Purpose: Students will look closely at the evidence of their thinking and learning, in order to create a detailed summary of their progress and identify next steps.
- Independently, all students should look at their feedback on their documents (physical and/or digital). Staff should respond to or collect clarifying questions.
- Independently, all students should complete a detailed compass points for their project or their role in their group project. Emphasis on detailed!
- N >> What do you need to know? Clarifying questions you have for staff or about your own topic? What are your priorities going into research?
- E >> What are you most excited about now and in the near future?
- W >> What are you worried about? What specific obstacles are you facing in your project?
- S >> What are your immediate next steps? What does your feedback suggest that you need to do? What suggestions do you have for yourself?
PAIR SHARE [8 min]
- Students should find a partner- not in the same group and preferably one who they don't normally work with
- Share your compass points with each other
- Review them, add comments with feedback offering additional suggestions and adding more detail.
SHARE OUT [5 min]
Proposals should be completed, revised, and ready for assessment by this point. In order to have enough quality time researching, it is important to continue moving forward. This means additional time outside of P-Block time.
- What questions or need to knows are there for the good of the group?
- Advisors, please share these with Tim and Addie.
STUDIO TIME: CLOSED QUESTIONS [8:20-8:50]
Purpose: Students will continue or begin research, according to the next steps identified above. Staff will check in with each student, giving emphasis to students who do not have completed or approved proposals.
- Identify a studio time goal. Share it.
- (Note: This will become a routine. Where will students in your group document studio time goals and progress? How and when will reflection take place? Tomorrow's gathering will be focused on this.)
- Staff will set priorities for conferencing during studio time.
- Reflection on studio time.
Proposals should be completed, revised, and ready for assessment by this point. In order to have enough quality time researching, it is important to continue moving forward. This means additional time outside of P-Block time.
TICKET OUT: 1 interesting or exciting piece of information from your research today. 1 additional question you added to your document
