Refining the Knowledge Building Circle
My use of the knowledge building circle is becoming more deliberate and refined. This year I’ve introduced it earlier and we go to it more frequently.
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Building Robust Ideas
I am often asked by those wishing to improve classroom practice, “Where do I begin?”. Every teacher develops systems to start the school year and I have over the past few years devised, brought together
What is My Class Thinking?
Today we returned to knowledge forum our platform for building community knowledge. Below are screen captures of the discussion after a 40 minute period. One of my analytical thinkers organized the space once the discussion
Creating Conditions for Collaboration
Students who’ve spent the large part of their lives in teacher-directed classrooms, don’t suddenly become incredible collaborators simply by placing them in groups and asking them to work together on an inquiry. Teachers must create
Thinking about our Questions
We are reading Touching Spirit Bear, a novel brought to the class by one of my students who loved the book. I read it over the holidays, loved the story, thought it would fit well
Scaffolding Student Thinking in a Knowledge Building Classroom
We have begun using Knowledge Forum as a collaborative space for building community knowledge. My classes are intrigued and excited by the tool, which I see as natural support to the work we’ve been doing
Theories and Idea Diversity
In Ontario we are working with a new Social Studies curriculum. During the transition, some students have developed foundation knowledge in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities. Others missed that course of study because of
Grade 6s Reflect on The Knowledge Building Circle
So much incredible learning happened in our classroom this week, but certainly the highlight was a visit from Phil Frei, founder of Bridge International Academies who shared his first hand experience of life in the slums
Knowledge Building Circle
This is a quick overview of how a Knowledge Building Circle is used to build collective knowledge. Grade 6 Geography Inquiry Begins: Day 1: Provocation: Canada is removing the humpback whale from the threatened species