A great discussion starting with 'engagement' and what that could mean to our students at HFS. We talked about the sense of ownwership students need to have to engage a lot like we are attempting with our Professional Learning groups. How can we implement and embed Higher Order thinking in to our learning? The use of
Learning Logs as a vehicle to engage students in thinking was discussed. We also need to then;
- model for the students by 'thinking out loud' and drafting a Learning Log
- Provide a number of opportunities to attempt this reflection
- Provide Higher order thinking questions ones that encourage students to analyse, explain etc
Great discussion team.. Looking forward to our next meeting!!
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It's been exciting Gary, listening to the kids responses on Janine's VoiceThread question, and to see the enthusiasm and excitement displayed by Year 4 & Year 5 as they began blogging in their classes. They are definitely ready to 'think out loud' and are 'tuned in' to do so.
I agree that we need to work on our questions, making them more probing, allowing for that 'higher' level of thinking.
Don't forget Jamie McKenzie and his work on the importance of questioning. We also heve to teach the students so that they are enabled to 'ask' questions that take their learning and thinking to the next level.
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