Deeper Class Discussions with the TQE Method
…what we can find! All the best, Marisa Marisa Thompson Hello! Yes, I sure do appreciate our block periods when we’re studying a novel. My suggestion would be to do TQE one day per week. I give my students 15 minutes for their discussion and TQE curation. The remaining 35 would be for class discussion. Or perhaps 25 minutes could be for small group discussions and the next day could be dedicated to the whole class discussion. It seems like a lot but considering the number of skills being practiced, how it can strengthen class culture, and how it leads…
Read MoreThe Great and Powerful Graphic Organizer
…digital doc)! Do you have suggestions? Debbie Sachs Hi Evelyn, If you haven’t already, take a look at the resources below and see what you think. They all offer a way for kids to visually organize and represent their thinking outside of the structure that graphic organizers typically provide. Hexagonal Thinking: A Colorful Tool for Discussion A Simple Trick for Success with One-Pagers To Boost Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation Note-Taking: A Research Roundup Dual Coding Strategy Hope this helps! Cindy M These are so useful. I love using graphic organizers (not all fit every student). I love the jotting note…
Read MoreA Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Argumentative Writing
…groups to create a shared document where they curated information that MIGHT be helpful along the way. By the end of the essay, all will use a fantastic add-on called GradeProof which helps to eliminate most of the basic and silly errors that 6th graders make. Jennifer Gonzalez Debbi! I LOVE the idea of a shared, curated collection of resources! That is absolutely fantastic! Are you using a Google Doc for this? Other curation tools you might consider are Padlet and Elink. naima kherraz thanks v much for all this information Jamia Love this! What do you take as grades…
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