Fran Hill - Tool Overview for Teachers - 1 chart
| Thoughtful Classroom Tool (name and book title/page) | There is a Question Waiting There |
| Teacher NameGrade/Subjects Taught | Fran HillGrade 5 Social Studies |
| Brief Tool DescriptionWhat is its purpose? Is it for a particular dimension of the Thoughtful Classroom framework? What do the teacher and students do during the strategy that make it valuable? | This tool encourages students to read and process the information through analyzing what question the passage sections answer.This strategy engages students in pairs to talk about a short reading passage through questioning and processing the information deeply. The strategy prepares students for large group discussion by giving them an opportunity to identify and clarify their thinking in a low risk environment before processing in a larger group. |
| Example(s) of How to Use the Tool in the ClassroomDoes it lend itself best to a particular subjects? Have you used the strategy successfully with a particular topic? Is there a lesson you can describe that illustrates how to use it? | This tool could be used with any of the grades I teach (5-8) effectively. I used it with grade 5 lesson on Latin America Climate. The assignment was from the textbook. The students created questions on the material by paragraph. |
| Suggestions for AdaptationsCould it be easily adapted for a higher/lower grade? For a different subject area? For assessment? | Yes, I think it could be easily adapted. |
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