https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb Element 15 en-us 2017-06-08 15:27:52 UTC 2025-11-18 04:08:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png kenger1 https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175753106 The purpose of this element is to deepen students' knowledge or understanding on a certain topic. The public schooling system has gone through a vast change recently, teachers do not simply teach information in hopes students will memorize and regurgitate it for a test. The goal of teachers today is to allow students to think critically, engage in collaboration, and truly understand the curriculum on a deeper level. The desired effect of Element 15 is that students are able to deepen their knowledge of informational content and practice a skill, strategy, or process through group work. The strategy allows students to work in groups to review content knowledge or practice procedural skills. ]]> 2017-06-08 15:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175753106 kenger1 https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175754333 There are several strategies that teachers can use in order to implement this element in their classroom. Strategies include; perspective analysis, cooperative comparison, and performance and peer critiques. Students should be working collaboratively in groups for all of these strategies. ]]> 2017-06-08 15:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175754333 kenger1 https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175754621 This strategy is made up of five steps. Students: 

-Step 1: Identify a position on a controversial topic. (What do you believe?)
-Step 2: Reasoning for your position. (Why do you believe this?)
-Step 3: Identify opposing position. (Think of another point of view on that topic.)
-Step 4: Reasoning for opposing position. (Why might someone else have a different opinion?)
-Step 5: Summarize learning. (Think back on what you've learned.)

Teachers may use this strategy in class for a debate on any given topic. Students would be teamed up (planned by teacher) and told to choose a position on a topic. Teams would create a prezi or padlet explaining their stance on the topic, why they believe that, and present to the class. After the presentations are complete, each student would write a summary of the presentation of an opposing belief and state why they understand the opposing point of view.

]]> 2017-06-08 15:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175754621 kenger1 https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175755745 In this strategy, students are grouped together and must answer comparison questions about self assessment or opposing points of view on a subject. This strategy can help students understand the thought process of their peers and think deeper into a topic. It can also help them think about their personal growth as they move deeper into a unit in school. An example of this strategy would be to ask students to think about how their current performance compares to their performance when they first started a certain process. Teachers can use this in class by having students document growth by taking pictures and notes on the SeeSaw app and look back at their portfolio to reflect. Students can collaborate with their peers to discuss how they have improved and what they have done to improve their performance. ]]> 2017-06-08 15:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175755745 kenger1 https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175758924 This strategy requires students to perform certain tasks while learning procedural knowledge. Classmates offer praise or suggestion while the student is completing the task. Teachers can use todaysmeet.com with this strategy so that students can type messages with suggestions or praise during a performance. The student doing the performance can print off the messages afterward and use them for personal growth and reflection. ]]> 2017-06-08 16:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kenger1/d4e3cygr8dcb/wish/175758924