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Inquiring Minds Want to Inquiring Minds Want to Grow: Building Grow: Building
Intentional Practice Intentional Practice Jeff C. Marshall
Clemson UniversityNSTA Presentation
March, 2010
Do you facilitate clear, meaningful, and intentional learning in your classrooms?
Or, is your instruction and learning a series of mixed signals that hope for magical results?
Three Support Structures to Three Support Structures to Guide IntentionalityGuide Intentionality
4E x 2 Instructional Model
EQUIP
Dynamic WebTool
What typifies your planning?
Or???
And, what is the difference?
4E x 2 INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL4E x 2 INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL
Engage
Explore
Explain
Extend
Assess
Reflect
Marshall, J. (2006)—See www.clemson.edu/iim for more details.
Key Aspects of 4E x 2 ModelKey Aspects of 4E x 2 ModelCheck for prior knowledge and
misconceptions◦engage is more than motivate
Explore before Explain ◦break the paradigm of punch line before joke
Formative Assessment at EVERY stage of inquiry◦not just summative evaluation
Be intentional about instructional decisions◦review, remediate, or move on
Checking for UnderstandingChecking for Understanding
What is the importance of Engage?
Why Explore BEFORE Explain?
Who should do the Explanation?
What is the value of the Extend?
Moment to ReflectMoment to Reflect
How can the 4E x 2 Instructional Model be used to improve what you are already doing in the classroom?
How cohesive is your teaching?
Or???
What promotes more of the latter?
EQUIPEQUIP(Electronic Quality of Inquiry Protocol)(Electronic Quality of Inquiry Protocol)
Four critical domains tie directly to student achievement:
Instruction (How do I lead?)Discourse (How do we interact?)Assessment (How is instruction influenced
by student achievement/knowledge?)Curriculum (What guides teaching and
learning?)EQUIP contains a descriptive rubric of 19
indicators tied to the above constructsWhen you improve on EQUIP, learning
increases!!!
Now What?Now What?
How do I tackle all these things and maintain my sanity?
I need details!!!!
Your Last LessonYour Last Lesson
Let’s begin by thinking about your last lesson? ◦What made it effective?◦Where did it need some work?◦Most importantly, what did the student’s learn
and how do I know they “got it?”
Reflection #2Reflection #2
What what are two indicators from EQUIP that I can target when I return to school?
What is my plan for doing so?
Dynamic WebtoolDynamic Webtool
Where do I go to see lesson plans that promote conceptual change?
www.clemson.edu/iim (select lesson plans then register—free to all registered users)
•Overview Video•Public Lesson•My Workspace•Creating New Lessons
Reflection #3Reflection #3
What can you do to become more intentional about your practice?◦4E x 2 Instructional Model
◦EQUIP
◦WebTool
How will you use any of the supports discussed today?
Further InformationFurther Information
Jeff Marshall◦email: marsha9@clemson.edu◦website: www.clemson.edu/iim
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