Building Thought-full Classrooms

or

Making Students As Important as Standards

presented by

Daniel R. Moirao Ed. D.

for

Silver, Strong & Associates LLC

www.silverstrong.com

Task Rotation Casey at the Bat

Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt.

Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.

The while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,

Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.

And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,

And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.

Close by the sturdy batsman, the ball unheeded sped,

“THAT AIN’T MY STYLE,” said Casey.

“STRIKE ONE!” the umpire said.

Determine your goals and objectives

Establish questions/activities in all four styles

Provide students with choice or sequence to follow

Then the criteria for success

Have students reflect on the learning and their own style preferences

TASK ROTATION

Casey at the Bat: A Lesson in

Attitude in Literature and Life

“…Today we’re going to look at people and their attitudes…”

Casey at the Bat: A Lesson in

Attitude in Literature and Life

“…Today we’re going to look at people and their attitudes…”

Phase Two:

Casey at the Bat: A poem where someone’s attitude may be causing a

problem.

As you read, look for and underline clues to Casey’s attitude.

Phase Two:

Let’s be sure we understand the poem on a literal level.

Retell the poem in seven sentences, one sentence for every two stanzas.

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

Phase Three:Phase Three:

Statement One: __Agree Casey has a good attitude. __Disagree Evidence for: Evidence against:

Statement Two:

__Agree Casey has a bad attitude.

__Disagree Evidence for: Evidence against:

Statement Three:

__Agree Casey’s attitude was responsible for his failure.__Disagree Evidence for: Evidence against:

Phase Three:Phase Three:

“…When you have made your decisions and backed them up, meet in our five-person conversation groups…”

--------------“…Survey everybody, and find out where each of you

stand on the three statements. Next, compare evidence and see if you can reach agreement.

--------------“…If you can’t agree, rewrite the statement so it says

something you all can agree on.”

Phase Four:Phase Four:

The Last Stanza:

Imagine Casey is being interviewed after the game. Based on your discussion about his attitude, what would Casey say in the interview?

Make sure your writing gives clear clues about his attitude.

Phase Five:Think about yourself. What’s an attitude you sometimes have that you might like to change?

Attitude I mightlike to change:

Clues that I might be changing:

Four Thoughts

Mastery Observing Memorizing Sequencing Categorizing Describing Retelling Error Analysis Demonstrations

Understanding Comparing and

Contrasting Analyzing Summarizing Explaining Arguing a stand Inferring Weigh evidence and

respond to counterarguments

Conclusions Problem solving

Four Thoughts

Interpersonal Feelings Empathizing Prefer Value Evaluate Judge Connect Personally Community service Project Decision Making

Self Expressive Imagining Suppositions Reorganizing, Recreating Hypothesizing Synthesizing Using Metaphors Design Perform Invent Create Interpret