C3 Instructional Shifts – Shift 4: Promote literacy practices and outcomes I have a pretty challenging class this year. Surprise, surprise, they’re my freshmen. All my fellow high school teachers are nodding in agreement…but the challenge for them is not behavior. In fact, I have few problems with them, aside
C3 Instructional Shifts – Shift 3: Integrate Content and Skills Purposefully There are few ways a student can insult a teacher’s assignment more than by calling it “busy work.” If someone refers to my assignment as “too hard,” “too easy,” or “too boring,” etc., I take little offense. But if a student
By Carly Muetterties March 2, 2015 C3 Instructional Shifts – Shift 2: Cultivate and Nurture Collaborative Civic Spaces When I was a student, there were few things that inspired as much anxiety in me than two little words: “group work.” These words are pretty regularly used in just about
C3 Instructional Shifts – Shift 1: Craft Questions that spark and sustain an inquiry As a history teacher, I delight in the things that a lot of other people don’t quite understand. Yes, I read history books for fun! Yes, I tell history stories when I’m out with my friends!
By Carly Muetterties January 5, 2015 “Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.” – Unknown I don’t like New Year Resolutions. It’s not that I dislike the idea of setting goals for myself. My friends actually tease me for constantly having a list
Tell us about your experiences teaching or learning with inquiry. What were some of the opportunities and constraints you faced when using inquiry? As you read about the Inquiry Design Model, how do you think IDM will meet those opportunities and constraints?
Now that you have developed your own inquiry using IDM, reflect on the process. What have you learned about pedagogy inquiry? What works for you in IDM and what areas are you challenged by? What sorts adjustments will you need to make to IDM in order to implement your inquiry
As you complete webinars 2-4 focused on Questions, Tasks, Sources, post some ideas for compelling questions, related supporting questions and formative tasks and a source that would be useful for students in complete the task.
By Carly Muetterties The fourth post in Carly’s exploration and reflections on the four Dimensions of the C3 Framework: Dimension 4: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action December 3, 2014 Cue the music – this is the climax of our voyage! We have asked the right questions, we have looked in the
By Carly Muetterties The third post in Carly’s exploration and reflections on the four Dimensions of the C3 Framework: Dimension 3: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence November 3, 2014 It’s interesting to hear what my students say about me. One student said he imagined that I have historical pictures from
