PCMI TLP: Repository of Wisdom of Practice: Dan Henderson, Kai Sam Ng, Elli Simonen

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Metacognition Dan Henderson, Kai Sam Ng, Elli Simonen [ @kaisamng]

Your secondary math class has no metacognition. Sad! Get the Best PD. Before students can become great problem solvers and communicators, they have to know what they know and don't. We'll give you tools and resources to jumpstart better thinking habits in your classroom tomorrow.

What we do:

Introduction
Frame the task
Work time for Task
Reflect
Learn about Strategies
Closing Activity

How we do it:

Participants will:: implement specific teacher actions that foster a problem solving culture in the secondary math classroom.; see strategies in action in a variety of settings; delve into the research behind various strategies

Research:

Post- It Exchange: Rhonda Bondie, www.alled.org

Liljedahl (2008, 2015)

Stein et al. (1996)

Chapin and O’Connor (2007)

Herbert et al. (1997)

Raymond, Gunter, Conrady (2018)

Csíkszentmihályi (1990, 1996)

Wilson (2017)

Files developed during PCMI 2018:

download zipped folder green.zip [generic login required]

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  #communicator

View TLP PCMI | IAS YouTube channel for an overview of the Teacher Leadership Program, ideas for your classroom, resources for you and your colleagues, and short clips of important things to think about as teachers.