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Choose one set of vignettes on pages 1.02 -1.04 and think about the differences between the two classrooms. Write your responses to the following questions. 1. Which vignette did you choose? Year 7 Nutrition

2. What type of thinking skills did students demonstrate in each classroom?


 * Classroom 1 - reflection, analysis, categorizing findings,**

Classroom 2 - Group discussion, analysis, decision making, research, interviewing, justifying choices, developing arguemnts to justify choices

3. Which teacher's classroom was more likely to foster, support and encourage students' higher order thinking skills? Classroom 2

Consider classes that you have taught or witnessed where there was evidence of higher order thinking occurring. Use these questions as prompts to create a list of strategies that you use or have seen that foster higher order thinking in the classroom

clear instructions with examples, remind students of effective group work (rights and responsibilities), supportive approach by the teacher ie teacher moves from group to group giving positive reinforement, demonstrate, discuss ideas with group
 * What approaches fostered a safe environment in the classroom

individual research followed by group discussion, processing and evaluation
 * What types of learning tasks were undertaken?

Teacher 1 - instruction and discussion Teacher 2 -instruction, discussion, observation
 * What did teachers do?

Group 1 self analysis, journal writing Group 2 research, discussion, evaluation, deveopment and jusify arguments
 * What did students do?

Day 1 Reflection

Connected to what I already knew I knew about wikis and how they cou;d be used

Ideas that pushed me the length of detail the unit planning took. having said this it made me think beyond the actual course content that I was trying to cover. I needed to thnk about the other aspects of teaching relating to interpersonal skills that I was taking for granted would automatically take place. I see it as good practice to think bout these aspects when planning units.

Still challenging How I will design appropriate and challenging tasks that will allow me to evaluate not only knoledge and related skills but also the interpersonal ones