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Title: Thoughtful Education Inference


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Thoughtful Education Inference
  • Rockfield Elementary

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Goal One-Part 1
  • The goal for this session is to understand how we
    currently use inference in our classrooms and
    prepare to learn the Thoughtful Classroom
    approach to inference.

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In this session you will. . .
  • Learn why inference strategies are highly
    effective and examine the goals of inference.
  • Explore the principles that help ensure effective
    inference making.
  • Study a model lesson that uses an inference
    strategy to help students master content and
    build their inferential reasoning skills.

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Driving Inference
  • Taking in a set of data (SUV behind me moving
    erratically).
  • Making an assumption or hypothesis based on that
    data (The SUV is going to hit me if I stay in
    this lane).
  • Testing your hypothesis (Lets see what happens
    if I move to the right lane).
  • Examining the results to confirm or refute your
    hypothesis (The SUV didnt hit me, so it looks
    like I made the right choice).

5
Inference Sampler
  • How do students need to think in order to do well
    in these situations?
  • What do these examples have in common?
  • What are some situations in which your students
    need to think inferentially in your classroom?

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What Can Inference Strategies Do For You and Your
Students?
  • Goal 1 Identifying Essential Information
  • Goal 2 Developing and Testing Hypotheses.
  • Goal 3 Finding and Evaluating Evidence
  • Goal 4 Developing Powerful Explanations and
    Interpretations

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4 Research-Based Strategies to Develop Students
Inferential Skills
  • Inductive Learning
  • Mystery
  • Investigation
  • Inquiry

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Inductive Learning
  • Students draw inferences by grouping data and
    labeling the groups with descriptive titles.
    Students generate hypotheses based on their
    groupings and then collect evidence to support or
    refute these hypotheses.

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Mystery
  • Students are presented with a puzzling question
    and a set of clues containing data that can help
    them develop a logical answer to the question.
    After examining the clues, students generate
    hypotheses and then use the clues to evaluate the
    soundness of their hypotheses. Students revise
    their hypotheses as necessary before developing a
    final answer to the question.

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Investigation
  • Students are presented with a question,
    statement, or open-ended math problem. Students
    generate tentative hypotheses or solutions. They
    then conduct research or experiment with a
    variety of problem-solving approaches. Students
    build a case that tells why their explanation or
    solution is the best or most valid one.

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Inquiry
  • Students are presented with a puzzling scenario
    or event. Students ask yes or no questions
    about the event and then use the information that
    they collect to make inferences and draw
    conclusions.

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Mystery Lesson-Jamestown
  • Read Cleas Mystery of Olde Virginias Vanishing
    Population.
  • What specific skills were evident in this student
    sample?
  • Why do you think some students encounter
    difficulties or develop bad habits that lead them
    to frequently flounder when asked to think
    inferentially?

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5 Principles and 5 Phases of TE Inference Lesson
  1. Curiosity is a Drive
  2. Thought Takes Shape
  3. Be Reasonable
  4. Let Them Be Reasonable
  5. Look Back to Move Forward
  1. Identify
  2. Note Patterns or Relationships
  3. Find Evidence
  4. Explain
  5. Reflect

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A Sample Inductive Learning Lesson
  • Phase I-Identify the Problem, Strategy, and
    Information Sources
  • Phase II-Note Patterns and Relationships
  • Phase III-Find Evidence
  • Phase IV-Explain Your Reasoning and Evidence
  • Phase V-Reflect

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Thoughtwork
  • How did Jasons lesson work to support his
    students abilities to think inferentially?
  • Looking over the lesson, how might you adapt or
    refine it to make it stronger?
  • Inductive Learning is one of four new strategies
    that support and develop students skills in
    inference. Where might you use Inductive
    Learining in your own classroom?

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Planning a Lesson
  • Learn 3 more inference strategies
  • Learn from sample lessons designed by other
    teachers.
  • Plan a complete inference lesson using the
    content you have brought with you.

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Jigsaw
  • Patti/Lori-Mystery
  • Dee Anna-Inquiry
  • Jennifer-Investigation

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Planning an Inference Lesson
  • Look at your blue Planning a Lesson Portfolio
    sheet.
  • Read over steps 1-5
  • Scan each of the sample lessons-Inductive,
    Mystery, Investigation, and Inquiry.

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Planning Form
  • Sample Planning Form Elementary Language Arts
  • Blank Planning Form-p. 45

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Work Session
  • Using the content you brought, plan an Inference
    Lesson.

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Share Lesson
  • Make copies for everyone
  • Review
  • Reflect
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