presentation ryan thinker keys

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RYAN THINKER KEYS


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OBJECTIVES

provide a flexible and dynamic way toengage students in further learning.great way to do informal assessmentduring the unit for measuring studentunderstanding.enjoy the range of activities that the keys

enable them to choose from andsubsequently produce interesting andthoughtful work.


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METHODS

Warm upActivities Reading

ContractActivitiesAssessme

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Inquiry


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Give the class one of the keys to work on for 5to 10 minutes to get them thinking creativelybefore writing or before/after the bell. Forexample you could use the:1. Question Key: Give the children an answer

and they have to come up with five questionsthat match the answer.2. Reverse Key: Children come up with 10things that cannot be done or never seen (give

the senerio).3. Different Uses Key: give children an object in

which they are to come up with 10 differentuses for.


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The 20 thinkers' keys can beincorporated into daily reading andcomprehension activities. These canbe specically designed tasks !or the

children to complete at g"idedreading time #e.g. "se the $rediction%ey to predict possible o"tcomes !orthis sit"ation& the ariations %ey to

solve a problem or the (nterpretaion%ey to e)plain the e)istence o! thatsit"ation*.


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Use the thinkers' keys as a way ofunlocking student knowledge andthinking in all learning areas. Forexample using the Question Key to assessstudents growing understanding of atopic. The Question Key - 'Tell me 5questions that the answer for which could

be "kiwi" ' (e.g. What is the name of aflightless New Zealand bird?)

This this is a quick and easy way to gaugestudents understanding and plan theirnext learning.


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Use the 20 thinkers' keys at

all stages of an inquiry as atool for thinking more deeplyabout the topic. This can be

set up as a 'Thinkers Keys'table in a space in theclassroom where children

can complete the tasks inrelation to the class inquiry


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Te Reverse,hallenges ,hildrento think o! the never&cannotName !" tings

you cou#d never doin te $onga%a&a

Scoo# Reserve'


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The What If-A what if question,come up withsolutions-hat i! all the trees

in e/ ealanddisappeared


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The Disadvantages-List

disadvantages and Improvements-hat are some disadvantages o!recycling1 Ho/ might they be

overcome1


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The Combination-

List attributes of both, thencombineist the attrib"tes o! rivers.

3se these ideas to improvethe design o! high/ays.


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The Alphabet-

Come up with something foreach letter of the AlphabetDo an 4 to o! environmental

/ords.


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The B A R-

Bigger, Add, Replace acronym.Come up with a solution foreach

3se the 546 key to improve aland!orm o! yo"r choosing.


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The Variations-

How many ways can youHo/ many /ays can yo"

cross the ,ooks Strait1


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Te $icture(

Dra/ a pict"re7diagramDra/ or nd a shape o!anything at all. 8ind as

many links as yo" canbet/een the landscape and

the pict"re.


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The Prediction-

Make a prediction-hat /o"ld theconse9"ences be i! mostpeople in the /orld livedin e/ ealand1


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Te )i*erent +ses(

8ind :0 di;erent "ses !or

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