This 14-minute video lesson for middle school educators introduces working with Common …
This 14-minute video lesson for middle school educators introduces working with Common Core State Standards. How will teaching to the Common Core affect teaching practice in the classroom? See how Common Core has affected teaching and learning at two pilot schools where they have already been adapted. Does the dialogue in the pilot school math classroom sound like your classroom now? What has the culture shift been like for teachers and students? How will the shift in emphasis on non-fiction reading and expository and persuasive writing benefit students? Teachers and principals discuss the opportunities Common Core offers for their students and for their own focus and teaching practice.
The purpose of the video lesson is to explore the reading strategy …
The purpose of the video lesson is to explore the reading strategy of questioning. It outlines the types of questions ("in the book questions": right there, think-search-find and "in my head questions": author and me, on my own). The accompanying handouts outline the types of questions and before-during-after questions/prompts.
What is My Questions Round Robin? This strategy helps students develop their …
What is My Questions Round Robin? This strategy helps students develop their thinking processes while providing students with a sense of control and a higher sense of their academic ability. This is a small group activity.
Why use it? To provide students with the opportunity to ask personally meaningful questions of content. To provide students with the opportunity to develop skills related to asking divergent or open-ended questions. To provide students with the opportunity to hear the perspectives of others on a common topic. To provide students with the opportunity to practice the skills of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. To activate students’ prior knowledge on a topic to be discussed in class.
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