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Oldham County Learning Institute
Building a Thinking and Learning Community
October 7-9, 2008February 10-12, 2009
September 22-24,2009November 3-5, 2009
In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
~ Eric Hoffer
Oldham County Learning Institute
“Building a Thinking and Learning Community”
What did it look like?
Three days devoted to the study of research based instructional strategies:
Thinking StrategiesGradual Release of
ResponsibilityBuilding Community
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.
~ Henry Ford
Thinking Strategies
Monitoring for meaning Building and activating background
knowledge Asking questions Drawing inferences Determining importance Creating sensory images Synthesizing information
Gradual Release of
Responsibility
Learning is not a spectator sport.
- D. Blocher
The Gradual Release of Responsibility model of instruction suggests that “the cognitive load should shift slowly and purposefully from the teacher-as-model, to joint responsibility, to independent practice and application by the learner.”
(Pearson & Gallagher, 1983)
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
Focus Lesson
Guided Instruction
“I do it”
“We do it”
“You do it together”Collaborative
Independent “You do it alone”
Gradual Release of ResponsibilityFisher, D., & Frey, N. (2008). Better learning through structured teaching: A framework for the gradual release of responsibility. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Classroom Community
Classroom community can be built by intentionally designing the classroom to include…
•Routines•Rituals•Relationships
Routines are the procedures the teacher uses in the classroom that make the day run smoothly.
Rituals are the symbolic acts that tie a group together.
Relationships can be built in any classroom.
They make students feel valued and important.
Oldham County Learning Institute
“Building a Thinking and Learning Community”
A look at the three days…
Day 1 – Oldham County Schools Arts Center
In depth study of the instructional strategiesLarge groupSmall groupIndividual
Day 2 –
AM - East Oldham Middle SchoolPre-briefing, observations and
post briefing
Day 2 –
AM - East Oldham Middle SchoolPre-briefing, observations and
post briefing
PM – Oldham County Schools Arts Center
Continued study of strategies
Day 3
East Oldham Middle School
AMPre-briefings, observations and
post briefings
Day 3 - East Oldham Middle School
PMCreate an individual plan and a
school wide plan for implementation of strategies
Creating a Guide to Take Us Home
Destination - Where do we want to go? First Steps - What is our starting point? Challenges - What are some of the detours
and roadblocks we might encounter? Discussions: What are the difficult dialogues
that we’ll need to have as we travel? Changes - What revisions will need to be
made in the context and content of our instruction?
OCLI Follow-up
In-house observations Lab host preparation Pre-briefing Post-briefing
OCLI Connection – Phase 2 February & March 2010 Review OCLI strands Sharing time w/same content Sharing time w/school
Impact
Change in teachers’ instructional strategies
Rigorous student engagement
Improvement in students’ communication skills
On the final day of the institute the teachers were asked this question:
What will you take away from this institute that will better help you meet the needs of your students?
“There is nothing more powerful than a classroom climate of discovery, grounded in the thinking strategies led by an enthusiastic teacher facilitator.”
“I hope that I can now be more intentional and purposeful in my teaching; give my students a chance to recognize their own thinking skills, to help them realize they have these skills and they can use them.”
“Seeing the thinking strategies in action in the classroom is so powerful! It makes me realize the potential I possess to make this happen in my classroom. I think sharing this experience with other teachers from my school and other schools makes it easier to make changes. Observing the class is much more meaningful than just hearing a lecture or reading about it.”
Oldham County Learning Institute
Building a Thinking and Learning Community
October 7-9, 2008February 10-12, 2009
September 22-24,2009November 3-5, 2009
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