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What If …?. Take some time to completely let go of rigid thinking patterns, to break traditional mind sets and encourage creative thinking . Give the “What If …” questions a try! Then, try to create some on your own!. Please sign in . Welcome to Irwin’s K-1 LI/TD PLC. July 16, 2012 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What If …?
Take some time to completely let go of rigid thinking patterns, to break traditional mind sets and encourage creative thinking.
Give the “What If …” questions a try!
Then, try to create some on your own!
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July 16, 20125:00 – 6:00
Welcome to Irwin’s K-1 LI/TD PLC
Please sign in
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Tonight’s Agenda1. Welcome and hellos
2. Review our PLC’s Norms
3. CogAT review & tips
4. Anchor Activity Review: What if …
5. Questioning: An Overview
6. Q & A
Thinking ahead … Our next meeting is August 20, 2012 @ 6:00
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Today became great when you arrived!
Thank you for coming!
Let’s introduce ourselves…Hello! Your NameChild’s name & rising grade level
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Our PLC’s Norms
Start & End on Time
Cell phones on silent
Materials and/or “Take Aways” will be made available on-line or as hard copies
Respect All Ideas
Present & Engaged
Listen Attentively & Participate
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A Brace Map: CogAT Basics
CogAT
Verbal
Quantitative
Nonverbal
Picture AnalogiesSentence Completion
Picture Classification
Number AnalogiesNumber PuzzlesNumber Series
Figure MatricesPaper FoldingFigure Classification
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CogAT Tips
Take the pressure off! Play a game Read a good book Ask your child how he/she is feeling and give
reassuranceGet a good night’s sleepEat a good breakfastEncourage good listening skills and patience
Love your child for who they are!
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Questioning to Encourage THINKING
Recall (skinny) Procedural (skinny)--------------------------
Foster Thinking (fat)
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Fat and Skinny Questions
How do these two questions differ? How many legs do you have? How would your life be different if you had three legs?
“ The three legs question is fat because it takes up a lot of space in your brain to think of an answer. The two legs is sknny because it hardly takes up any thinking space.”
- Mackenzie, 2nd grade
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Questioning
When your child asks, “Why?”
Be a consultant! Help your child apply, analyze and evaluate.Create an atmosphere that is safe and
encourages: Mental risks Processing time Open mindedness Creativity Security in thinking
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Questioning
Example Question: - Why do cars have doors?
Example Responses:
- Good question, what do you think about that? - Good question, how could you find out? - I don’t know, what ideas do you have?
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Fat Vs. Skinny Questions
Fat Question Starters Skinny Question StartersHow might …? How many …?Who should …? Who was …?When might …? When did …?Predict … What is …?Why do you think …? Can …?Where might…? Where did …?In what ways …? Did …?What do you think about …? Will…?Why do you agree/disagree with …?
Do you agree/disagree with …?
What advice would you give ….? How did …?What else could …? What did …?
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Questioning
Question Stems What if… How many ways … / What are all the ways … How would you feel if … What belongs…
Ex. Find 3 things that belong together and one that does not. Explain…
How come …How are ___ and ___ alike/different?
Blue & Purple Blue jeans and blue jays The sky and elephants Mailboxes and Lakes
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Wait Time
Provide time for reflection
Children my be resistant to “having to think”
Increasing the wait time and you increase the quality of the questions you ask
A typical adult waits only 2.5 seconds for a child to respond to a question. Slowly work up to a “wait time” of 10 seconds or more.
Stop answering ALL our own questions. Research indicates we answer nearly 90% of our own questions. Try to lower to 50% or less.
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Discussion
Q&A
Next Time …CogAT Prep continued – August 20, 2012 @ 6 pm
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Review of Purchased Materials
Building Thinking Skills
CogAT prep
Others?