Jan Bulgren, KU-CRL associate research professor, will present a CRL Workout session on higher order thinking. The session will take place in room 146 JRP from 11:30-12:45 on March 4, 2010. More details to come.

This session will encourage dialogue on the multiple meanings of “strategies” as used in content area classes. Issues and questions will include:

• domain general vs. domain specific strategies
• clarifying definitions to achieve common understandings
• deep structure reasoning strategies that could bridge the gap
• learning and instructional implications in content classes

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LIVE WEBCAST:
This event will be webcast live and will include a interactive chat session. To join, visit the link below and login as a guest. The room will be open to guests about 20 minutes before the event starts.

https://desktopconnect.ku.edu/crl-learns-bulgren/

Prior to connecting, visit the URL below to make sure your computers have adequate bandwidth/version of Flash installed:
https://desktopconnect.ku.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 522 JRP

The Big Four is a set of tools that instructional coaches can use as they work with teachers. The tools fall into four main categories: classroom management, content planning, instruction, and assessment for learning. CRL Workout is an opportunity for researchers to share new projects and for audience members to share their own suggestions for those projects. Researchers have 20 minutes to present their ideas, and audience members have 40 minutes to provide praise, suggestions, and other insights.

NOTE: We are testing out a new offering for the CRL Learns project. If you’d like to watch the presentation streamed live, you can visit this page during the presentation and the video will appear below. To participate in the chat, a login is required. Once you type your first chat, you will be prompted to sign up. The live chat is now over. Feel free to leave us feedback on this in the comments section.

As a possible topic, Don Deshler will explore the tension between subject-matter instruction and strategic instruction.

This event will be in room 247 JRP on the main KU campus.

Modeled on GE’s famous workout sessions, CRL Workout is an opportunity for researchers to share new projects in their early stages and for audience members to hear about the cutting-edge ideas and share their own suggestions for those projects. Researchers have 20 minutes to present their ideas, and audience members have 40 minutes to provide praise, suggestions, and other insights.