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Ask; Don’t Tell: Listen to Learn and Assess – #nspiredatT3

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

At T³, Sam and I also facilitated a 90-minute session titled Ask, Don’t Tell: Listen to Learn and Assess.  Here’s the program description and our simple agenda. Ask, Don’t Tell: Listen to Learn and Assess Can we merge diagnostic and formative … Continue reading →

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Art of Questioning reflection – #NspiredatT3

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

My previous post shared the lesson plan for our 4 hour Art of Questioning session at T³. I want to share what actually happened, my reflections and what I learned. We used Skype so that Grant Lichtman could join us and … Continue reading →

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The Art of Questioning: Leading Learners to Level Up – #NspiredatT3

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Today, we are delivering a ticked, 4-hour session on the Art of Questioning at the Teachers Teaching with Technology International Conference in Philadelphia. What follows in the intended lesson plan for the session.  We are so excited that Grant will … Continue reading →

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Ellipse Investigation – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

One more learning investigation from our experiment – see Circle Investigation – #AskDon’tTell and Parabola Investigation – #AskDon’t Tell. Sam designed the following ellipse investigation (EllipseInvest.tns). Look at the continued improvement in the learners’ questions: Sam notes that his learners … Continue reading →

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Parabola Investigation – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Continuing our experiment to lead learning by following and responding to learner questions, Sam designed the following parabola investigation (ParabolaInvest.tns) for his learners. (Note: Sam teaches in a 1:1 MacBook program, so these files are designed to be viewed and investigated … Continue reading →

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Leading Learners to Level Up – #LevelUpMath #LearnFwd12 – the details

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Hello, I am Anne Conzemius, the host for your Learning Forward session. Well, no pressure there, huh?  Actually, about 15 minutes prior to this quick introduction, I scanned the roster of participants and noticed Anne’s name on the list of … Continue reading →

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Practice seeking questions – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Do you create carefully crafted worksheets to guide student learning?  I did for years.  I wanted my learners to be successful, and I thought it was my job to step them through the problem-solving process.  It would foster confidence and … Continue reading →

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LEARNing: Quadratic Functions Investigation Zeros and Roots – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

What questions could we ask to help our learners investigate and “discover the rules” for the number of roots or zeros of a quadratic function? Should we start by questioning their understanding vocabulary?  Can we questions our learners to connect … Continue reading →

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LEARNing: Linear Functions Investigation – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

I used to think I needed to carefully scaffold each algebra learning experience into a series of steps so that each learner would learn.  Now I think I should listen more and talk less.  What if I practiced inquiry and … Continue reading →

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Water instead of Soda #PBLidea #AskDon’tTell

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

Is there PBL potential and academic content in this commercial from Nestlé? By replacing one sugared beverage a day with [a bottle of water], you can cut 50,000 calories a year from [your] diet. The fine print in the ad says … Continue reading →

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