STRATEGYsheets target…Investigating
keys to using think-sheets when teaching
Planning Student strategies for planning projects
Project-based Leaning Strategies
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Implementing Strategies for implementing research
PresentingStudent strategies for planning effective & interesting presentations
Evaluating Think-sheets for evaluating various dimensions of project work
Commitments to quality of project and presentationBy signing my name below, I am making a commitment to:
1. Developing a high quality product that I will be proud of,2. Creating a product that will make sense, be interesting and informative to my audience. 3. Being neat and careful.4. Doing my share on time.5. Doing my best.
Goals for working together effectivelyCheck 3 that will be primary goals
Listening without interrupting
Turn taking & involving everyone
Offering assistance
Communicating about difficulties
Respecting different opinions, skills & abilities
Encouraging & complimenting others
Recognizing and celebrating others' successes
Recognizing unique talents of others
Giving "I" messages
Consensus building
Giving negative feedback
Peacefully resolving conflicts
Goals for using effective work techniquesCheck 3 that will be primary goals
Using & keeping timelines
Resisting impulsiveness
Engaging in challenging tasks
Persisting during tough times
Organizing & prioritizing tasks
Organizing ideas & being clear
Being accurate
Noticing how you & others think
Using information resources
Checking for quality
Being open minded
Being creative
Viewing an idea in unusual ways
Presenting an idea in usual ways
Inventing & testing strategies to solve problems
Signatures
Preview the task * audience* expectations
- what will be evaluated? how? rubric?- due date?- presentation expectations (format? length? graphics? etc.)- content expectations (theme? how detailed? topics to include?)- collaboration/individual accountability expectations?
Analyze topics* Identify topic parameters* Identify personal and audience interest* Preview availability of information* Decide on a specific topic
Think of questions the investigation will answer* brainstorm possible to-be-answered questions
Hatch plans* Anticipate the nature of needed research
Options...* Investigate existing knowledge from multiple sources* Conduct and experiment to generate new information* Invent something to solve a problem
* Employ the DRAFT Planning Strategy
Set goals and establish commitments* Make quality project commitments* Make collaboration commitments* Make effective habits of the mind commitments* Use the Commitments Think-Sheet
Preview the task
Analyze topics
Think of questions
Hatch plans
Set goals
PATHS project planning strategy ...for planning the path to take when developing a project
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Determine tasks Reveal resources Assign duties Forecast barriers Target solutionsIf... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
If... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
If... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
If... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
DRAFT plans Think-sheet Project: ABC book Power-point presentation
Determine key ideas for each letter A=Arctic B=Bad safety plan, etc
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Determine tasks Reveal resources Assign duties Forecast barriers Target solutionsIf... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
If... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
If... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
If... Then...Who? Does what? By when?
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DRAFT plans Think-sheet Project: ABC book Power-point presentation
Determine key ideas for each letter A=Arctic B=Bad safety plan, etc
Find pictures for each letter’s key idea
Put letter/key ideas & clip art on Power point
Use lab’s computer projector
Use the key ideas and facts team has gathered
Whole team does together - Aman - leader do by Mon (9th)
Can’t come up with a suitable topic for hard letters (Q,X,Z,V)
See if friends can come up with ideas
UseSam’s CD clip art disks
Pictures from... * Nat’l Geographic *Titanic Exhibit Tour guide
Whole team selects pictures by Wed (11th)
Can’t find a good picture for each letter’s key idea
Sam’s dad has a scanner Use Sherri’s laptop & Power point program
Sherri does letter/key idea on Power point; Sam will scan in pictures (12th)
Scanner won’t work
Practice & refine presentation
Sherri will operate laptop Kana will narrate
Projector won’t work or can’t use...
Print Power point slides and use as overheads
Use one in school computer lab
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Potential Topics
Topic Analysis Matrix
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Interest to self
Interest to others
Information Availability
Other
Totals
0 1 2 3 4 5low high
Scale
Determine tasks* brainstorm to identify specific tasks * determine priority & order that tasks should be completed
Reveal potential resources Brainstorm to identify potential...* print resources and probable location* human resources (persons with specialized knowledge or experiences)* tools & supplies needed to implement a task
Assign duties* dissect each task & identify specific jobs* match jobs with unique talents & abilities
Forecast potential barriersBrainstorm to identify potential obstacles that might be encountered for each task
Target potential solutionsBrainstorm to identify potential solutions to each barrier.
