tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post8720984229166809068..comments2024-02-20T15:17:27.759-05:00Comments on Concrete Classroom: Imperialism in my classroom todayconcretekaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-73449827440535863082023-12-30T19:56:35.547-05:002023-12-30T19:56:35.547-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Golden Streams SFhttps://goldenstreamssf.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-10283568855396360472011-10-28T18:01:15.170-04:002011-10-28T18:01:15.170-04:00I read your post earlier and loved the hook you us...I read your post earlier and loved the hook you used with your students. I was thinking about what had 'gone wrong', came back to respond with my thoughts and saw Stephen's comment above, which is just what I was thinking. I don't know the formal process of PBL, but I work in an inquiry school, and we often find that a powerful provocation (what you call the hook) will lead students straight into inquiry questions. I wonder how it would have gone if you had just put up the slide and asked for responses. Your hook provoked all kinds emotional reactions and then the KNTK was completely intellectual (and teacher centred, as you said). Are you familiar with the project zero thinking routines? There are some excellent ones that promote different kinds of thinking and understanding. http://pzweb.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html A simple one like 'See, Think, Wonder' might have worked well at this point.<br />I'm wondering if you'd like to join Inquire Within, a collaborative blog about this kind of learning and share your journey there with other teachers thinking about this kind of learning. inquiryblog.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-34313627526862330442011-10-24T18:43:20.423-04:002011-10-24T18:43:20.423-04:00I think you are right Stephen. For my next unit I ...I think you are right Stephen. For my next unit I am going to move away from a formal KNTK's into an informal conversation about what students want to pursue in their learning goals. Definitely feel it is too teacher centered.Mike Kaechelehttp://concretekax.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-18994420943545622322011-10-23T09:27:42.200-04:002011-10-23T09:27:42.200-04:00I've certainly experienced that loss of energy...I've certainly experienced that loss of energy before between the hook and the project. I've wondered if it has something to do with moving from a student centered moment to a teacher centered moment. What it instead of moving from hook to "need to know", you jumped straight into students generating inquiry questions. Then, your "need to knows" would come as a response to their questions.Stephen Lazarhttp://blog.stephenlazar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-5514375098850632502011-10-21T23:18:43.100-04:002011-10-21T23:18:43.100-04:00Mr. Kaechele,
My name is Angela Pitts, and I am a...Mr. Kaechele,<br /><br />My name is Angela Pitts, and I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. Your lesson on imperialism and colonialism was perfect. Great way to make a point by using something that your students relate to teach a lesson. Your strategy with the laptops gave your students a real-life example of how their life could look like in an imperialistic society.Angela Pittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456387809756841841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-22819812102349353212011-10-21T02:58:47.532-04:002011-10-21T02:58:47.532-04:00Oh, reminds me of "The Wave" experiment ...Oh, reminds me of "The Wave" experiment (though that teacher probably went too far). The pupils aren't going to forget this lesson!Naomi Epsteinhttp://visualisingideas.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.com