Clip 7/10: Day 19: Building on to others’ ideas
Overview
Explaining Thinking: Once students have become more accountable for sharing their thinking with each other and with the whole group, Patty Ferrant is then able to make connections between students’ ideas while maintaining their positive dispositions for learning.
She challenges them to explain their thinking aloud, repeating what they said and asking them to defend their reasoning.
Consider:
How can you tell when your students are ready for increased rigor in your questioning?