1. THINKING ‘BOUT THINKING

2. Elizabeth HelfantMICDSSt Louis MO E Ehelfant/ehelfant@micds.org

3. Background Brain Conference Reading of Brain Rules Brain Research and Learning Area in Library Learning Groups -The CABAL PD Report Back A Reading List

4. Emerging Brain Research http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_judes/346850124/sizes/z/in/photostream/

7. Cultural changes impact how brain gets wired via activities/uses culture demands/encourages (Rosen)

8. We know very little(Judy Willis- Tokuhama-Espinosa)

9. Stress can be good and bad (ZPD/Flow)

10. Brain is a Garden- Control what you introduce into it (Willis)

11. Every brain is unique and has talents

12. Brains are plastic

13. Exercise for your brain and your body is good (Ratey)http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/3203524576/sizes/m/in/photostream/

14. Intelligence is not fixed (Dweck) Effort /Motivation is as important as ability Deep learning is an active process Importance of “chunking” Teaching Focus Learning is Social Photo Credit: Stockphoto/VasiliyYakobchuk)

15. Brown’s Model (Executive Function)

16. For Learning Need to develop metacognitive ability in kids Exercise is good Distinquish and address Types of Thinking Stress – manage it Focus – allow for it Differentiate Provide Feedback Change the way we Assess

17. Tech Tools for Differentiation and Feedback, Changing Assessment Conditional Activities LAMS Moodle 2 Canvas Portfolio Assessment (focus on progress and process) Chalk and Wire

18. Perkin’s Thinking Classroom Dimensions of Culture of Thinking Language Thinking dispositions Mental management Strategic spirit Higher order thinking Transfer (sense and meaning-Sousa)

19. Consider Dispositions and Habits Perkins Learning Dispositions for Good Thinking The Disposition to be curious and questioning The Disposition to think broadly and adventurously The Disposition to reason clearly and carefully The Disposition to organize one’s thinking The Disposition to give time to thinking From The Thinking Classroom-Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking, Perkins, Tishman, Jay

20. Thinking Language Terms to share with kids about thinking and thinking processes Typically more specific than what is often used in classrooms IDK

21. Teacher’s job is to make explicit that which we had hoped would be implicit to our students.

22. Bloom’s Taxonomy HOTS Complexity Difficulty LOTS

23. Rigor/Relevance Framework GAP Frederick Douglas Global Climate Change History Museum

24. Tony Wagner Rigor Redefined Seven Survival Skills

25. Habits of Mind 3P Grading Grading for Product Grading for Process (Habits of Mind) Grading for Progress (Skills Development) How do you assess these?

26. Portfolio Assessment

27. Thinking Organization DEREK CABRERA iDSRP Distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives

28. Types of Thinking Creative Critical Design Systems Strategic/Logical (Problem Solving) Empathetic Disciplinary Reflective Ethical

30. Thinking Routines (Teacher Directed)

31. Blog or Portfolio Prompts Google Forms DyKnow Formative Assessment Prompts

32. RAFTS Blog Prompts Use your “red hat” to answer this raft? Which hat did you use?

33. Scamper Prompts

34. Totally 10 Totally 10 is a student choice format for differentiating projects or assessments. Each task a student chooses is given a score of 2,4,6, or 10, where the higher scores reflect greater challenge and complexity. Students must select either one project with a score of 10, or several that add up to a score of 10. Students will choose rigor to do fewer projects. Totally 10 may also be used to design an assessment. Students choose which questions they will answer as long as the total point score equals 10. This gives students choice and lets them think they are making up their own test. (Heacox, 2002). Shift to selecting three hats to complete a unit-

35. Choice Boards

36. Reflective Thinking What kind of thinking did I use?

37. Learning Journals Portfolios Blogs Google Docs (shared) OneNote Shared notebooks

38. Thinkertoys Electronic Thinkertoys

39. Lumosity

40. Stella

41. Fathom

42. vPython

43. Jibe

44. Thinking Worlds “Thinking Worlds is a tool that puts people with creative ideas, not just programmers, fully in control of high-impact immersive design.”

45. Going Forward Introduce portfolio as assessment tool Shift conversation to improving and growth over grades (3P –process, progress, product) Use portfolio for reflection about learning (provide a model) Put concept of Habits of Mind in front of kids Put growth mindset in front of kids Thinking Strategies Thinkertoys – Advisory Activities Brain Owner’s Manual

46. The "How People Learn" FrameworkThe "How People Learn" (HPL) framework takes the form of four overlapping lenses (see Figure 1) that can be used to analyze and enhance any learning situation (Bransford et al., 1999). Harris, Bransford, and Brophy (2002) describe the following dimensions of HPL learning environments: 1. Learner centeredness. Instruction is tailored, based on a consideration of learners' prior knowledge as well as their prior experiences, misconceptions, and preconceptions about an instructional topic. 2. Knowledge centeredness. Issues related to what learners need to know are emphasized, along with how knowledge is structured and applied in various contexts. (This lens has implications for how instruction should be sequenced to support comprehension and use of this knowledge in new situations.) 3. Assessment centeredness. Frequent opportunities to monitor students' progress toward the learning goals are provided. Results are fed back to both instructors and learners. 4. Community centeredness. This HPL lens recognizes that students are members of multiple communities, including their classrooms, their departments, and their future professions. Opportunities encourage students and instructors to share and learn from each other.