KWL ideas for a studnet teacher

[candice]

hello everyone! I'm a student teacher who is being required to do a 20min presentation/demonstration on the KWL model. Does anyone have any ideas that you can share?

Originally Posted by candice

hello everyone! I'm a student teacher who is being required to do a 20min presentation/demonstration on the KWL model. Does anyone have any ideas that you can share?

Try using a KTWL chart instead. The "T" stands for what do you think you know? Everyone thinks that they know something about nearly topic. It is a safer question, and you will get more responses from timid students. All knowledge is built upon prior knowledge. The KWL chart is used as a prior knowledge gatherer; it also helps to clear-up misconception. When using the "T" aspect of the chart it is a useful tool to empower students and fortify what they think that they know into the realm of what they really know. You accomplish this by drawing an arrow from the "T" column to the "K" column.

An easy topic for a 20 minute "KTWL" exercise is the Civil War (be careful it's a very broad topic). You can narrow your focus to contributing factors and/or who were the participants, etc. I hopr that this ehlps. Good luck with your career.

Originally Posted by candice

hello everyone! I'm a student teacher who is being required to do a 20min presentation/demonstration on the KWL model. Does anyone have any ideas that you can share?

Try using a KTWL chart instead. The "T" stands for what do you think you know? Everyone thinks that they know something about nearly topic. It is a safer question, and you will get more responses from timid students. All knowledge is built upon prior knowledge. The KWL chart is used as a prior knowledge gatherer; it also helps to clear-up misconception. When using the "T" aspect of the chart it is a useful tool to empower students and fortify what they think that they know into the realm of what they really know. You accomplish this by drawing an arrow from the "T" column to the "K" column.

An easy topic for a 20 minute "KTWL" exercise is the Civil War (be careful it's a very broad topic). You can narrow your focus to contributing factors and/or who were the participants, etc. I hope that this helps. Good luck with your career.

[awaxler]

Hi,

The KWL chart is a great way to build on student's prior knowledge. I use it often with a great deal of success.

Here are a couple of tips...

After the students fill in their "K" and "W" columns have them pair and share what they wrote with a partner. This not only helps clear up any misconceptions, but also helps build on prior knowledge.

After the studnets have filled in their "L" column do the same thing...only this time, after they have shared, have them add anything they learned from their partner to their own "L" column.

Also, don't think KWL charts are only for reading...They work great with documentary films as well...Every so often stop the film and have students add to thier "L" column.

Hope that helps,
Adam Waxler
http://www.teaching-teacher.com