Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Habit 9: Collaborate to Learn


Use "Collaborate" as a acrostic to write key ideas for this chapter.

9 comments:

  1. -Cooperative learning builds a classroom of trust and mathematical risks
    -Organize groups using a variety of criteria not just ability
    -Listening is a key component to teach in cooperative learning
    -Levels the playing field, all students access the learning
    -Achievement is improved when students have opportunities to discuss
    -Builds curiosity and discovery
    -Opportunities to experience content from multiple perspectives
    -Reasoning and processing happens simultaneously
    -Ask high-level questions to stimulate the conversation
    -Turn and talk lets students practice thinking out loud and hear others' ideas
    -Essential Elements are specific to collaborating p. 120

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  2. Community...building the class as a whole
    Out loud...thinking, discussing
    Less anxiety...for those who are frustrated
    Listen...to each other
    Action...thinking and doing
    Brainwork...getting the mindset
    Opportunity...give the time in class
    Respect...all ideas and people
    Arguments...debate math ideas
    Thinking...own what you know; open to unknown
    Engage...100%

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  3. Consistently built into lessons
    Ownership of meaning
    Listening skill building, give modeling examples
    Language building
    Access for all to the learning
    Brainstorming
    Opportunity for buiding math numeracy
    Risktaking
    Anxiety about math release
    Talking through the math
    Empowering

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  4. Conversations about learning

    Opportunities for making meaning

    Level of questioning is high

    Level of students are mixed for heterogeneous conversations

    All students are accessing the learning

    Building vocabulary and confidence

    Opposing viewpoints using reasoning and examples

    Respecting peers and their viewpoints

    All students get an opportunity

    Thinking, processing, and reasoning through sharing

    Engaging students by learning through interaction

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  5. Cooperation
    Opportunity
    Listening
    Learning
    Acceptance
    Bravery
    Optimism
    Reciprocity
    Action
    Transfer
    Engagement

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  6. Can't decide which is my favorite chapter based on your thoughtful responses.
    Opening the blog each day brings a smile to my face
    Learning and
    Listening to your ideas let's me see a different side of you
    And helps me connect my ideas to yours.
    Blogging gives insight
    Opens the conversation and
    Reminds me how
    Awesome you all are.
    Thanks for participating and
    Engaging!

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  7. Cooperative learning
    Organize groups based on ability
    Let confusion linger for a while
    Listen carefully to student ideas
    Ask students to clarify
    Brief writing moments to promote deep thinking
    Opportunities for high-level questions
    Relies on mathematical evidence
    Arrange desks so students can talk and listen to eachother
    Take risks
    Encourage mathematical "arguments"

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  8. C - Creates opportunity for growth and development
    O - Organize groups
    L - Levels the playing field
    L - Listen to students ideas
    A - Applied consistently but not overused
    B - Broadens individual student's perspectives
    O - Opportunities for students to look at questions in depth
    R - Redirect questions back to students
    A - Ask high level questions
    T - Take time to model
    E - 100% Engagement

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  9. Critical thinking
    Opportunity for growth
    Learning occurs in every one
    Listen to others
    Attach math language to students' ideas
    Brief writing moments
    Organize groups
    Risk taking
    Argument your point
    Try not to rescue
    Encourages Engagement

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