TA Chapter 8

TA Chapter 8: Elicit and Use Evidence of Student Thinking


Summary: It is important to consider how students think when planning, instructing, and assessing. Teachers can see what their students are learning based on evidence from their work samples. When creating lessons and learning tasks, it is important to envision what answers students might give. It is important to consider the ways their thinking may go. This will help teachers be effective in the classroom. Teachers need to interpret student thinking. This is the process of students taking student work and gathering the students' understanding from it. It is important that teachers build their following lessons based on what their students were thinking in previous lessons. Writing is a great way to pull students ideas out of them.

Implications for Future Teaching: It is important that I use my students' knowledge and ideas to plan following lessons. I want to make sure I adjust my lessons to my students needs rather than sticking to a strict schedule. I want to make sure that none of my students get lost in the content or left behind.

2 Questions: 

 1. How do you adjust curriculum to student needs when administrators still want you to keep up with pacing guides and required curriculum? Where is the balance?

2. How can students use their thinking to help their peers learn?

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  1. Dr. NugentNovember 1, 2019 at 12:45 PM

    The balance is the part of the equation which can really drain teachers. At the end of the day, you need to do what you'll know is the best for your students and then become advocates for them, if the system needs to be changed. The best way students can help each other is to share what they are thinking and listen to others to try to connect the different ways. The more connections they can make, the stronger the student understanding:) Thanks!

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