Strength-Based Language, Critical Thinking and Reading

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Welcome Back!
Technical College of the
Lowcountry
AUGUST 15, 2018
DODI HODGES, PH.D.
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Strength-
Based
Language
Getting
Students to Do
the Reading
DiscussionCritical Thinking
Strength-based Language
But
However
Could
Should
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And
Working Toward
Mastered
Next Steps
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1. List Strengths/
Compliment
2. Behavior To Improve
3. Connect Behavior To
Improve With The
Strength/Compliment –
Next Steps
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Getting Students to Do the
Reading
Strategies Used Already?
What strategies didn’t work?
What strategies that worked?
What are you asking your students
to read (e.g., textbook/online
textbook; articles/ online)?
Recognizing the Need to
Read
Set expectations
Explain why
Accountability
Consistency
What Do You Have Students
Reading?
Types of Reading
 Skimming – getting the gist
 Scanning – looking for a piece of info
 Extensive – global reading for pleasure
 Intensive – accuracy, detail (reports, research work)
 Analytical – careful attention to each word (scientific formula, mathematical
problem)
 Exploratory – more time, long articles, short stories, descriptive texts
 Developmental – comprehensive program, monitored progress
 Critical – Evaluate the text (ads, journal articles, propaganda)
 Idea Reading – Getting the main idea of a text
 Study Reading – understanding the main ideas and relationships
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Teaching Students to Read
How do you want your students to
read?
Why are they doing the reading?
What should they accomplish?
Be specific in your assignments
Accountability Strategies
 Quizzes
 Small Group Activities
 Active Learning
Techniques
 Peideia-type/Socratic
Discussion
 Using Notecards to
Call on Students
 Concept/Mind Maps
 Outlining the Chapter to
Submit
 KWL
 Bloom’s Questions
 Jigsaw
Learning from Reading
 Study questions
Pros vs. Cons
 Use in-depth or big picture questions
(“thinking questions”)
 Make connections
 Compare/ contrast readings, authors,
studies, etc.
Reading Strategies
Model how you read text in
your discipline
Explain why you chose a
reading
Explain what you want them to
get out of the reading
Facilitating Discussion
ONLINE or F2F
Why Is Discussion Good?
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Problems with Discussion
Prior To Discussion
Determine the goal
Explain the goal
Expectations are clear
How will discussion be assessed/
evaluated
Discussion Starters
Common
Experience
Question
Posting
Controversy/
Devil’s
Advocate
Current Event
Problem/
Case Study
Break
Problems/
Sub-Problems
Questions
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HOW DOES ___
APPLY TO _____?
Grouping For Discussion
Sub-grouping/ Mini-discussions
Buzz groups
Inner circle/Fish bowl
Student-led discussions
Developmental Discussion
Assess Students’
Abilities
Define Point of
Discussion
Clarify the Problem
Ask: What We
Know/ Relevant
Data
Characteristics of
Acceptable
Solution
List Possible
Solutions
Evaluate Solutions
Critical Thinking
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Critical Thinking: What is it?
ANALYSIS
OBJECTIVITY
FOCUS ON FACTS
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Critical
Thinking
1.
Analyzing
2.
Applying
Standards
3.
Discriminating
4.
Information
Seeking
5. Logical
Reasoning
6.
Predicting
7.
Transforming
Knowledge
Strategies To Help
Students Think Critically
3-2-1
Write Down:
3 – Things You Learned Today
2 – Things You Found Interesting
1 – Question You Still Have
Questions?
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Thank You!
Dodi Hodges, Ph.D.
Dodi.hodges@gmail.com or instructorslearnmore@gmail.com
(843) 259-2393
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