tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941612014165723839.post7560619014135109382..comments2014-11-06T11:05:36.172-08:00Comments on Science Literacies 2014: Week 3Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288157704159727422noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941612014165723839.post-3975177529919826282014-09-09T20:14:39.801-07:002014-09-09T20:14:39.801-07:00I found the way the article broke down how long ce...I found the way the article broke down how long certain stages would take to complete to be very helpful too. It gave me a better understanding of how the concepts we have been learning can be used in a classroom in a timely manner. You said you are still concerned with the balance between inference and factual knowledge as they both foster higher-level thinking and asking “why” questions, while also keeping up with the standards. I would comment that inferences used to try to help answer the “why” questions would stem not solely from individuals’ experiences, but also from the evidence they collect by analyzing and interpreting data. Then using the factual knowledge they hopefully have gained from class or somewhere prior, the students can infer what might be a plausible idea to answer the “why” question. Then peer interaction can help revise and or critique that idea, to come up with an idea that answers the question more effectively. I agree keeping up with the standards might be pretty challenging, but maybe using good scaffolding or influential guiding questions can help make sure the discussion continues on the right path? The idea of teachers conducting interviews to learn about the range of their students’ ideas coming into the classroom seems very interesting. What would the other students be doing during these individual interviews? Would these interviews be for every new topic of the class? Like once every new unit? I would be interested in seeing how effective an approach like this would be; do you happen to know the title of the article?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356524710224828003noreply@blogger.com