[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >There are two other key elements that I wish were in place at our school: >The first is direct instruction of key critical thinking and questioning >skills- examining Bloom's or Costa's levels of questioning and putting >them to use, Socratic Seminar, Philosophical Chairs, Dialectical >Journals, Literature Circles......If we were able to address these in a >way that each year taught specific skills so that we knew what students >would come out of 8th grade with it would be amazing.
Hi! That is so exciting. I'd love to know more details about how you do this - I've tried to work with Bloom's in the past, but so far haven't really been able to make it as accessible to the kids as I would like. Thanks! Take care, Bill Ivey Stoneleigh-Burnham School _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
