Weekly Coaching Communication
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30 January - 03 February 2017
On the Standards Front . . .
Talk Moves Video from Teaching Channel
S/O to Jeremiah McGraw for sharing this knowledge and strategy.
Talk Moves to Support Classroom Discussions -- summary
#1 Revoicing -- “So you’re saying...”
● Repeat some or all of what the student has said, then ask the student to respond and verify whether or not the revoicing is correct. Revoicing can be used to clarify, amplify, or highlight an idea.
#2 Repeating -- “Can you repeat what she said in your own words?”
● Ask a student to repeat or rephrase what another student said.
● Restate important parts of complex idea in order to slow the conversation down and dwell on important ideas.
#3 Reasoning -- “Do you agree or disagree, and why?” “Why does that make sense?”
● After students have had time to process a classmate’s claim, ask students to
compare their own reasoning to someone else's reasoning.
● Allow students to engage with each other’s ideas.
● Student: “I respectfully disagree with that idea because...”; “This idea makes sense to me because...”
#4 Adding On -- “Would someone like to add on to this?”
● Prompt students, inviting them to participate in the conversation or to clarify their own thinking.
● Student: “I’d like to add on...”
#5 Revise -- “Has anyone’s thinking changed?” “Would you like to revise your thinking?”
● Allow students to revise their thinking as they have new insights.
● Student: “I thought... But now I think... because...”; “I’d like to revise my thinking.”
#6 (not in video) Wait Time -- “Take your time...”
● Wait after asking a question before calling on a student.
● Wait after a student has been called on to give the student time to organize his or her thoughts.
● Student: “I’d like more time...”
#7 (not in video) Turn-and-Talk -- “Turn and talk to your neighbor...”
● Circulate and listen to partner talk. Use this information to choose whom to call on.
● Allow students to clarify and share ideas.
● Allow students to orient themselves to each other’s thinking.
Kazemi, Elham, and Allison Hintz. "Open Strategy Sharing." Intentional talk: how to to structure and lead productive mathematical discussions. www.stenhouse.com: Stenhouse, 2014. 21. Print.
THE ELEMENTS OF LEARNING . . . AND HOW THEY HELP US GROW
Three things that will help all of us learn and grow, big time.
1. Believing that we CAN learn
2. Understanding how learning works
3. Spending time outside of our comfort zones
1. BELIEVING THAT WE CAN LEARN
Science shows that our brain is a learning machine. It has the capacity to learn and get good at just about anything.
If it’s something that someone can get better at, it’s a skill.
If it’s a skill it’s something that YOU can learn – if you do the work, period.
Believing that you CAN learn is step one – and it’s the essence of growth mindset.
2. UNDERSTANDING HOW LEARNING WORKS
We are built to learn from struggle, challenges, and mistakes – AKA the ugly;)
Good learners are down to struggle (for example, to crash on a skateboard), because they know that that’s where growth comes from. Bad learners resist and avoid the struggle.
3. SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE OF OUR COMFORT ZONES
This is where the magic happens. The more time we spend in this zone, the more that we’ll grow. We call these Jungle Tiger Moments. When we believe that we can learn and understand the value of the challenges and struggle we face outside of our comfort zone – we’re way more likely to leap into the wild.
The key is to recognize the relationship of the three elements…
#1 and #2 are happening between our ears and they can prime us to do more of #3.
But . . . If #1 or #2 are missing – #3 won’t happen very often.
Coaching Schedule -- see Google Calendar for specific "Busy" times **schedule subject to change**
LINK to Mr. Libolt's Weekly Calendar & Communication
Monday, 30 January
- 10:00 - 11:25 AM Observations
- 12:30 - 1:30 PPT planning w/ Libolt
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Tuesday, 31 January
- 8:00-9:00 AM IC/Program Lead MTG @ Primary
- 10:00 - 11:00 AM PL Planning for 27 March w/ Winterhof, Libolt, McNeill
- 12:25-1:00 PM Mentor MTG
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Wednesday, 01 February -- Data Team MTG 7:30AM -- LATE START
- Coaching Across the Curriculum @GWAEA All Day
Thursday, 02 February
- 10:00 - 11:25 AM Observation
- 12:30 - 3:00 PM PL & SBL Council Planning w/ Libolt
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Friday, 03 February
- 10:00 - 11:25 AM Observation
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM IC Book Study
- 1:00 - 3:30 PM IC Data/Learning Meeting
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