The Five Pillars of The Thoughtful Classroom

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The Five Pillars of The Thoughtful Classroom

• Making Students as Important as Standards

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The Five Pillars of The Thoughtful Classroom

• Pillar IResearch-Based Strategies
• Pillar IIDiversity that Works
• Pillar IIIThe Hidden Skills of Academic
  Literacy
• Pillar IVClassroom Curriculum Design
• Pillar VInstructional Learning Teams

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Pillar I Research-Based Strategies

• Sixteen instructional strategies and a set of
  classroom tools proven to make a difference in
  student learning

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Based on Marzanos Research

• 1.    Similarities and differences (Compare,
  Contrast, Metaphor, Analogy, Classification,
  Categorizing)
• 2.    Summarizing and note-taking
• 3.    Reinforcing effort and providing feedback
• 4.    Homework and practice
• 5.    Nonlinguistic representations
• 6.    Cooperative learning
• 7.    Setting objectives and providing feedback
• 8.    Generating and testing hypotheses
• 9. Cues, questions, and advance organizers

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Research-Based Strategies for

• Mastery Content
• Reasoning and Critical Analysis
• Exploring and Synthesizing Ideas
• Collaborating and Personalizing Learning

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Pillar IIDiversity that Works

• A manageable system for differentiating
  instruction and assessment based on the four
  major learning styles
• Mastery
• Interpersonal
• Understanding
• Self-Expressive

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Carl Jungs 4 Learning Styles

• Mastery
• Interpersonal
• Understanding
• Self-Expressive

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Pillar IIIThe Hidden Skills of Academic Literacy

• A concise list of the skills that separate high
  achievers from low and average achievers based on
  the research of Silver and Strong.

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The Hidden Skills of Academic Literacy

• Reading and Study Skills
• Reflective Skills
• Thinking Skills
• Communication Skills

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Hidden Skills of Academic Literacy

• Reading Skills
• Ability to collect and organize ideas and
  information through note-taking
• Ability to manage and control abstract vocabulary
• Ability to read and interpret visual data

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Hidden Skills of Academic Literacy

• Thinking Skills
• Ability to make reasonable inferences, form
  hypotheses, and test them
• Ability to analyze and respond to a variety of
  higher order thinking questions
• Ability to conduct a comparative analysis and
  draw conclusions with evidence

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Hidden Skills of Academic Literacy

• Reflective Skills
• Ability to plan effectively
• Ability to critique performance against a set
  standard
• Ability to persevere when work becomes complex or
  difficult

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Hidden Skills of Academic Literacy

• Communication Skills
• Ability to construct well-formed explanations in
  all content areas
• Ability to write effectively in the following
  genre personal narrative, comparison, problem
  solving, and argument
• Ability to write effectively about two or more
  different texts

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Pillar IVClassroom Curriculum Design

• A simple and deep unit design model that helps
  teachers maximize learning and motivate all
  students to do their best work

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A Simple, but Deep Model for Designing Units

• Knowledge Anticipation
• Practice
• Knowledge Acquisition
• Reflection
• Continuous Assessment

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Pillar VInstructional Learning Teams

• Powerful collaborative and coaching structures
  that make a professional and collegial culture a
  reality in schools