AGSC 325

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E-Moments!

• AGSC 325
• R. Valenti

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Descartes Moment

• What do you know about E-Moments?
• What do you think you know about E-Moments?
• What dont you know yet about E-Moments?
• Identify Commonalities
• Rephrase what you dont know yet into questions

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What Prevents Teachers from Using Them?

• The Unknown
• Set in their ways
• Lack of time or motivation!
• That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of,
  my kids would NEVER go for that!

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How do you overcome those negative thoughts?

• Safety First
• Risk Boldly
• Engage YOURSELF!
• Give acknowledgement freely
• Celebrate often
• Set the context refuse to limit their ability
• BELIEVE!

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How do they work?

• Chunking organizing material in meaningful
  units.
• Rote Rehearsal repeating information or a skill
  many times.
• Elaborative Rehearsal immersing information in
  meaning or highlighting its relevance.
• Pattern Recognition identifying familiar
  patterns.
• Emotional Involvement embedding information with
  feelings or emotions.

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Go-Get-It Moment

• Break into Pairs
• Hidden around the room are 11 cards
• Each card has an E-Moment on it
• When I say GO! your task is to
• Find a card
• Present your E-Moment to the class, being sure to
  include
• An explanation
• Which types of learners it applies to
• The level of thinking it hits
• How it can be modified
• How YOU could use it

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Lets Complete Descartes!

• Can you answer your questions?

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Next Time

• Creating a Unit of Instruction
• Lesson Plans and Discussion Paper Due on Monday!

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Reference

• Reardon, M. Derner, S. (2004). Strategies for
  Great Teaching Maximize Learning Moments.