Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Learning-Focused
InteractionsProbes and Prompts
Tuesday 11 October 2011Common Core Leadership in Mathematics (CCLM)
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
We are learning to…Pose well-structured mediational probes and
prompts.
We are successful when we can…Formulate probes and prompts in a variety of
situations that support the thinking of others.
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Agenda
Conversation/coaching skills
Homework discussion
Probes and prompts
Gallery Walk
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Why Use Coaching Skills
“In the past, I put on the ‘expert’ hat whenever a colleague approached me with a problem. I am now more comfortable stepping back, taking a breath, and empowering my colleagues to make their own decisions and arrive at their own solutions.”
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Skills…..
Effective/Active listening
Pausing/Wait time
Paraphrasing
Prompts & Probes
Nonverbals … Approachable voice … Exploratory Language (inquiry)…Plural Forms…. Positive Presuppositions…
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Thinking Potential ??
How are you doing with the new curriculum and pacing guides we just started using this year?
Open up Thinking
Focus Thinking
Close OffThinking
In thinking about the new curriculum and pacing guides, reflect on some of the potential strengths for student learning.
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Probes & PromptsProbes & Prompts
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Homework: Pose Well-Structured Probes
Table Discussion:
As you examined the transformed probes, describe an insight related to struggles
you had as you did the homework.
Pass homework to the left
Read probes and identify theinvitation, cognition, topic
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Let’s Practice
As a table group, formulate two well-structured mediational probes with all three components.General Topic: Common Core State Standards
Resource: Mentoring Matters pp. 58-60
Write on separate sentence strips using different colors for invitation, cognition, topic.
Post your probes in the hallway.
Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2011- 2012 School Year
Gallery Walk
Bring your notebook with you to the Gallery so that you can copy down ideas for probes.
In groups of 3, read and discuss the posted probes.
Does it open up or focus thinking?
Evaluate openness, plurals, dichotomy, presupposition, inquiry/interrogation…..
Identify other “cognition verbs” that could be used.