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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?



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?




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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


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


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


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.


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 …



Offering assistance





Recognizing talents of others

Giving "I" messages

Consensus building



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



Student nameof

Project task



Offering assistance





Recognizing unique talents of others

Giving "I" messages

Consensus building



I observed this happen when …

Evaluation of

Effective Work Strategies


Peer’sEvaluation



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



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 …


Peer’sEvaluation



Student nameof

Project

I observed this happen when …



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

myself

name

another student

name

a committee or project team

committee name

This is an evaluation of …

Myself

name

The wholeteam

Theteacher

Who is performing the evaluation? …

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