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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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Math Journals: Reflection, Documentation, and Deep Engagement

Catlin Tucker

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. Math is no different! When coaching teachers, I encourage them to consider a math journal at that offline station.

Math 198
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The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations

Catlin Tucker

So, the teacher will use data to assign each student one or two “must-do” learning activities. Differentiated Learning Needs: In a class with diverse skill levels, a teacher uses assessment data to identify critical areas where individual students need extra support. These are the stations they must attend in the rotation.

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Can We Improve Grading by Collaborating with Students?

Faculty Focus

Students earned points for every assignment that they completed to minimum specifications and for quizzes. Students may revise and resubmit an assignment that does not meet minimum specifications for full credit. Students may revise and resubmit an assignment that does not meet minimum specifications for full credit.

Grades 122
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ChatGPT: A Must-See Before the Semester Begins

Faculty Focus

It can execute math problems, showing all its work with written explanations. We would spend far more time developing information literacy, teamwork, research skills, study skills, and metacognitive skills so that students wouldn’t be so dependent on us and could engage in more self-directed learning.

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Can We Improve Grading by Collaborating with Students?

Faculty Focus

Students earned points for every assignment that they completed to minimum specifications and for quizzes. Students may revise and resubmit an assignment that does not meet minimum specifications for full credit. Students may revise and resubmit an assignment that does not meet minimum specifications for full credit.

Grades 98
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ChatGPT: A Must-See Before the Semester Begins

Faculty Focus

It can execute math problems, showing all its work with written explanations. We would spend far more time developing information literacy, teamwork, research skills, study skills, and metacognitive skills so that students wouldn’t be so dependent on us and could engage in more self-directed learning.