https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr en-us 2018-03-14 22:19:47 UTC 2018-03-18 23:59:42 UTC hello@padlet.com ctrueworthy https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242128496 Open-ended questions do not have a right or wrong answer. It is also a strategy that can be modeled by the classroom teacher and used as a strategy with parents helping out with reading log homework. After students complete their 20 minutes of reading, parents can ask a question like, make up a different ending, or how do you imagine this part looking? Open -ended questions get students to analyze the text by using evidence from the story to develop a response that is not apparent.]]> 2018-03-14 22:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242128496 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242164209 In addition to open ended questions I enjoy having students create questions and will challenge them to use different levels of Bloom’s stems in the questions that they create. Another fun variation is to ask them to create questions that have more than one correct answer.  

Lorna Myers]]> 2018-03-15 01:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242164209 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242166147 I would recommend “signing”anything you post so if Kristen comes in to add to our participation grades she has an idea about who has posted.

Lorna]]> 2018-03-15 02:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242166147 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242178271 After giving parents a workshop on how to get their child thinking critically at home, we could provide parents with a handout with the various question levels.  This will help them visually see the difference between higher order thinking questions versus basic questions. 

http://www.mckeecths.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Costas20Key20Words20and20Question20Stems.pdf

Sherwin Walker]]> 2018-03-15 03:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242178271 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242178799 As with what Lorna mentioned, students can also create their own questions using the D&C icons to access content with more depth. Students can use this frequently when taking notes and can also be taught to parents.
https://www.jtayloreducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/General-DC-Handouts-from-SA-Concordia-PD.pdf

Sherwin Walker]]> 2018-03-15 03:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242178799 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242179481
Teach parents to think backwards.  For example, teach parents to help their child to think about the process instead of the answer.  Give a first grader the answer 12 times 6= 72.  Start asking the child, is the answer correct, how do I know?  The child is now going to be tested on the process of thinking, instead of a right answer.  The child will start talking about decomposing, making tens, what multiplication might mean.  The discussion forces the critical thinking. 

Sherwin Walker]]> 2018-03-15 03:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242179481 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242406804 I think encouraging families to do something as simple as having a dinnertime discussion about the day can give students the opportunity to practice critical thinking skills.  Asking for each family members highs and lows of the day can start the conversation, and then each member gets to ask an open ended question.  For example,  how did that affect the rest of your day?  Does that remind you of anything else that has happened lately?  What do you think the other person in that situation was thinking?  These are simple questions with no right or wrong answer, but they help students to see situations from different perspectives and to make connections and see relationships.

Diane Chernisky]]> 2018-03-15 15:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/242406804 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/243098366 Something I've suggested parents do in the past is use critical thinking questions that we use in the classroom academically for when they assist their students in dealing with behaviors they are seeing at home.  For example, asking questions like "how might she have been thinking" when discussing a conflict with a sibling, or "how is this similar different to ______" when discussing a student's reactions to a perceived setback.  By modeling these strategies not just at home, but also outside of academic pursuits, it increases the ability for the student to generalize critical thinking skills into all areas of their life.

Paul Diem]]> 2018-03-17 17:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/243098366 https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/243278747 We have always played word games at dinner time. I encourage families to play word games, such as create puns, list oxymorons, make up rhyming lines, etc. There are many games for mealtime to help families communicate with one another and build these skills.]]> 2018-03-18 23:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ctrueworthy/l7g5d537opxr/wish/243278747