Not Gonna Silence Science: High Leverage Practices We'd Like to Know More About by Kathy Clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9 These are the high leverage practices that we selected as s group. More than 3 of you picked the 4 practices we have for discussion. Please add examples and group discussion notes below each practice. en-us 2018-02-25 22:29:29 UTC 2018-03-01 01:51:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727721 use talk structures and sentence frames on table tents to support discussion in groups]]> 2018-03-01 00:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727721 Random Choice https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727763 We use sticks that have names on them so every student has to answer at some point without knowing who, so they all have to be ready. ]]> 2018-03-01 00:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727763 When a student isn't sure... jk_bell https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727814 Ask them a question or let them know you'll come back to them. No Opt Outs... all students have something to share.]]> 2018-03-01 00:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727814 Write first nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727866 Having students write their answers to questions and then circling the classroom before calling on them seems to help add to participation. 

]]> 2018-03-01 00:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727866 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727919 When a student is stuck or does the   I forgot thing, I don't let them off the hook. I may say, "Trust yourself, what are you thinking? Say what's in your head." From there, I would begin various questioning that fits the situation.

]]> 2018-03-01 00:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727919 Super Lowbies https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727936 What do we do for students who REALLY don't get it without taking away all the learning? ]]> 2018-03-01 00:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236727936 Call a friend or neighbor and then explain jenny_allen https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236728329 2018-03-01 00:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236728329 What do you notice or see? May help kids share and finding what they can do. kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729008 2018-03-01 00:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729008 Give all kids a "pep" talk during times when it seems they cannot do something. We cannot change kid so we can only change ourselves and the environment. kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729195 2018-03-01 00:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729195 Not lowering expectations but changing our mindset about kids. Giving kids different opportunities to show they "know" kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729433 2018-03-01 00:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729433 Instead of IDK, kids learn a menu of responses so that they know they would be called on. Always come back to the student that asked for help from a friend. kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729944 2018-03-01 00:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236729944 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730425 ~Activity: What I wish my teacher knew
~Morning circle topic questions to get at students home and cultural backgrounds to gain knowledge of how to plug that into the learning
~Teach the Teacher Activity where students each teach the class a lesson of their choice...often they would choose something like art or cooking from their culture
~Tying in real world info from places my students connect with to understand phenomena]]> 2018-03-01 00:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730425 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730483 Student's examples allow for access points and have a place to start working]]> 2018-03-01 00:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730483 jk_bell https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730536 Ask students how science learning can help their family or neighborhood or school. Ask students for examples to connect to school learning. Don't assume they all have the same culture and background experiences.]]> 2018-03-01 00:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730536 Many of my students are not living in "Main Stream" culture kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730608 so bringing their experiences in is a must. Makes the experience richer.]]> 2018-03-01 00:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730608 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730640 plan lessons around the interest of a student or group of student]]> 2018-03-01 00:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730640 Giving Homework nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730671 Find at your house . .. 
Ask your parent. .  relatives .  . grandparent 


]]> 2018-03-01 00:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730671 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730735 be careful not to make assumption about what a group of students is interested in or what their experiences may be]]> 2018-03-01 00:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730735 jenny_allen https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730738 create lessons around their interests and/or communities

]]> 2018-03-01 00:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730738 Remembering not everyone nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730807 is going to college!!! ]]> 2018-03-01 00:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236730807 Taking the time to really get to know kids. Creating a safe space. kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731223 2018-03-01 00:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731223 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731616 ~Exit tickets
~Teacher report card...same time I would do theirs...a check list and short answers
~community circle prompts for verbal feedback
~thumb ratings
~mailbox notes
~What stuck with you board for sticky notes
white boards with "got it" "almost" "please help" with sticky notes

]]> 2018-03-01 00:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731616 jk_bell https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731620 Feedback surveys
Fist to 5 on comfort with a topic]]> 2018-03-01 00:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731620 Graph nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731644 I would put a piece of paper on the wall and the kids had to put an x about where they were at as the left the room (smiley face, mid face, frowney
 face) 

]]> 2018-03-01 00:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731644 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731660 I surveyed students at the end of each unit

]]> 2018-03-01 00:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731660 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731711 Voting]]> 2018-03-01 00:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731711 Are we asking kids if they understood the instruction or did they feel comfortable with how it was presented? Are we asking if there was something they would have liked to explore further? kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731782 2018-03-01 00:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731782 jenny_allen https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731823 Exit tickets]]> 2018-03-01 00:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731823 Survey nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731914 Google survey at the beginning of the year asked how each student best learned 

]]> 2018-03-01 00:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236731914 Adding variety nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236732000 to my own instruction to meet needs of all kids ]]> 2018-03-01 00:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236732000 Does this make teachers feel vulnerable and would teachers feel like they could do this? kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733053 2018-03-01 00:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733053 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733204 we've also been conducting focus groups with students of color

]]> 2018-03-01 00:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733204 Write First jenny_allen https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733348 Have students write first and try to give individual feedback immediately

Providing scaffolding, sentence frames, examples, pairing them with peers so struggle together]]> 2018-03-01 00:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733348 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733376 This goes hand in hand with 14...ask higher order questions and then use probing and clarifying techniques to help them get their thinking out.
Wonder questions...how, when, why, where, who, what if...
Structures like think-pair-share helps with this.
Sentence frames/menu]]> 2018-03-01 00:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733376 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733396 this makes me think about Zaretta Hammond's claim that we keep students in a state of dependency by only thinking they can handle remedial or low-level tasks … then they stay there forever.
even if students are lacking some skills, that doesn't mean they can't think more deeply]]> 2018-03-01 00:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733396 Making sure nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733485 To include appropriate opportunities to relearn and revisit so that students can build foundation knowledge before the higher level questions. ]]> 2018-03-01 00:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733485 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733508 Students can't think and grow if we do all of the thinking and growing for them 

]]> 2018-03-01 00:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733508 I don't agree nicole_duncan https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733520 On the document it says "Poses higher order questions and uses a random method for calling on students" - Think you should be more deliberate and make sure that a kiddo who struggles has the right answer before you call on them. You should have writing, pair share etc before calling on them and have evidence that they understand the question.]]> 2018-03-01 00:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733520 Making an effort to change mindset again. Giving students think time, give them an opportunity to draw or prewrite, give kids opportunities to share with a partner and come up with answers and wonderings together. kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733521 2018-03-01 00:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733521 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733525 Teachers should be exhausted from planning. Students should be exhausted from doing. ]]> 2018-03-01 00:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733525 https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733609 give kids lots of time to talk and listen and grapple with hiher-level questions before asking them to share publicly ]]> 2018-03-01 00:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236733609 Deep thinking does not require rote skills. Kids all have ideas and we need to honor that. Kids process differently. We cannot continually ability group. Kids get pulled from the very things that will show their ability to problem solve and use their creativity. kathy_clunes https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236734219 2018-03-01 00:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_clunes/j6jgy9gad0m9/wish/236734219