Monday, 14 August 2017
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Seasaw
This year I am going to be experiment with the student to share their learning using seasaw. I have set up my class and I will update on how it is going.
The Learning Pit.
With a new year starting I have been looking into using the idea of the learning pit this year.
I have been looking at this website for The Learning Pit.
I have found it quite interesting. I had assumed from what I have heard from colleagues that it is about understand that learning is a process and often we have to persevere when we are learning.
What I have discovered is quite different. yes my previous thoughts are true but it is about more than that. It is about students learning through thinking.
in order for the learning pit to work there are stages
1). Concept - a topic that is open to interpretation - his example is what is a tourist or what is a capital city. (not based on facts).
2). Conflict - find ideas that oppose each other.
Through a process of questioning and cooperative discussion students make their way out of the learning pit. This happens at different times for different students. They are often able to build on the ideas of others.
3) Construct - Eureka moment
The sense of eureka encourages positivity towards learning. if students enjoy that sense of understanding they will want to experience it again.
4). Asking metacognitive questions to reflect on the learning and how they got out of the pit.
- As students come out of the pit pair them up with children are who are still in the pit. Use the pit as a metaphor for the learning. Use the terms with the students. Students in the pit can try to challenge the students in the pit to try and drag them back in to develop even deeper thinking.
Can a student succeed and gain a true understanding of they don't first struggle with the concept?
Being in the pit and finding ways out helps use to get into a growth mindset. It helps to build resilience and strategies for learning.
I am looking forward to seeing how this works with my students.
Other resources
http://cornbank.mgfl.net/files/2016/05/learning_pit_spotlight-1d0tqab.pdf
I have been looking at this website for The Learning Pit.
I have found it quite interesting. I had assumed from what I have heard from colleagues that it is about understand that learning is a process and often we have to persevere when we are learning.
What I have discovered is quite different. yes my previous thoughts are true but it is about more than that. It is about students learning through thinking.
in order for the learning pit to work there are stages
1). Concept - a topic that is open to interpretation - his example is what is a tourist or what is a capital city. (not based on facts).
2). Conflict - find ideas that oppose each other.
Through a process of questioning and cooperative discussion students make their way out of the learning pit. This happens at different times for different students. They are often able to build on the ideas of others.
3) Construct - Eureka moment
The sense of eureka encourages positivity towards learning. if students enjoy that sense of understanding they will want to experience it again.
4). Asking metacognitive questions to reflect on the learning and how they got out of the pit.
- As students come out of the pit pair them up with children are who are still in the pit. Use the pit as a metaphor for the learning. Use the terms with the students. Students in the pit can try to challenge the students in the pit to try and drag them back in to develop even deeper thinking.
Can a student succeed and gain a true understanding of they don't first struggle with the concept?
Being in the pit and finding ways out helps use to get into a growth mindset. It helps to build resilience and strategies for learning.
I am looking forward to seeing how this works with my students.
Other resources
http://cornbank.mgfl.net/files/2016/05/learning_pit_spotlight-1d0tqab.pdf
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