The Role of Questioning in a World of Common Core

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 23 March, 2013
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Question-Asking: Intentional and Powerful When teachers carefully select and craft their questions, students respond with thinking, wondering, reflection and overall cognition – in other words, they really learn. How do we further this important trajectory? We ask thought-provoking questions. Even the syntax we use to structure a question with, influences how students will respond – […]

Why Critical Literacy? Because Literacy Is Critical!

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 18 March, 2013
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Why Critical Literacy? Because Literacy Is Critical! When students work collaboratively as peers to form and refine ideas, they’re applying critical literacy. Whether it’s via social media, in-person, or through writing, they’re operating several levels above the mainstream of think, look, and answer. When they construct meaningful questions, analyze and question content, apply real-world scenarios […]

Out With The Old and In With The New

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 14 March, 2013
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Out With The Old And In With The New! Susan Ruckdeschel, MS Ed. In Who Moved My Cheese? by authors Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard, characters Hem and Haw each deal with change differently. One of course is successful, the other not as successful. Aside from a life-changing circumstance they each faced, they had one […]