Thanks! It is that strategy, I got it from Making Thinking Visible. We use it often with images, audio, and video. It has really helped my students develop their inquiry and observation skills. It helps to use a few sentence frames too. We love it! I'm excited to see what they come up with.
I really like your glass example because it can also be tied to other West Virginia natural resources like coal oil and kerosene that might have been burned in the lamp. It can also be a great jumping point for discussing life prior to the late 19th Century and the life styles that these types of light allowed people to live. We all take for granted that we have only been living a 24 hour a day life style since electricity and electric lighting became standard.
Yes! That is exactly why I chose it. We are gearing up to study electricity along with our current study of Colonial America, so I thought it was appropriate.
Sometimes when I'm checking my iPhone messages and email late at night, I wonder if a 24 hour a day lifestyle is best...
I really liked your strategy to get your students thinking. We spend a lot of time in high school trying to get our students to do the same thing. I wonder if it would help my students like Word Walls have done.
Reminds me of the see-think-wonder teaching strategy. Great post.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is that strategy, I got it from Making Thinking Visible. We use it often with images, audio, and video. It has really helped my students develop their inquiry and observation skills. It helps to use a few sentence frames too. We love it! I'm excited to see what they come up with.
DeleteThanks for the initial post. I am looking forward to reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr. B!
DeleteI really like your glass example because it can also be tied to other West Virginia natural resources like coal oil and kerosene that might have been burned in the lamp. It can also be a great jumping point for discussing life prior to the late 19th Century and the life styles that these types of light allowed people to live. We all take for granted that we have only been living a 24 hour a day life style since electricity and electric lighting became standard.
ReplyDeleteYes! That is exactly why I chose it. We are gearing up to study electricity along with our current study of Colonial America, so I thought it was appropriate.
DeleteSometimes when I'm checking my iPhone messages and email late at night, I wonder if a 24 hour a day lifestyle is best...
I really liked your strategy to get your students thinking. We spend a lot of time in high school trying to get our students to do the same thing. I wonder if it would help my students like Word Walls have done.
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