The comprehension of Dervin's article regarding sense-making was very challenging for me. I began by doing a surface read of the article while using a highlighter to focus on key concepts. As I was reading through the packet I became confused and was not grasping many of the concepts. I began to consider my meta-cognitive process and what works best for me. I realized that much of my confusion come from not being completely aware of key vocabulary terms including sense-making, transmission, construction and more. I decided to use a dictionary to clarify key words, I also studied the pictures at the end of the packet and on Google images because I am a visual learner. The images (see above) helped but it wasn't until I watched a video that described sensemaking as the "path to a solution". I finally understood the 791 exercise and was happy to be a part of it! I learned something about myself and about how I learn. When I get confused, I will look at alternatives (mostly visual) in order to comprehend content. This opportunity also made me think about how to best connect and teach my students, I will consider sensemaking in future assignments.
Research Paper Recap Questions 1. How did your findings influence your thinking about the bigger challenge? Information from my findings open the door to new, bigger challenges. I have focused on GATE strategies and have found there are many ways, untapped opportunities that I have learned about that would not only support GATE students, they would positively impact all of my students. 2. What do I know now? My findings have shown across the board ELD growth for my students but there has been a smaller increase in my GATE students compared to non-GATE students in my class. 3. What do we still need to know? I still need to figure out which strategies best challenge advanced learners. I have been looking at new opportunities relating to lexile levels and vocabulary that I have implemented. I am excited to see what the data show when I begin a new research cycle in a few weeks.
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