https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec Interacting With New Knowledge en-us 2019-10-31 00:49:21 UTC 2019-11-01 00:32:11 UTC hello@padlet.com kkirtley2 https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404789807 This element talks about ways to help students be able to elaborate and explain new information they have learned. Being able to elaborate/explain information requires teachers to ask questions in a way that make students have to state their thoughts and to defend those thoughts. ]]> 2019-10-31 00:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404789807 kkirtley2 https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404791000 One strategy that really helps students with elaborating on new information is the way in which questions are asked to students. There are two types of questions that are used. The first is default questions, where students refer to their background or prior knowledge to answer the question. The second type of question is reasoned inference questioning, which is where students have to use reasoning or draw conclusions that are evidence-based to get their answer. 

A second strategy is called elaborative interrogation. This is where students are asked a question and the teacher "probes" the students for a deeper, clearer response. The probes could be asking students to back up their answer using evidence to having students work out the cause and effect of the answer. ]]> 2019-10-31 00:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404791000 kkirtley2 https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404793373 One way that technology can be used to help enhance this strategy is to use polling apps. Questions can easily be asked and allow for live results to be shown.

Another way technology can enhance this strategy is by the use of screencasts and online group work. There are tons of different software and apps available for online collaboration/communication. Apps like ScreenChomp or TouchCast allow students to review different screencasts from different individuals, which allows students to learn from one another through technology and gives students another type of evidence that can be used in their own responses. ]]> 2019-10-31 01:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404793373 kkirtley2 https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404794871 When it comes to asking questions, teachers want to make sure the types of questions that are being asked allow students to really show their understanding of the topic. Asking questions that show basic information is easy, it is getting to those deep-thinking questions that can be tough. Using a guide like John Antonetti's Powerful Task Design Rubric can help take your questioning across the rigor divide to where students are learning in the most powerful way. This rubric shows how different types of lessons can affect students, but also allows you to see how wording questions differently can make an impact on students and their understanding/responses. When it comes to elaborative interrogation, a tip for this would be to try something new! It can be scary stepping out of comfort zones, especially with live polling or screencasts. Speaking from personal experience though, if you take the chance and try something new it can really have an amazing effect on student learning. ]]> 2019-10-31 01:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kkirtley2/l4ztbyzsa6ec/wish/404794871