https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy Try to build your understanding of the Understanding Map by answering the nine core questions of the nine steps in the Map. en-us 2022-03-14 17:02:46 UTC 2022-03-18 10:08:21 UTC hello@padlet.com sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094922175 2022-03-15 01:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094922175 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094929488 2022-03-15 01:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094929488 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094953849 2022-03-15 01:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094953849 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094957466 2022-03-15 01:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094957466 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094977021 I see a circle with 8 points, each labelled as a stage in understanding something. I notice lines from each of the 8 points extending inward and outward to small dots. ]]> 2022-03-15 01:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094977021 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094978043 The Understanding Map does remind me of the 6 facets of understanding:
http://scholar.buffalostate.edu/shively/2021/08/24/chapter-four-the-six-facets-of-understanding/
For me it's a fundamental question in learning and teaching.  Teachers often ask the students, do you understand this or that concept / content?  
cf. Bloom's Taxonomy 
It also provides pointers for assessment - how do teachers assess their students' understanding?
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 01:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094978043 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094979540 Why is this model being presented to me? How will it fit with my own theory of the stages in understanding something? How closely will it align with what I already know? What new ideas may it be presenting?]]> 2022-03-15 01:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094979540 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094982046 Understanding something may be more linear or hierarchical than cyclical.]]> 2022-03-15 02:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094982046 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094988396 Perhaps understanding comes from experience. In my academic studies I learned certain theories but I only really understood them when I had experience e.g. when first overseas travelling overseas I went to an Eastern Bloc country where people approached me to exchange $US for 10 times the government rate. I came to understand an economics theory I had known but not fully appreciated.]]> 2022-03-15 02:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094988396 jphone2021 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094989490 I see steps the brain takes to help as it works to build understanding.]]> 2022-03-15 02:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094989490 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094990011 As the 8 aspects / questions are presented as a cycle or in a circle.  This tells us how to make use of these tools in promoting understanding. 
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094990011 jphone2021 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094991064 2022-03-15 02:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094991064 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094995014 I just couldn't help pairing some of them up or doing some sort of "leveling", e.g. making connections, uncovering complexity and building explanations seem to me are more generic in nature. 
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094995014 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094995951 Points 6, 7 and 8, if we go clockwise are very similar to the thinking required in critical literacy. What lies underneath, at the core, and is really going on? These are fundamental questions for really understanding something, from classroom practices to politics, from economics to health, etc.]]> 2022-03-15 02:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094995951 jphone2021 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094999279 2022-03-15 02:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2094999279 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095001045 Interesting.  I guess we somehow need to evaluate different viewpoints while considering them in a fair manner.  It requires us to reason with evidence and make connections. 
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095001045 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095001431 What lies beneath the surface of the Understanding Map? Possibly someone's PhD thesis that has required years of study, testing and thinking. A theory based on research.]]> 2022-03-15 02:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095001431 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095002921 An attempt to make sense of the process of understanding in order to help the human race better understand how to learn and think and, therefore, progress.]]> 2022-03-15 02:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095002921 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095005426 'Why do you think so?' seems to be a question asking for explanation but presenting reasons with evidence is of a higher level of understanding, I think. 
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095005426 rnct05 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095007516 A theory about how to understand the world, not to rush into judgement but to explore all the possible influences on the topic and the person doing the thinking. And use a lot of thinking routines to do it.]]> 2022-03-15 02:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095007516 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095010015 That makes me think of different layers of 'meaning' in our reality. 
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095010015 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095019361 A crucial step to good decision making

Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095019361 rnctworkshop https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095022107 This should come right after the 'noticing' stage and be combined with 'Reason with Evidence'.
Adys ]]> 2022-03-15 02:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095022107 jphone2021 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095022162 2022-03-15 02:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095022162 jphone2021 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095042627 2022-03-15 02:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095042627 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095099376 I see a circle. No starting point or end point. No direction is obvious, therefore no sequence. Each point has 2 branches. The points are colour-coded. Each point is labelling a thinking strategy. ]]> 2022-03-15 03:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095099376 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095101830 How do I use this model in the classroom?]]> 2022-03-15 03:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095101830 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095112282 The other angle is that the Thinking Routines could be arranged according to the cognitive complexity of each one. ]]> 2022-03-15 03:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095112282 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095119428 Some TRs are more difficult than others. They can be aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy. See Think Wonder would be at the bottom (Remembering) and one for creating at the top.]]> 2022-03-15 03:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095119428 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095129871 Blooms Taxonomy
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Zone of Proximal Development Vygotsky

The above theories have very clear staging whereas there is no clear starting point in theThe Understanding Map. These theories are about levels of cognitive thinking not exactly how to think as in TRs.]]> 2022-03-15 03:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095129871 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095139079 How all the TRs are connected in the circle i.e. in the different stages in the process of understanding.]]> 2022-03-15 03:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095139079 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095140615 TR and their importance in the process of understanding.]]> 2022-03-15 03:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095140615 chrisxavier59 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095144174 A way to categorise Thinking Routines and how they can be taught to help Ss understand things in a habitual manner.]]> 2022-03-15 03:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095144174 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095157399 2022-03-15 04:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095157399 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095160132 2022-03-15 04:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095160132 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095166180 2022-03-15 04:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095166180 sant0224 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095168721 2022-03-15 04:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095168721 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095519689 8 thinking moves organised in a circular fashion which speaks of compatibility and integrity to me at first sight

