What is argumentation? To be able to substantiate, and evaluate, the integration of claims, reasoning, and evidence to support rational decision making or belief, while also giving appropriate attention to counterclaims, reasoning, and evidence that informs a critically reasoned conclusion.
(Kuhn, 2015); Common Core State Standards.
The kotuitui data shows low results in:
- Critical thinking in literacy
- Discussion
- Commenting on DLO
We talked about how we can get students to have more discussions. We need to think of their blogs as a continuous learning journey- a process of learning. Other people can comment and give feedback and the students can better their learning.
(A blog is a place for the draft- Asking parents if they can you engage in their learning- a Critical piece of work opposed to a finished work)
Argumentation links cognitive with the social. Developing social skills- Key competencies.
Thinking of my teaching- When I am planning I need to think to myself 'how much critical thinking was required for the student to create their DLO?' Templates confine students to a certain way of thinking.
To do:
I want to start my argumentation journey with a text looking at the different perspectives that students could have. Discussing why. Starting my thinking frame with Should..... ( That way all students to access in argumentation)
Kia ora Becs
ReplyDeleteGreat post on our first session! It was amazing for me to see how excited you all were to trial some new thinking in the classroom/DLE space and I look foward to the next few sessions. Just a thought for the next session it would be great if you can share some of the the really powerful 'student to student' dialogic interactions from the text you decide to use, so we can make visible the critical thinking and principles of Argumentation with each other. Ia manuia Jacinta