What is Reciprocal Teaching.
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•What is Reciprocal Teaching•
Reciprocal Teaching- Have you ever caught yourself in a classroom of students asking extremely higher order thinking questions, digging deep into the thought process of a concept you've laid the foundation for...and the responses from your students seem to still be becoming close ended. Sound familiar? I think we've all had those day.. Im starting this mini-course by sharing my experience, sharing what changed the dynamic of my classroom. I dreamed of becoming the teacher that produced those "ah-ha" moments in their students every day, but no matter how deep in thought I could take my students with my questioning, until they were ready and willing to take responsibility for their learning they were not going to make the connections I was looking for them too.
So, a student-centered classroom.. but how? So I started with a few focus questions for myself as I was wrapping my head around how to shift the direction of my classroom, and these will be the same focus questions we use for this unit, and that we will circle back to in units 2-4.
- What is my main goal for my students and why is this transition important?
- How will I shift my classroom from teacher-facilitated discussions to student-centered?
- What will I need to lay the foundation for before making this shift?
- How will I release the responsibly to my students and instill responsibility in them for their learning?
Entrance Ticket
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•Lesson•
Learning Target Learners will explore the meaning of student centered classrooms and why it is important for students for students to facilitate their own meaningful discussion.
1) Begin by watching the video below. When you have finished the video.
2) Review my Presentation on an Introduction to Reciprocal Teaching.
Why use Reciprocal Teaching in Mathematics
While reviewing this presentation: Think about these 3 things as your focus questions:
In what ways will Reciprocal teaching transition my instructional practices?
How can reciprocal teaching help my students?
How would I group them this way, and why?
Exit Ticket
Complete the Exit ticket for this module, remember to keep the focus questions in mind!
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