Determine tasks
Reveal potential resources
Assign duties
Forecast barriers
Target solutions
DRAFT plans strategy ...for drafting plans forimplementing aproject
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Filter the database* Determine available data sources
- electronic (Internet, CD ROM, library)- written and/or electronic abstracts - persons to interview or survey- places to visit or things to experience (museums, displays, tours, etc.)
* Brainstorm keywords that directly relate to the topic.* Explore the information within the database.* Create a list of primary sources.
Investigate source material* Determine priority (which primary sources to access first).* Determine location of primary sources, library call numbers, internet addresses, etc.). * Find and evaluate source material.
Note ideas* Code important ideas and key phrases from source material you might want to use.* Copy key ideas on sticky-notes, cards, or computer file.
Determine organization* Decide which information to use. * Decide what additional information is needed (FIND it). * Graphically organize into main ideas and supporting details.
- hierarchic - compare/contrast- cause/effect - sequence
Filter the database
Investigate
Note ideas
Determine organization
The FIND research strategy...for finding and making sense of information
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Identify a problem for which an invention is needed
Note problem-specifics on a webDesign a web that answers the following questions...
* Why is it a problem?* What factors are contributing to the problem?* What solutions have already been tried?... Why didnÕt they work?
* What is the sequence of events that lead up to the problem?
Verify variables Verify the problemÕs pivotal point
Of all the factors that contribute to a problem, determine which one is the most critical or central? Do others agree with your conclusion?
Verify what needs to change about the pivotal point.Verify criteria for the invention
For example...
- needs to be easy to use- provides a long term solution- costs less than $ ____
Verify potential resources, including... * human resources (knowledge, skill, & expertise)* information resources* objects from which the invention can be constructed & tools
Expose and examine invention possibilities Brainstorm a list of many different possible inventions
The invention may be a...* gadget or device* process (way of doing something)* way of communicating ideas* way of organizing resources
- organizing human resources (like a service club)- organizing physical or technological resources
Network resources to construct the invention
Try it outExperiment with your invention to see how it works.Revise the invention as needed.Share your invention with others.
Indicate a problem Note problem-specifics on a webVerify variables Expose & examine invention possibilities Network resources for form invention
Try it out
The INVENT creative problem-solving strategy...for investigating problems and inventing solutions to them
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Target a questionDecide what you want to learn as a result of your experiment. Form a specific to-be-answered question.
Establish a plan for conducting the experimentEstablish what kind of data is needed to answer the question.Brainstorm ways to collect data.Establish a step-by-step plan for collecting data. Establish a plan for how the data will be used or analyzed to answer the question.
Systematically collect data Follow your plan!
Tabulate dataMake sense of your data by performing calculations and creating tables,
charts, or graphs.
Summarize and interpret results Use the data you gathered to answer your original question.Tell how the data answers the question.Tell what other questions are now raised.
Target a question
Establish a plan for conducting the experiment
Systematically collect data
Tabulate
Summarize and interpret results
The TEST research strategy...for designing and implementing research studies
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Repeatedly measure something: What will be measured? _________________ How will it be measured? ________________-AND/OR-
Count the number of times something happens: When should the counting occur? _________________ How often? ________________-AND/OR-
Make a list of observations and then categorize them later: What will you be looking for during the observations? _________________-AND/OR-
Survey people to get opinions: Who will be surveyed? _________________ What will you ask them about? _________________
Tally the data Note the calculations that will need to be performed on the data to make sense of it.
Establish the kind of information you will need to answer the question If you plan to …
Target a question Ask a question that you hope your experiment or research will provide an answer to
Set a plan for collecting the data Note the steps you will follow from the beginning to the end of your experiment
Show the results Decide how the data will be visually displayed
What happens to __________________ when __________________is added or subtracted from __________________?
What do __________________ know or think about __________________?
How well does __________________ work when trying to __________________?
How did __________________ change over __________________ amount of time?
What are the parts of __________________?
How does __________________ change when __________________?
What is the difference between __________________ and __________________?
Complete one of these questions or write a different question here
Sum numbers in each category? Subtract numbers from different categories to determine difference? Compute averages, means, or percentages? Other calculations?
