Models/Instructional Strategies
Curriculum
Social Process
Classroom Environment
Assessment
100
What is the authoring cycle?
A model/framework of curriculum
100
DAILY DOUBLE!
In “Creating Curriculum” by Short and Burke, they say that in order for a social curriculum to be effective, one must begin with curiosity, involve risk, and end in connected knowing. Talk with your team about a time you saw this in action.
100
What does the phrase “learning is a social process” mean?
Students need social interactions in order to learn.
100
What is the key to building a classroom community?
Cooperative learning
100
True or False? The average teacher will spend a quarter to a third of his or her available professional time engaged in assessment-related activities.
TRUE
200
True or False? Projects should be age appropriate but at lower levels so that they are not too demanding of the students.
FALSE
200
Name three types of curriculum
(1)Envisaged (2)Enacted (3)Real
200
What are the three characteristics of natural learners?
(1)curiosity (2)intentionality (3)sociability.
200
What are well-designed classrooms characterized by?
High levels of student cooperation, academic success, and task involvement.
200
The following examples would be considered what type of assessment: Exit slips, reading records, responding to text.
Formative Assessment
300
What are the three curricular perspectives that promote a framework for addressing critiques of inquiry curriculum?
(1)Outside curriculum makers (2)Teacher as curriculum maker (3)Learner as curriculum maker
300
Curriculum as conversation (language) does 3 important things in learning. What are they?
(1)Allows us to name our world (2)Gives others access to our experience (3)Supports reflection and learning
300
What is the “natural learner’s” motivation?
The natural learner is intrinsically motivated, so learning is their motivation.
300
How should classroom conflict and disagreements be viewed?
As an opportunity to help students solve problems and grow.
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The Authoring Cycle uses self assessment to allow students to reflect and see how far they have come and what they know. What other forms of assessment have we noted through this course? How effective do you feel they are/are not?
400
What are 3 of the 7 main components of the authoring cycle?
(1)Life experiences (2)Uninterrupted personal engagements (3)Exploring meaning (4)Reflection and revision (5)Presenting/sharing meaning with others (6)Examining the observation of sign system processes (7)Invitations to further engagement
400
What is meant by “real” curriculum?
What goes on in the mind of the student
400
Why are making connections important to learning?
When we are learning something knew we build on what we already know. Learning happens when we make connections between our new learning and our previous experiences and prior knowledge.
400
What influences help to create a positive and engaging classroom environment?
(1)Social Relationships (2)classroom layout/displays (3)collaboration (4)teachers attitude (5)differentiation
400
What is the one dynamic that does work as a motivator?
Success at learning
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Differentiated instruction is becoming the norm for education. It involves individualized lessons, centers, projects, choice boards, etc. In your opinion, what are the benefits and pitfalls of having differentiated instruction? Think about students and teachers.
500
Learning occurs when what arises?
Anomalies (a piece of information that does not fit our existing way of knowing)
500
What is the purpose of collaboration?
When children collaborate, everyone’s thoughts, ideas, and opinions are shared. This diversity allows learning to take place because there are more resources to draw on.
500
Where does good teaching come from?
From the identity and integrity of the teacher
500
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