1. Think Pad is a resource designed to: provide evidence of understanding and participation during student-to student dialogue facilitate student reflection on their thinking

2. Main Myth about Learning Some part of the learner’s anatomy must be in contact with the chair in order for learning to take place!

3. Prepared for the Professional Learning Network of the SMYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS by Dan Mulligan, Ed. D., flexiblecreativity.com October 2014 This is you This is the person next to you *Please download files from flexiblecreativity.com. Select View Presentation (by the crayons) Begin by obtaining files (VSUP Presentation and VSUP Handout.) Thank you*

5. Good Instruction (Keep it Simple…Keep it Real) “We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.” ~Ron Edmonds

6. Find a new friend in the room. Introduce yourself and share what you ‘do’. Find 2 comfortable seats and relax. *Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)! Find a new friend in the room. Introduce yourself and share what you ‘do’. Find 2 comfortable seats and relax. *Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)!

7. Premise of the Workshop As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, the U.S. education system must equip students with the four Cs: 1. 1.critical thinking and problem solving, 2. 2.communication, 3. 3.collaboration, and 4. 4.creativity and innovation.

8. a. The number of cavities the sixth graders have? b. The number of people in the sixth graders’ families? c. The ages of the sixth graders’ mothers? d. The heights of the sixth graders in inches?

9. Premise of the Workshop As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, the U.S. education system must equip students with the four Cs: 1. 1.critical thinking and problem solving, 2. 2.communication, 3. 3.collaboration, and 4. 4.creativity and innovation.

10. The Power of Our Questions

11. It’s All About: T HE S ECOND Q UESTION

12. The WHAT

13. Essential Vocabulary Essential Skills Essential Knowledge LEARNING TARGET

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16. The HOW will I ENGAGE you!

17. 1. Create an Environment for Learning – –Helping students know what is expected of them, providing students with opportunities for regular feedback on progress, assuring students they are capable of learning content and skills 2. Helping Students Develop Understanding – –Integrating prior knowledge with new knowledge – –Procedural knowledge: constructing a model of the steps required of the process and practicing its variations; using the process or skill fluently or without any conscious thought 3. Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge – –Moving beyond ‘right answer’ learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills in real-world contexts. McREL, 2012 Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012

18. CategoryAve. Effect Size (ES) Percentile Gain Identify similarities & differences1.6145 Summarizing & note taking 1.0034 Reinforcing effort & providing recognition.8029 Homework & practice.7728 Nonlinguistic representations.7527 Cooperative learning.7327 Setting objectives & providing feedback.6123 Generating & testing hypotheses.6123 Questions, cues, & advance organizers.5922 High-Yield Instructional Strategies

19. SAMPLE Create an environment for learning SAMPLE Create an environment for learning

22. 1. Create an Environment for Learning – –Helping students know what is expected of them, providing students with opportunities for regular feedback on progress, assuring students they are capable of learning content and skills 2. Helping Students Develop Understanding – –Integrating prior knowledge with new knowledge – –Procedural knowledge: constructing a model of the steps required of the process and practicing its variations; using the process or skill fluently or without any conscious thought 3. Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge – –Moving beyond ‘right answer’ learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills in real-world contexts. McREL, 2012 Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012

23. High-Yield Instructional Strategies

24. Advanced Organizers Use Visuals Advanced organizers help students organize the information and retain 5 times more of the information.

25. VENN DIAGRAMS red thick small

26. VENN DIAGRAMS Linear Functions Quadratic Functions

27. Tools to Facilitate Deeper Thinking Slope of line is zero The line is__________ 9 16 1 7 11 3 36 25 causeeffect a. b. Place the numbers in the Venn Diagram: 492421 4

29. Stool – 42 cm LaToya – 159 cm Shoulder – 135 cm Counter – 73 cm Silk – 108 cm 42 + 135 177 - 108 69 - 73 4 cm below

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31. 1. Create an Environment for Learning – –Helping students know what is expected of them, providing students with opportunities for regular feedback on progress, assuring students they are capable of learning content and skills 2. Helping Students Develop Understanding – –Integrating prior knowledge with new knowledge – –Procedural knowledge: constructing a model of the steps required of the process and practicing its variations; using the process or skill fluently or without any conscious thought 3. Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge – –Moving beyond ‘right answer’ learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills in real-world contexts. McREL, 2012 Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012

35. Change ”…is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy

41. WHY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY? Briefly share what you know about photosynthesis. Tell a chain story about the process of photosynthesis… …without using words that begin with: P, L, T

42. Research on Imagery as Elaboration 6 37 percentile pts. higher than… …students who kept repeating definitions. 4 21 percentile pts. higher than… …students who were using the terms in a sentence. Students who used imagery to learn vocabulary, on average, performed # of studies

43. 50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Principal Organizing Theme: Things someone would say… Student TeacherSuperintendent Parent Cafeteria Worker EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDER EDITION EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDER EDITION

44. 50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Geometry PLANE FIGURE VOLUME VERTEX CONGRUENTCYLINDER TRAPEZOID

45. Remove the cards from the bag. Place the deck of cards face down in the center of the table. Determine the order of playing by each person rolling the die. Each card contains: Math vocabulary word, and Method of giving clues Remember: Each person has a turn, Each person has a lifeline! Enjoy! pag e 27

55. A pilot wanted to know how many kilometers she flew on her last 3 flights. From NYC to London she flew 5,572 km. Then, from London to Beijing she flew 8,174 km. Finally, she flew 10,996 km from Beijing back to NYC. Round each number to the nearest thousand, then find the sum of the rounded numbers to estimate about how many kilometers the pilot flew. Mrs. Smith’s class is learning about healthy eating habits. The students learned that the average child should consume about 12,000 calories each week. Kerry consumed 12,748 calories last week. Tyler consumed 11,702 calories last week. Round each to the nearest thousand to find who consumed closer to the recommended number of calories. Use pictures, numbers, and words to explain. The cost of tuition at Cornell University is 43,000 per year when rounded to the nearest thousand. What is the greatest possible amount the tuition could be? What is the least possible amount the tuition could be? A teacher asked her students to use estimation to decide if the sum of the problem below is closer to 4,000 or 5,000. 496 + 1,404 + 2,605 + 489 = One student replied that she thinks the sum is closer to 4,000. She used the estimation shown below to support her reasoning: 0 + 1,000 + 3,000 + 0 = 4,000 Is the student’s reasoning correct? Use numbers and words o explain why or why not. If incorrect, explain a correct method. Read carefully and follow directions. SHOW YOUR WORK. 12 3 4

56. Thank you for your commitment to children! "It's your attitude, not just your aptitude that determines your ultimate altitude." -- Zig Ziglar Dan

57. Motor Mouth Things associated with SCHOOL Books Report Cards Teachers School Bus Cafeteria Pencils Erasers Things associated with Numbers Mixed Perfect Square Numerator Negative Factor Divisor Line Things associated with Shapes Vertex Symmetry Octagon Reflection Composite Solid Cylinder