tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435602697257165304.post1964709612955810301..comments2023-09-26T08:22:44.389-07:00Comments on Visible Thinking Routines: Cross-curricular inquiryJeff Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564433564117231418noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435602697257165304.post-9772894713332283792015-03-13T14:10:33.446-07:002015-03-13T14:10:33.446-07:00From a mommy standpoint, my child has loved the me...From a mommy standpoint, my child has loved the medieval times unit! She has learned so much about history!Schonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06123179344007411247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435602697257165304.post-25273249140605310922015-03-07T13:12:02.590-08:002015-03-07T13:12:02.590-08:00Dana,
I DO think the rigor is built in because, w...Dana,<br /><br />I DO think the rigor is built in because, with inquiry, you are putting so much on the students. I think the struggle come exactly where you are seeing it. How do you hit that sweet spot where you meet the kids right where they are and then push them to extend their thinking? It is that idea of gradual release. Being a literacy teacher, I know that you want to push the rigor in terms of expecting them to write more complex pieces, I am wondering if there is a way to make it more appealing to them so that they don't groan when they have to do a "research paper." (However, I have a 7th grader in my home who groans at everything, so I may be expecting too much here.) Since they have already done the KWL notes, can those be expanded upon to create their paper? Maybe this is already what you are doing. Since they love the presentation, can the research paper be the text version of that? Again, maybe this is already what you do, I just know with fourth graders, I am having to really think outside the box when it comes to teaching them something they aren't necessarily stoked to be learning.<br /><br />I am anxious to hear your thinking as spring rolls along. Thanks for the post.Jeff Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564433564117231418noreply@blogger.com