It also resembles a camera's diaphragm shutter, which opens and closes to make the exposure for capturing a desired image (i.e. a snapshot of how learners make meaning)]]> 2022-03-15 08:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095519689 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095566348 Would this map shed some light on a common problem observed: why is that mere listening to the teacher in class doesn't always lead to understanding?]]> 2022-03-15 09:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095566348 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095600941  If I were an aspiring teacher, it would be difficult for me to spend time for exploring topics in depth as well as time to plan lessons and assessment tasks with this much of thinking in mind (and worse if without the support from peers and supervisors)]]> 2022-03-15 09:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095600941 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095609428 Effective pedagogies that enable deeper learning focus on developing higher order thinking, improving metacognition and making good use of (self-)questioning and high engagement activities ]]> 2022-03-15 09:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095609428 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095648975 It seems teachers can use this map to identify the thinking needed to explore and teach the target content more effectively. This way, students may also have long term retention of what is learnt through reasoning, summarising, making connections, etc.  

But I guess teachers need not use all of these thinking moves in one single episode of learning, but perhaps over the course of a unit of instruction. What's key is to encourage active/deeper learning through making thinking visible]]> 2022-03-15 10:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095648975 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095693031 Building my understanding of this map helps me reflect on my own learning, our work, and how we can support teachers to emphasise (and assess) deep level thinking and deep learning]]> 2022-03-15 10:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095693031 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095748335 This visual depiction of how learners understand concepts and make meaning is very useful. The trouble with thinking is that we can't see it. As much as we like to avoid superficial understanding/learning, it's often challenging to identify, communicate and scaffold the thinking needed for learning something new

1. Identify the thinking move(s) needed to lead to/illustrate an understanding of a new topic

2. Communicate (to students/other teachers) why we are approaching it in a certain way using an accessible language

3. Scaffold how to build that understanding through certain learning tasks/activities ]]> 2022-03-15 11:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095748335 ITO_RNCT https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095926653 Similar verbs/nouns used (e.g. describe, explain/explanation) in this map and the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy to indicate aspects and levels of understanding

On assessment for learning: this map gives us an accessible language to use in naming the intended thinking move(s) and gauging how much students understand as we make connections between the learning goals and what we are doing in class

On enhancing our reading pedagogy: the ideas represented in this map also seem to intersect with those of the "Engagement with Text" and "Knowledge Building & Activating" ribbons in the Layered Model of Effective Comprehension Instruction. All these remind me of what is central to developing students' reading comprehension and why we foster critical literacy in students]]> 2022-03-15 13:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2095926653 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2096983591 A mind map of thinking routines for different types of thinking with the word 'understanding' and a lightbulb icon in the center. Each thinking routine around the center serves a different purpose and is represented by a different color and icon. The routines cover a range of the lower-order and higher-order thinking skills in Bloom's revised taxonomy.
SC]]> 2022-03-16 00:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2096983591 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097001792 How can teachers use the routines in this model to develop Ss' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills? How can these routines be implemented to engage Ss in learning? Can these routines help teachers create student-centered lessons if they're not accustomed to using group work?
SC]]> 2022-03-16 00:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097001792 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097027254 This map seems to take from/build on/intersect with other models and strategies, which are also useful, e.g. Bloom's (revised) taxonomy, reading comprehension strategies and the study of different text types, the writing process and the study of different types of writing, the Four Resources Model, the Oracy Framework, discourse analysis, forensics/debating, etc.
SC]]> 2022-03-16 01:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097027254 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097061920 I think this Understanding Map is descriptive of how good teachers engage students in learning. It could be useful for professional development. Why do I think so? I know from experience that the thinking routines described in this map are what good teacher do. I also know that it was developed by researchers at Project Zero at the Harvard Business School and that it is being implemented at forward-thinking school districts like QVSD, so it comes from a reputable and trusted source.
SC]]> 2022-03-16 01:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097061920 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097077195 Blooms Revised Taxonomy
The Reading Process/Reading comprehension strategies
The Writing Process/Writing strategies
Four Resources Model
The Oracy Framework
SC]]> 2022-03-16 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097077195 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097091570 Teaching and learning are complex processes. This Understanding Map makes the complex simple by identifying the key questions that teachers can use to engage students routinely in deeper thinking and learning. 
SC]]> 2022-03-16 01:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097091570 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097093052 Understanding
SC]]> 2022-03-16 01:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097093052 kscooley41 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097098410 It's a map for deeper thinking and understanding about the nature of understanding. 
SC]]> 2022-03-16 02:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097098410 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097444452 I see a universe. A system of planets orbiting the 'Understanding Sun', the paths of shooting stars forming a web of connections between the planets.]]> 2022-03-16 06:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097444452 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097448416 There's no hierarchy. Different to Blooms taxonomy. Connection with simultaneously addressing word reading and comprehension in the reading article we've just looked at.

]]> 2022-03-16 06:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097448416 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097449653 2022-03-16 06:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097449653 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097450553 2022-03-16 06:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097450553 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097453280 Again, SC making me laugh. Also can provide a framework/a way to categorise thinking routines so that teachers can employ as wide a range as possible to engage their students. ]]> 2022-03-16 06:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2097453280 https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2101541520 2022-03-18 08:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sant0224/ynv1vcefy2497icy/wish/2101541520