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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Kathy Martin
1/27/2020 08:06:25 pm
I am also a visual learner. The graphic that you included in your blog post was so great. It really helped me and I wished that there was more visuals like this in the reading. I love that you did more work on your own to clear up your misunderstandings and to gain more knowledge about the topic. This shows that you really have a strong drive to find answers to ideas that you don't understand. This is an important desire/skill to have as a student. I wonder what your students would think if you told them about this experience. Would it inspire any of them to do their own research on ideas that they are not completely understanding?
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Joel Kriner
1/29/2020 01:56:27 pm
Thanks for the insights Kathy! After reading your comment I decided to discuss the sensemaking process from 791 with my 5th grade students. I had a deep conversation about what I learned about myself, my students were very interested and I am hoping they see the parallels to their own study habits.
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Jeremy Smith
1/29/2020 06:58:07 pm
Have you started reading The Visual Connection yet? I'm starting to see how the article and the book tie together. I also remember the posters we saw that night we went to the graduation ceremony for Cohort 17. One of the professors was talking about how they experimented with the visuals and format of the posters. This person was concerned about the impact the changes would have on the viewer's perception of the data. I think we'll be putting some thought into integrating visual learning strategies into our projects soon.
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Joel Kriner
1/30/2020 04:13:38 pm
Yes, I have started reading The Visual Connection. Agreed, I am seeing the connection between education and design/mages. I am a visual learner so this rings true for me especially. Thanks for sharing.
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Megan Burton
2/2/2020 05:04:23 pm
I appreciate seeing the different ways that you tackled this text. I also looked up additional information, but after reading your blog will add more definitions and visuals to my own notes. Thanks for the ideas!
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Joel Kriner
2/4/2020 12:39:11 pm
Thanks Megan, I agree that vocabulary might be the key to comprehension of text at this level.
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Kirsten Fouquet
2/2/2020 09:28:39 pm
Finding a video is a great idea. I also had a very hard time with the text and still don't quite understand it exactly. The images in the article helped a little, but I am definitely gonna look for some videos now!
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