challenging, but what might help is asking "What is the purpose of
learning these skills?" So, for second grade you might had "How do we
understand written texts?" as a question, or for French I, "How do we
speak French effectively?". I'm not sure these are "right", but that's
the way we went. I sometimes found faculty got very frustrated and
bogged down with looking for the "right" EQ. It might be more helpful
to make them more organic - look at the whole map and then ask "Why
are we teaching what we teach?".
(This is just my interpretation of Heidi Hayes Jacobs - do go straight
to the source for her take.)
Kristen Dennison
former Lower School Head
On 11/12/07, Kris Schulte <kschulte@stuartschool.org> wrote:
> thanks!
>
> Kris Schulte
> Dean of Faculty
> Stuart Country Day School
> 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
> 609-921-2330
> fax 609-497-0784
> kschulte@stuartschool.org
>
> >>> Alex Ragone <aragone@collegiateschool.org> 11/12/2007 11:27 AM >>>
> Kris,
>
> My first introduction to essential questions came through my Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design course with Heidi Jacobs.
>
> I would check out this book:
>
> Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping by Heidi Hayes Jacobs.
>
> Dr. Jacobs has a number of other books you can find here:
> http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Jacobs,%20Heidi%20H.
>
> Good luck,
>
> - Alex
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++
> Alex Ragone
> Director of Technology
> Collegiate School
> New York, NY
> 212-812-8695
>
>
>
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
> >I have been working with new teachers about using essential questions to guide them in planning their lessons. A second grade teacher and a level 1 and 2 French teacher (high school) have asked me about whether essential questions can be used with their
> >subjects.
> >
> >Both teachers are teaching many SKILLS-- for second grade, reading and writing-- and in French, basic vocabulary, verb tenses, etc.
> >
> >Do any of you have experience using essential questions in grades/courses like these, or know of anyone to whom I can speak, or resources to read to guide them (and me) with this?
> >
> >
> >
> >Kris Schulte
> >Dean of Faculty
> >Stuart Country Day School
> >1200 Stuart Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
> >609-921-2330
> >fax 609-497-0784
> >kschulte@stuartschool.org
> >
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