Tables shownumerical differences
Line Graphs show changes over time
Bar graphs show differences in quantities
Pie charts show differences in percentages Fertilizer
NO YESBeans 1.5 3.0Peas 2.0 21.2Corn 7 14.2
Growth per week
A B C
33%25%
42%
We observed this …
This is about how we came to understand …
The observations led us to this hypothesis …
So then we tested the hypothesis by …
Results of the tests led us to conclude that …
Specific observations Details of hypothesis Testing procedure Details of conclusion
PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION
of an issue or problemTo increase awareness
attitude or beliefTo change an
to a problemTo show a solution
or way of doing thingsTo change a behavior
explain somethingTo inform or
entertainTo
PATH Presentation Plans Title of presentation Names of presenters
relativesParents &/or
ADULTS STUDENTS / FRIENDSOlder students
Same age students
Younger students
The audience will mostly be …
Teachers
Don’t know much about this topic at all. It will probably be new information for most of them
Focus on the describing the big picture & basics; avoid technical language
Will have some background knowledge about the topic, but probably won’t know specifics; may have some misunderstandings about it
Provide overview of the big picture, identify common misunderstandings or myths, be sure to define technical
terms
Will already know a lot about the topic; some may even be experts
Acknowledge expertise, overview big picture, focus on specifics; OK to use technical terms
Best guess about the audience’s knowledge of this topic …
AUDIENCE
Therefore, we’ll need to … Therefore, we’ll need to … Therefore, we’ll need to …
TOPICSWhat is the most important idea you hope the audience will understand as a result of the presentation?
Main Idea #1 Main Idea #2 Main Idea #3
HOOKWhat would be a good way to begin the presentation that will make the audience curious about the topic?
Goals about the INFORMATION we share ...Information has a clear focus; ideas/concepts tied together via a theme.
Ideas are important, accurate, clear
Ideas are organized so they are easy to understand
Ideas are connected to audience interests
Ideas are connected to ‘real-life’ issues or problems to-be-solved
Communicates various perspectives or ways of viewing an idea
Goals about the WAY we share the information ...We use varied and unusual ways of communicating an idea
Our product is visually appealing, neat, & imaginative.
We use effective tools for communication (e.g. opening, body, closing);
We want to provide the audience with some form of interactive activity
We want our ideas to be presented in a logical manner.
We want to use graphic organizers to make information easier to understand
We want use technology during the presentation
We involve all team members in the presentation
We want to stick within time limits
We want to stick to the plan (not getting too far off on a tangent)
We want our presentation to involve all team members
Not really important to us
Slightly important goal for us
Important goal for us
Team member signatures
The INTENT of our presentation is primarily to …Inform the audience about...and / orChange an attitude or perspective about...and / orCause the audience to experience an emotion so they will...
Note the intent here
Clarify goals, expectations, & audience needs* Identify what your own goals are for the report, and what you want to happen as a result of giving the report. * Identify the expectations of those who will receive the report.
- What do they want to happen as a result of the report?- How brief or extensive do they want the report to be?- What does the audience expect to learn from the report?- What format /style does the audience expect?
* Identify audience needs- How familiar will the audience be with the topic? novice? expert?- Will the audience need handouts?
List questions & organize responses* List specific questions your report is designed to answer.* Order the questions in a manner that makes the most sense* Organize responses to each question by outlining or creating a graphic
Elaborate answers* Introduce the big ideas, the problems, or questions your report is designed to address.* List questions as headings.* Using your organizers, answer each of the questions.* If appropriate, convert questions to heading titles
Anchor key ideas with graphics or pictures* Decide which key ideas should be enhanced with a graphic or picture.* Decide if any of your organizers could be included as graphics and refine as needed.* Refer to and explain the graphics in the report.
Review key ideas* Provide closure to the report by summarizing key ideas and reviewing your position.
Clarify goals, expectations, & audience needs
List questions & organize responses
Elaborate answers
Anchor key ideas with graphics or pictures
Review key ideas
The CLEAR communication strategy...for communicating ideas in a presentation or written report.
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2-D VISUAL DEVICES
Web or frame
Compare/contrast
Sequence
Cycle
Mind Map
Chart/Table/Graph
Makes Sense Think-sheet
Other graphic organizer
Surface map
Photographs
Poster
Draw/paint pictures
Collage
Interactive Bulletin Board
ABC pop-up book
Slide show
Power Point presentation
3-D VISUAL DEVICES
Create a model
Collection of samples
Artifacts
Key-ideas & details mobile
Interest center
WRITTEN DOCUMENTS
Histo-fiction Story
Business or personal letter
Grant proposal
Script play or commercial
Newspaper article
Cartoons/Comic book
Information pamphlet
Scroll
Tour Guide
Written Report
PERFORMANCES
Oral report
Dramatization of event
Dramatization of commercial
Role-play
Debate
Explanation/demonstration
Video of real interview
Interview simulation
Create audience experience
Simulation activity
Movement (dance /charade
Newspaper article
Comic book
Information pamphlet
Scroll
Tour Guide
Music
KEY IDEA TO BE COMMUNICATED
NOTES ABOUT IDEAS
Presentation Options
Goals about the INFORMATION we share ...Information has a clear focus; ideas/concepts tied together via a theme.
