I can see how these can be used in mathematics, also. Graphic Organizers can be utilized in geometry for area and volume facts about different figures. Think alouds are used when completing tasks in common core. The students have to discuss and find the best ways to complete a problem and discuss the multiple ways that can be accomplished.
The one strategy that piqued my interest when reading, though, were Quick Writes. BBR states that they can be used "as mirror assignments for state reading assessments," but I can see them used as the same for the mathematics portion of the exams. With Common Core on the horizon (PARCC), students will be asked to annotate their work, telling how they came up with answers. I can see quick writes being used as such. Math teachers drill how one procedure or concept is different from another; quick writes can be assigned to check the understanding of the students while preparing them for the PARCC. An example question for a quick write could be, "Describe arithmetic and geometric series. How will their graphs differ?" The students would have to draw information from the lesson and generate a few sentences detailing arithmetic and geometric series. IN such a manner, I think quick writes would be perfect in math class.
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I'm glad you found so many ways to apply these strategies to your field. Mathematics is often seen as such an objective field that it is easy to assume that there is one right answer -- and correspondingly, one right way to reach that answer.
ReplyDeleteAnother prompt for quick writes, especially in Geometry, could be to give students a diagram and ask them to write down everything that they can figure out from the diagram. I remember proofs going on for a dozen steps sometimes in high school, so I am sure that you could make some which would keep students busy for the whole writing period.