cognition verbs” that could be used.