Ideas are important, accurate, clear,
Ideas are organized so they are easy to understand
Ideas are connected to audience interests
Ideas are connected to ‘real-life’ issues or problems to-be-solved
Communicates various perspectives or ways of viewing an idea
Goals about the WAY we share the information ...We use varied and unusual ways of communicating an idea
Our product is visually appealing, neat, & imaginative.
We use effective tools for communication (e.g. opening, body, closing);
We want to provide the audience with some form of interactive activity
We want our ideas to be presented in a logical manner.
We want to use graphic organizers to make information easier to understand
We want use technology during the presentation
We involve all team members in the presentation
We want to stick within time limits
We want to stick to the plan (not getting too far off on a tangent)
We want our presentation to involve all team members
Not really important to us
Slightly important goal for us
Important goal for us
Team member signatures
The INTENT of our presentation is primarily to …Inform the audience about...and / orChange an attitude or perspective about...and / orCause the audience to experience an emotion so they will...
Note the intent here
Evaluation of
Effective Collaboration Strategies
Teacher’sEvaluation
Peer’sEvaluation
Group’s self-Evaluation
Student’s self-Evaluation
Student nameof
Project task
Collaboration strategies most effectively used …
Collaboration strategies to work on more …
Listening without interrupting
Turn taking & involving everyone
Offering assistance
Communicating about difficulties
Respecting different opinions, skills & abilities
Encouraging & complimenting others
Recognizing and celebrating others' successes
Recognizing talents of others
Giving "I" messages
Consensus building
Giving negative feedback
Peacefully resolving conflicts
A specific collaboration strategy to do differently next time
WHEN …
THEN …
Forgot to do thisDid this a little
Did this really well
Observations of
Effective Collaboration StrategiesTeacher’sEvaluation
Peer’sEvaluation
Group’s self-Evaluation
Student’s self-Evaluation
Student nameof
Project task
Listening without interrupting
Turn taking & involving everyone
Offering assistance
Communicating about difficulties
Respecting different opinions, skills & abilities
Encouraging & complimenting others
Recognizing and celebrating others' successes
Recognizing unique talents of others
Giving "I" messages
Consensus building
Giving negative feedback
Peacefully resolving conflicts
I observed this happen when …
Evaluation of
Effective Work Strategies
Teacher’sEvaluation
Peer’sEvaluation
Group’s self-Evaluation
Student’s self-Evaluation
Student nameof
Project task
Using & keeping timelines
Resisting impulsiveness
Engaging in challenging tasks
Persisting during tough times
Organizing & prioritizing tasks
Being open minded
Being creative
Viewing an idea in unusual ways
Presenting an idea in usual ways
Inventing & testing strategies
Organizing ideas & being clear
Being accurate
Noticing how you & others think
Using information resources
Checking for quality
Forgot to do thisDid this a little
Did this really well Work strategies most effectively used …
Work strategies to work on more …
A specific thinking strategy to do differently next time
WHEN …
THEN …
Teacher’sEvaluation
Peer’sEvaluation
Group’s self-Evaluation
Student’s self-Evaluation
Student nameof
Project
I observed this happen when …
Checking for quality
Using information resources
Individuals doing their best.
Individuals doing their share on time.
Being neat and careful.
Creating a product that will make sense, be interesting and informative to
the audience.
Developing a high quality product that students will be proud of
End of Project Evaluation: Contribution to the Project
Reliability
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Didn’t fulfill obligations;
couldn’t count onFulfilled responsibilities extremely well; could always count onComments
Work Quality
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Very poor Very high
Comments
Doing One’s Share
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Did far LESS than share Did far MORE than share
Comments
Attitude
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Negative, pessimistic, undermined
spirit of team “Can-do”, positive, optimistic attitude helped the whole teamComments
Timeliness
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Procrastinated, didn’t get stuff in on time,
delays impaired teamAlways ready, tasks completed on timeComments
Responsibility
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Makes excuses / blames others when
problems occur; tries to dodge tasks.Accepts responsibility when problems occur; volunteers to do thingsComments
Overall Value
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Liability to group Great Asset to Group
Comments
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another student
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a committee or project team
committee name
This is an evaluation of …
Myself
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The wholeteam
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Who is performing the evaluation? …