p4c wall display - full size
TRANSCRIPT
P4C Wall DisplayCreated By Justin A. Wiley, March 2012
THE GOOD THINKER'S TOOLKIT
W hat... What do you mean by...? What else do I need to know? What does this have to do with me?R easons. What are the reasons...?[A] ssumptions. What assumptions are being made? Are we assuming that...?I nferences. If...then... What can we infer?[T] ruths. Is it true? How can we find out if this is true?[E] xamples, Evidence. What are some examples or evidence for this claim?[C] ounterexamples. What are the counterexamples for the claim?
MAGIC WORDS
SPLAT = “Speak a little louder,
please.” (SPLAT means that what a person said just barely got out of their mouth and then went “splat” on the floor. In other words, we need you to speak louder so we can hear you.)IDUS = “I don't understand.”POPAAT = “Please, one person at a time.” (When people start speaking out of turn, someone says POPAAT, which means that all must stop talking. The person holding the ball then continues.)OMT = “One more time.”(OMT is a request for the speaker to repeat what he or she has just said.)NQP = “Next question, please.”LMO = “Let's move on.”PBQ = “Please be quiet.”GOS = “Going off subject.”(A group member can say GOS when the discussion is losing focus.)
REFLECTING ON THE INQUIRY
How did we do as a community?1. Listening...Was I listening to
others? Were others listening to me?
2. Participation...Did most people participate rather than just a few who dominated?
3. Safety...was it a safe environment?
How was our inquiry?4. Focus...Did we maintain a
focus?5. Depth...Did our discussion
scratch beneath the surface, open up the topic, or otherwise make some progress?
6. Understanding...Did I increase my understanding of the topic?
7. Thinking...Did I challenge my own thinking or work hard at it?
8. Interest...Was it interesting?
THE GOOD
THINKE
R'S
TOOLKI
T
W
R
A
I
T
E
C
What...Reasons
Assumptions
Inferences
Truths
Examples,
Evidence
Counterexample
s
What do you mean by...? What else do I need to know?
What does this have to do with me?
What are the reasons...?What assumptions
are being made? Are we assuming
that...?What can we infer?Is it true?
How can we find out if this is true?
What are some examples or evidence for this claim?
What are the counterexamples for the claim?
MAGIC
WORD
S
SPLATIDUSPOPAATOMTNQP
LMOPBQGOS
SPLAT = “Speak a little louder, please.” (SPLAT means that what a person said just barely got out of their mouth and then went “splat” on the floor. In other words, we need you to speak louder so we can hear you.)
IDUS = “I don't understand.”
POPAAT = “Please, one person at a time.” (When people start speaking out of turn, someone says POPAAT, which means that all must stop talking. The person holding the ball then continues.)
OMT = “One more time.”
(OMT is a request for the speaker to repeat what he or she has just said.)
NQP = “Next question, please.”
LMO = “Let's move on.”
PBQ
= “Please be quiet.”
GOS = “Going off subject.”(A GROUP MEMBER CAN SAY GOS WHEN THE DISCUSSION IS LOSING FOCUS.)
REFLECTING ON THE INQUIRY
How did we do as a community?1.Listening...
Was I listening to others? Were others listening to me?
2.Participation...
Did most people participate rather than just a few
who dominated?3.Safety... Was it a safe environment?
How was our inquiry?4.Focus... Did we maintain a focus?
5.Depth...
Did our discussion scratch beneath the surface, open up the topic, or otherwise make
some progress?6.Understanding...
Did I increase my understanding of
the topic?7.Thinking... Did I challenge my own thinking or work hard at it?
8. Interest... Was it interesting?
We
're
not
in
a
rus
h
to
get
an
yw
her
e.
Th
at
do
es
n't
me
an
we'
re
not
goi
ng
so
me
wh
ere
.