Thinking with Padlet by Cindy Berg https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h What connections can you make about today's reading on student intellectual engagement and your own classroom? en-us 2017-03-14 01:32:44 UTC 2017-05-17 11:48:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160003236 Hello!

]]> 2017-03-14 14:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160003236 good morning https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160028515 2017-03-14 16:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160028515 Human beings desire control and want to understand their environment. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160029931 2017-03-14 16:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160029931 I think it is important to know that an engaging lesson in literacy continues to return to the same text again and again for numerous reasons. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160096967 2017-03-14 19:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160096967 Students will show true intellectual engagement when they take control of their own learning. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097066 2017-03-14 19:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097066 https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097173 I think I am deceived into believing movement and being on task is the same thing as engagement. Intellectual engagement can look so different depending on the task. 

]]> 2017-03-14 19:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097173 Being "busy" does not = engagement https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097317 2017-03-14 19:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097317 Productive Struggle https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097407 It can feel risky to allow "messy" learning...to let go for students to struggle. But, I've noticed deeper learning when I get out of their way. 

]]> 2017-03-14 19:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097407 https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097410 It states in the article that lessons in which students are engaged have a clear beginning, middle, and end.  In my classroom, I found this to be true.  My well-planned lessons that have connections to previous lessons encourages greater engagement.]]> 2017-03-14 19:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097410 "Intellectual engagement is not the same as being busy" (P1, p2). https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097468 Tasks must not be hands-on but ""minds-on" (P1, p2).
"Who's doing the thinking?" (P1, p3).

We're looking at thinking and reaching deeper levels that make the students have to expand their comfort levels.]]> 2017-03-14 19:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097468 we are thinking and working to hard as teachers and need to turn the thinking and working into the hands of our students. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097505 2017-03-14 19:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097505 This has been at the heart of the lessons I plan: "A task in and of itself is not rigorous or routine; what makes it rigorous or routine is the interplay between the demands of the task, complexity of the text, and the current abilities of the student." (Rich Learning Tasks, par. 1) https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097527 So, the challenge is to design lessons with a "low bar and a high ceiling". 


]]> 2017-03-14 19:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097527 Discussions should be animated. Recitation is not as effective as convergent and divergent discussion questions. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097528 2017-03-14 19:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097528 The Need for "Best Practice" https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097565 There's value in putting stock in what is tried, true, and effective for engagement even if it may not look as flashy as other activities in the building.]]> 2017-03-14 20:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097565 Discussion or student activity are not always "engaging" (although we are often taught to look for or provide that as "proof") Mental activity and the planning behind it also count for student engagement. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097593 2017-03-14 20:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097593 A task might be hands on, but in order to qualify as intellectual engagement, it must be minds on. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097715 2017-03-14 20:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097715 Finding the "just right" engagement level to meet the needs of all students is a challenging undertaking for teachers. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097757 2017-03-14 20:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160097757 Teaching the students how to think is a challenge for some. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160098429 2017-03-14 20:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160098429 https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160098631 Teachers need to be comfortable with the learning process getting messy. It's not a tidy process. 

]]> 2017-03-14 20:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160098631 Rich lerning tasks https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160098736 I like to provide a range of tasks and let students choose a task that feels like a good fit for them. 
This way a student can feel unique and talented.

]]> 2017-03-14 20:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/160098736 Connections https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162190622 The "Who's ding the thinking?" and "Who's doing the work?" piece is something I want to bring with me into the rest of the year and next year.]]> 2017-03-23 16:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162190622 Student engagement is at its height when students "do the work" and are performing challenging cognitive tasks while being metacognitive in their discussions. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162190872 2017-03-23 16:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162190872 https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162190972 Getting the students to the "minds-on" and get them to the point of "who's doing the thinking" is a key component to student engagement. I want to keep getting students to this point. 

]]> 2017-03-23 16:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162190972 I liked the idea of students doing the work and more importantly, doing the thinking. https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162191247 2017-03-23 16:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162191247 Reading this selection definitely validated the importance of using social studies as a springboard to engage students in a variety of text reading. I k https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162191638 2017-03-23 16:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162191638 HI THIS IS ME AND I AM AWSOME https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162225459 2017-03-23 17:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_berg/nnkusbh7wn8h/wish/162225459