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How can cooperative learning strategies help the learning of the expert and the student?
Expert jigsaw - everyone takes a topic and shares it. Think Pair Share - accountability to do their share. Circular Brainstorm Non threatening Supportive learning Inclusive learning Roles within a group

How might these models of thinking and learning support or develop your students’ higher order thinking? Blooms and Anderson's Taxonomy hierachial builds on skills provides a structure to plan for individual needs tells the kind of knowledge and the process that will be used to learn

Marzano's Dimensions for Learning Importance of social and emotional factors not just striving for academic success Encourages teamwork Positive towards thinking and learning Reflective questions Relating new knowledge and applying the knowledge Meaningful content

Costa and Kallick's Habits of Mind Solving problems in an intellectual way Learned behaviours - explicitly taught Build characteristics of intellegence Thinking and listening Knowing how to behave intellegently when you don't know the answer. Being flexible

What fosters higher order thinking in your classroom?
//What approaches foster a safe environment in your classroom?// Processess - rules, values, expectations Structured program Allowing students to achieve success. Modelling ways to discuss in a safe way Encouraging students to take risks Different ways to share to build their confidence Provide rubrics Use quality tools - parking lot, brainstorming (sticky notes etc) to stop judgements No wrong answers Try not to say 'no' as a teacher Open ended tasks

//What types of learning tasks are undertaken to promote higher order thinking in your classroom?// Open ended tasks Brainstorming Choices Reflective time - learning journals Routines - day to day program Group work Quality Tools - fishbone diagram etc Project based learning Real life learning - authentic purpose Creative thinking

//What does the teacher do to promote higher order thinking?// Model Risk taking Encourage conversations and discussions Thinking time Questioning Choose tasks that promote higher order thinking Graphic organisers Process Purpose/focus Giving a specific role within a group Working backwards

//What do the students do to promote higher order thinking?// Work in different ways - groups, individually etc Share Discuss Work within a structure Allowing mistakes Empathy for others Work in roles - collaberative group work Willing to have a go/try new things