SI Misc.
The number of observations that SI Leaders need to complete each semester
What is 3?
The 3 SI Fundamentals are...
What is Wait-Time, Redirecting Questions, and Checking for Understanding?
A learning objective is ____.
What is a statement that clearly describe what students are expected to achieve as a result of instruction?
CLT
What is a collaborative learning technique?
The first thing that SI Leaders should do when planning a session
What is write an effective learning objective(s)?
A pattern where students become overly reliant on instructors or tutors for learning, often leading to poor study habits and a lack of independent learning skills
What is the dependency cycle?
The number of seconds that SI Leaders should wait when using Wait Time
What is 5-10 seconds?
The purpose of a learning objective is to:
What is (something about providing a clear, specific outcome for the SI session that SI Leaders can use to help them plan their session)
What is active leading and how can it support collaborative learning during SI sessions?
Active leading is an effective leadership strategy where the SI Leader is present and engaged throughout the entirety of the session. The SI Leader uses specific tools and techniques to create a structured, positive learning environment. Active leading should be utilized when giving instructions for activities and when interacting directly with students during collaborative learning. Active leading is especially important when following up with students about what they are reviewing or practicing.
The purpose of an opening activity
1. Serve as an icebreaker to get the students talking to each other
2. Introduce the main topic(s) that you will be reviewing during the session
3. Should prepare students to participate in the middle activity
GRR stands for
What is the gradual release of responsibility (I-do, we-do, you do)?
The three ways to redirect questions
What is:
1. To the student
2. To the group
3. To resources (notes, textbook, slides, etc.)
The 3 parts of a learning objective
What is the object, an action verb, and the SMART model?
The benefits of collaborative learning
The purpose of a middle activity
1. Cover the majority of the material
The purpose of peer observations in the SI Program
The answer should include something about how it is an opportunity to improve our skills and learn new things, it's a requirement for accreditation, etc.
This type of question should be used when checking for understanding
What is an open-ended question?
SMART stands for:
What is specific, measurable, achievable, result-oriented, and time-bound?
Share a collaborative learning technique you like to use and why
(Share a CLT)
The purpose of a closing activity
1. Serve as an opportunity to check for understanding
2. Should tie everything from the session together
3. Give students something to do/think about before the next session
This cognitive scaffolding element refers to planning content that is not too easy or too difficult for students to complete; something that they may not be able to do alone but can do with guidance and support
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
Asking probing questions is a very effective way to check for understanding during an SI session. What are the four types of probing questions?
What is prompting, clarification, critical awareness, and refocusing?
The six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy in order are:
What is remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create?
Examples of passive and active leading (at least two each)
Examples of Passive Leading:
Standing at the front of the room while students work on an activity
Staying up at the board and writing solutions/definitions/etc. as students share their answers
Saying “get into groups/find a partner for this activity”
Not greeting students who arrive late to the session or helping them get engaged in the current activity
Examples of Active Leading:
Walking around the room during activities to check in on students, ask checking for understanding questions, provide support, etc.
Inviting students to come up to the board and write solutions/definitions/etc, share their answers
Counting students off to form groups (1, 2, 3… 1, 2, 3); assigning partners based on proximity
Greeting students who arrive late to the session, having them sign in on the attendance sheet, integrating them into the current activity
The goals of the SI program are to help students to...