This document provides an overview of a webinar on supporting deeper thinking through backchannel discussions. It outlines objectives like analyzing students' comments to lift thinking to higher levels. It explains that a backchannel allows for real-time online conversations during presentations. Examples of student comments from Maddie and Kiet are presented, with prompts to look for evidence that students are engaged with each other and building on ideas. The webinar discusses implications for teaching, like using mini-lessons and guided groups to support whole-class backchannel discussions.
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1. Welcome to our Supporting
Deeper Thinking Webinar.
• For attendance purposes please type your name
in the chat box now.
• We will begin the webinar at 4:00.
2. Sound Check
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your Audio
Wizard?
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for this session by
using the Audio
Setup Wizard.
5. Objectives
Analyze the thinking behind students’
comments
Discuss ways to lift or extend the thinking a
deeper/higher level
Noticing patterns in student comments
6. What is a Backchannel?
Means for maintaining a
simultaneous real-time online
conversation during a presentation
or group activity.
Examples:
Twitter, Edmodo, Padlet, TodaysMe
et, Google Doc, Haiku
7. Sometimes students share
a comment that may
seem literal or lower level
thinking that we as
teachers can support them
to move beyond to higher
thinking.
8.
9. Modeled: Finn
Let’s take a look at one of Finn’s comment from
The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest
11. Independent Practice
You will have a chance to
complete an analysis of a
student’s comment after this
webinar.
You fill find it on the Task 3
Assignments page.
13. What can you glean from
studying a backchannel
discussion?
14. Look for evidence that…
students are actively engaged in the text
with one another.
students respond to and build on one
another’s ideas when given time.
students’ comments show understanding.
students’ comments can be read by others.
students are practicing polite and respectful
exchanges.
15. Maddie
Could this have something to do with a war?
@Brynn do you say uh-oh about the year? Do you
know something about that year?
I do think this is war time because of the bombed
buildings and the planes flying overhead. But is the
war still going on or is it just after?
@Kiara I agree. I’m also wondering why they can’t
get a lot of food. Why is this family so dependent
on the chickens?
The illustrations in this book are so pretty. I wonder if
there are any other books by this author?
@Isak What makes you think that? (In response to “I
wonder if this family is part of the holocaust.”)
I like that line…the chocolate found her. I wonder
where the author came up with that?
Is that the end??? I have so many unanswered
questions!
16. Kiet
What is the berlin air lift and how did candy
fall from the sky?
I think there was a war maybe.
What’s the russian block and why is there
no on there and is this like war would two
and is there only chickens for food?
Why did air planes have to breing the food
to Berliln?
So he makes the candy or gets it from a
store and what trouble did he get in?
Wha is bombed out house and how dose
the chocolat man get the letters?
17. Look for evidence that…
students are actively engaged in the text
with one another.
students respond to and build on one
another’s ideas when given time.
students’ comments show understanding.
students’ comments can be read by others.
students are practicing polite and respectful
exchanges.
18. Debrief
What are the advantages of adding a
backchannel to your read alouds?
What are the implications for
teaching?
How might you support
the whole class in minilessons?
What about guided groups?
How about using the discussion board
along with your students?
In this course you have been exploring how to incorporate another aspect of collaborative learning during the Interactive Read Aloud through turn and type. In this session we will …next slide
In this session we will…
In the normal IRA using turn and talk, the conversation is temporary with backchannel discussions we are able to capture the conversation. It give us a permanent record what is said.
For me, sometimes I think I miss the points some students are trying to make, and I dismiss it as a low level thought without having the time to really analyze their comment. With backchannel discussions, we have a chance to think about the idea because it is written. Today we will…go to next slide.
Today we will return to the text you watched the teacher use in The Turn & Talk, Turn & Type video during Task 2. Student comments were recorded and I will first model my thinking about some of those comments and then you we have a chance to analyze some together. After this session, in Task 3 Assignments, you will give it a try on your own.To get us back into the text, read this passage to yourself. When you are finished, give me a green check mark.
So when I first read Finn’s comment, I might dismiss it as a personal wondering; however, if I think more deeply about it…I ask what is behind that comment? What is implied in that comment? What is the risk, would folks really want to attempt that? I might say, type back or save for the next day as a prompt to get class going.I could say @Finn Why is knowing that important to understanding this text? What difference does it make? Why does it matter?
Let’s have a conversation about what Aidan is really trying to say? What might be hidden in his comment that you as the teacher can scaffold and pull out? How might you use Aidan’s comment to lift the discussion now or another day? How can we get this thinking to support or extend the understanding of the text?
Supporting individual students based on captured comments.
One of things we just discussed is that in a BC discussion you can capture the conversation. Here we will take a look at individual students comments to inform our support as in a conference.
Here are some things to pay attention to or look for….
What would be possible praise points for Maddie? Kiet?Mattie: (praise) she recognizes when she finds answers to her own questions and shares on a post; builds on her classmates’ thinking and seeks clarification from them; readable posts; (teaching point) engaging in multiple exchanges with a classmate on one idea; could assign an activity such as writing epilogue to the text that answers her unanswered questions; What would be possible teach points for Maddie? Kiet?
What would be possible praise points for Kiet?Kiet: (praise) questioning what is happening in the text while he is reading; (teaching point) recognize when he finds an answer to his own question and post it; read and reflect/respond to classmates’ posts; edit his postings for readabilityWhat would be possible teach points for Kiet?
We want to keep in mind that all students are doing these things during the backchannel.
As our we are closing our session…choose a question and share your thinking about raising the level of thinking and conversations in your classrooms through using backchannel discussion.When you are ready, use your raise your hand button and I will call on you.
