Matthew Cameron Observation - Monday 21st March 2016

Observation – Matthew Cameron

Inquiry Lesson Room 8 – Monday 21^st March 2016

WALT: Unpack the Central Idea

·      Revise what we have done so far in UOI2

·      Reflect back on the UOI info central idea, lines of inquiry, learner profile

·      Central idea is the most important piece of info (what is a central idea?)

·      What have you done already to do with the environment?

·      3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) – Jack Johnson Song

·      Go over what a brainstorm is? What important things do we need to remember?

·      What have I done wrong in the title? – Links to Literacy

·      Where are you going to start? (Unpacking – Break it up and look at different parts, Tuning In)

·      What do you think are the key words? Set time for response (e.g. 5 seconds)

·      What are our planet’s resources?

·      Provides examples on the board. Models a starting point.

·      Links back to the Success Criteria (Are you successful?)

·      Shows an example of a completed brainstorm part way through the session.

·      Put a bubble around what you think is your most important idea. Ask students to take a risk and share what they thought their most important idea was – Link back to this at the end of the session. Encourages the students to reflect on their own learning.

·      Share ideas with a partner from another part of the room. Two minutes each and then you may be called upon to share back. Can be used at the start or the end of a session. Could repeat this session at the end of the UOI to create a formative/summative for the unit.

·      End session with ‘The big idea I walk away with today is…’