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Reciprocal teaching is a great strategy to incorporate to increase rigor, address literacy and problem-solving skills, and place accountability for learning on the students. Please comment on your take-away for implementing this strategy in your classroom below. I can't wait to see it in action! If you missed the first two sessions yesterday, please make plans to attend one of the following:
These are mandatory PD sessions for our Rigor/Literacy focus areas.
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Wendy Owens
1/3/2018 03:18:37 pm
Thank you Dana and Shelby! This was a helpful professional development session. I look forward to trying this when I start my next unit. I might find a phenomenon to incorporate into the article/text.
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Summers
1/3/2018 03:41:21 pm
I think it was a very helpful session. We tried it today as an introduction to the legislative branch and I think it went well. I am going to seek some more resources for the "clarifier" position.
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Dana Ford
1/3/2018 08:14:02 pm
Thank you for the feedback, Ms. Summers! I added a couple of new resources today and will continue to add more as I find them. I will specifically search for information on the student roles and post on the Resource page. Please send me anything you find helpful and I will add to my collection.
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Natalie Bruce
1/5/2018 12:51:24 pm
I'm using reciprocal teaching in my classes today. Several things needed to be modified in order for it to work with foreign language, but it has gone really well overall. I will definitely use it again in the future. Thanks!
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Brittney Adams
1/5/2018 01:39:28 pm
I plan to use this strategy when working on constructed response questions for milestone preparations. I think my students often have the hardest time trying to figure out what the question is asking. By using this method, I think that my students will be able to bounce ideas off each other and figure out exactly what the question is asking (instead of wanting to rely on me).
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Zach Talley
1/5/2018 01:47:25 pm
I plan to implement the literacy strategy of reciprocal teaching next week, while reviewing for our Science BenchMarks. I think that the students, as Ms. B. Adams said, will grow more comfortable and sure of their understanding of the concepts by participating in this activity.
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Kayla Aiken
1/5/2018 01:48:16 pm
I think this strategy of teaching takes away the focus of always relying on the teacher to help figure out a problem. Working in these groups with different roles keep the students engaged but allow for learning opportunities based on students strengths.
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Lisa Oakes
1/5/2018 02:23:43 pm
I plan to use this when reading about the Three King's Day celebration in my Spanish I classes. The reading is in Spanish and has three paragraphs. I will use groups of four students with the role of Predictor but will modify the other 3 students' roles by assigning each a paragraph with 2 specific questions to answer in Spanish.
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Ginger Figg
1/5/2018 02:27:01 pm
I used reciprocal teaching while teaching students how to write an informative essay. The strategy worked and the students loved taking charge of the class.
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Katy Sane
1/5/2018 02:31:42 pm
I used reciprocal teaching today. The students learned about types of police misconduct, and the student who had to clarify seemed to be the position most of them wanted. I struggled with the predictor, but ended up putting pictures on the Smart Board for this section. I like this method of teaching, but I think it will take time for students to really figure out how this works. Also, I used menti.com today, and it was a hit!
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Dana Ford
1/5/2018 03:51:54 pm
As with any new strategy, modifications are typically necessary. I'm happy to see that so many have already tried the Reciprocal Teaching or are making plans to do so. Be sure to share in your PLC's what is working, and the modifications you are making, so everyone can benefit!
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Becky Quast
1/5/2018 03:17:55 pm
I am very interested to see reciprocal teaching in action. I believe it will help students struggling with concepts understand the material better.
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Nick Ross
1/5/2018 03:30:52 pm
I plan on using the reciprocal teaching method when practicing constructed/extended response items. I feel that this will be a good way to attack these problems so that the students won't just get frustrated and give up so easily.
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Wade Owens
1/5/2018 03:45:39 pm
I plan to use the reciprocal teaching when reviewing for our EOPA, and still I am trying to implant it into the shop.
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Cliff Higgins
1/5/2018 03:58:41 pm
I always try to do a lesson Russian composers and reciprocal teaching will be a great way to introduce it. I found a great study specifically about using RT in the high school instrumental/vocal ensemble that I will be sharing with my PLC
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Debbie Hahn
1/5/2018 04:13:06 pm
I thought our learning session was very helpful and appreciate all those who contributed. I plan to use the strategy and resources to help my students review for their EOPA. I also plan to use it with research articles that support our main ideas. I am hopeful that it will enhance peer assistance for all students but especially those that are struggling to improve their grades.
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Dana Ford
1/5/2018 04:42:58 pm
That is exciting that you were able to find resources so specific to your content!
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Nancy Adams
1/5/2018 05:09:39 pm
We began with the concepts of "question" and "prediction" during our Intervention writing time. The article was about Winslow Homer and The Gulf Stream. I asked them to predict the fate of the man in the boat. I asked them to ask questions based on the text and clues in the picture to explain their predictions. This strategy coordinates well with the Feldman Method of Critique.
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Bill Steele
1/8/2018 11:00:23 am
These strategies will help those students who are always in the background of a group while covering unit NCCER contextual findings.
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Carl Koneman
1/9/2018 08:18:36 am
I liked the idea that everyone in the group has a responsibility and that those responsibilities change. I will probably have my students work in groups of 3 and let every member be responsible to check the work.
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Jessica House
1/9/2018 12:37:41 pm
I really liked that this new strategy offers a way to differentiate in a meaningful way, participation from each student is required for successful completion and that every student can significantly contribute to the learning environment.
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Lori Townsend
1/9/2018 04:18:06 pm
I plan to use the reciprocal teaching method when we are learning how to enter a formula containing absolute cell references. It is a concept totally new to students in Excel and I think the discussion of the topic will be interesting.
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Ruth Brooker
1/9/2018 09:20:46 pm
I plan to try this strategy when introducing a phenomenon within my upcoming genetics unit. I hope it woks well, my concern area would be with the clarifier job. I feel like it might need to be dedicated to a more advanced student amongst the student group?
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Dawlon Garrett
1/10/2018 03:45:36 pm
This would be a good activity when introducing new and unfamiliar material. Many case studies are available for A&P that would easily accommodate this strategy.
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Jake White
1/11/2018 07:59:18 am
This is a good way to keep all students accountable when working through math problems together. I like how is it tweaked for problem solving. I am going to use this strategy in the next unit on circles. I think the teacher can also serve as a checker for struggling groups.
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Sandra Johnston
1/11/2018 08:28:15 am
This is a great way to keep the students accountable.
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Breann Dooley
1/11/2018 09:27:18 am
I plan to use this with my students next week with our new texts. My tenth graders will be reading Julius Caesar, and I think this method will help them to better understand the Shakspearean style of writing.
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Jeff Williams
1/11/2018 09:30:03 am
Thanks, it was helpful. The "old dog, new tricks" thing.
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David Anthony
1/11/2018 10:46:41 am
I used this during literacy time to better facilitate the reading and student roles. It worked well with each group and gave greater accountability to each person.
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Eric Weaver
1/11/2018 03:25:32 pm
I used this method this week with students in World History. As with any new pedagogical method it takes some trial and error to work out the kinks. Some students wanted to write as little as possible in the questioner section (shocking I know) so I started placing a minimum requirement for questions. I also added that it would replace notes taken in class so they would be more thorough.
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1/11/2018 04:32:11 pm
I used reciprocal teaching again today while solving for double load voltage drop in my advanced circuit class. The students gave positive feedback more than I had anticipated which expressed how well it was working for them in solving these problems. One even verified the old saying of "one of the best ways to learn is to teach something."
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