One comment Two questions by Erin Matthews https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy Regarding Thinking Strategies and Monitorin for Meaning Post at least one comment and two questions en-us 2018-12-11 17:07:52 UTC 2025-11-12 10:37:45 UTC hello@padlet.com As the teacher we need to be more specific in the naming of which thinking strategy we are using in our classes. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313886450 Is there a way to determine which stragey would be most suited for certain situations?

]]> 2018-12-12 15:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313886450 We need students to own their learning and know what strategy works best for them. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313886542 How do we do this with 35 students in the room that are from all kinds of different levels of learning?]]> 2018-12-12 15:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313886542 We need to allow students to struggle to find the answer https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313886621 How do you get started when working with a lower group of students?]]> 2018-12-12 15:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313886621 https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313887003 Students need to know they have the skill to solve any problem.]]> 2018-12-12 15:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313887003 I need to better guide my students to ask appropriate questions that cause them to continue their own thinking. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313887014 How do we break kids of learned helplessness and not lose them?

]]> 2018-12-12 15:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313887014 https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313887955 How do ]]> 2018-12-12 15:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313887955 Focusing on 1 strategy at a time delivers more depth and practice for students. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918679 How do we reinforce the strategy with students who refuse to engage in the learning process?]]> 2018-12-12 16:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918679 I need to ask questions that don't limit my student's thinking. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918702
I love the basketball analogy, but where is the time to pracitce dribbling and lay-ups? I know practice is what will help these kids do better at a topic, but where is the time for them to work at these skills? 

]]> 2018-12-12 16:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918702 https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918799 Could I give students a print out of these questions so they can ask each other or themselves when they are lost?]]> 2018-12-12 16:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918799 How do you create independence instead of dependence? https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918809 2018-12-12 16:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918809 We need to be more intentional about thinking through the process of learning. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918831 What kind of questions do we need to be asking to deepen their level of thinking when coming to a struggle?
How do we need to respond to the area of struggle that they're having to encourage them to find a strategy to work through the issue of their struggle. ]]> 2018-12-12 16:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918831 Need to understand what the question is asking https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918858 Where am I getting confused?
What can I use to get unstuck?]]> 2018-12-12 16:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918858 Thinking is the foundation of learning https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918937 Is it important to name thinking strategies?
Do students recognize their own strategies?]]> 2018-12-12 16:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313918937 The questions you ask the students can help them monitor for their meaning. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919079

]]> 2018-12-12 16:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919079 https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919253 What can I do today to begin helping students monitor for meaning?]]> 2018-12-12 16:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919253 Help students find their own way through. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919331 How important would it be to formally state titles?]]> 2018-12-12 16:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919331 https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919395 I need to shift away from asking vague questions and move into asking specific, directed questions that will help students think but not in the way I think they should.]]> 2018-12-12 16:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/313919395 I need to quit asking, "any questions?" https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027005

]]> 2018-12-12 19:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027005 https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027006 What do you understand?
What got you stuck?
don't bail on the strategy if it doesnt work the first time you try it.

]]> 2018-12-12 19:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027006 The stuck questions are good. I want to make a poster for my classroom. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027115 Do students know how they're stuck?
How long before we see results? (I imagine pretty quickly)

]]> 2018-12-12 19:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027115 We need to give students time to think about the strategies, especially when they are slower to process. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027276 Do we use these more with a whole class or with individuals? 
Should we focus on one strategy to help kids understand how to use them?]]> 2018-12-12 19:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027276 I need to teach them to be more independent. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027382 Ask them where they need to go]]> 2018-12-12 19:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027382 How do you start implementing these strategies mid-year without completely throwing the kids off of routine? https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027440 2018-12-12 19:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027440 Teach students to be problem solvers and think more independently https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027549 What part do you understand?
Where did you get confused?]]> 2018-12-12 19:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027549 How do you continue engagement and effort when trying to focus on the struggle? https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027763 Basically, not immediately providing the suggestion...]]> 2018-12-12 19:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314027763 Asking the right questions helps students think about their thinking and own their learning. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314028272 2018-12-12 19:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314028272 I need to stop asking students " do we all understand what to do"... expecting kids will be honest and just agree because they're too scared to speak up in class. Need to do a better job of monitering and let them struggle a little more to find the answer. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314047930 How do you get students more engaged to thinking more independently?]]> 2018-12-12 20:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314047930 I need to be intentional with the terminology I use, so the kids can see and know that they have a strategy to get to an answer. https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314047939 2018-12-12 20:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314047939 Monitor for Meaning https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314048066 Strategies are necessary/essential for students to creatively find ways to learn and solve problems.]]> 2018-12-12 20:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314048066 What do you already know about that? https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314048580 2018-12-12 20:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_matthews/qr3ydcyn9afy/wish/314048580