Read the World

Ch. 1

        Structures that promote agency- strong classrooms have consistent structures in place

• Structure 1: A Clear Focus on Our Students

• How can I keep a clear focus on my students?- reminds me of our equity work

• Structure 2: Effective Pedagogy

• Active learning
• Strategic Comprehension- Harvey  & Goudvis

• Monitor comprehension
• Activate and connect to background knowledge
• Ask questions
• Infer and visualize
• Determine the most important info
• Summarize and synthesize

• Structure 3: A Strategic Use of Technology

• SAMR-
• Kids learn from us how to use tech including all its potential

• What apps/ tools will improve or enhance the lesson
• Which apps/ tools can students use all year long
• How will tech make activity more authentic or connect to real audience

• Structure 4: Student Independence

• Focus on topics students care about- Wonder projects/ inquiry classroom
• Put the thinking back into kids’ hands
• Goal setting

• Structure 5: A Commitment to Collaboration

• Build a culture of collaboration
• Co- creation, explicit instruction on how to collaborate, a culture of love and respect

• Structure 6: Both Creation AND Consumption

• Creation- using digital tools for sharing ideas, deepening learning, collaborating, inquiry, connecting with authentic audience
• Consumption- using digital tools passively
• Consume critically- read many sources and make your own opinion

• Ex: using padlet to share many sources for students to read on a topic

• Structure 7: A Student Focused Physical Environment

• Sit in your students seat- do you have all the tools nearby to be successful?
• We change our space- we change our mindset
• If we teach in a dynamic space, our delivery needs to be dynamic too!

Resources-

        hein.pub/RTW-Resources

        What’s going on in this picture?- NY Times

                New picture every Monday- students could make their own