#SOL17 and #DigiLitSunday: Problem Solving
In Real Life:
“Gramma, sit here.”
“H’mm. It’s a long way down to the floor.”
“Here, Gramma.”
I sit. I can guess the activity by reading the clues in the area.
I don’t know for sure the plan but does it matter?
Doesn’t the world revolve around my grandson?
How do I wait, without talking/leading, to see what “our play” is going to be?
In My Professional Life:
Book studies have popped up everywhere. Which ones should I join? Which ones are quite intriguing? Which ones should I avoid?
My professional “shelfie” looks like this: (+Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst)
How do I determine what groups to participate in?
For example, I know of three different groups reading and responding to Disruptive Thinking. Do I just jump in? It’s summer after all and I do have more “time” to spend on reading and writing. Do I develop criteria? What could/should that look like?
Last week’s #G2Great chat was with Patty Vitale-Reilly (@pattyvreilly) about her book, Engaging Every Learner: Classroom Principles, Strategies, and Tools. You can read Chapter 6 of her book from Heinemann here, check out the storify here, or even read my blog post about the chat here.
Where do I think problems with “being an engaged learner” might arise? Where should I begin? Right now I believe I need to pay attention to actions 1, 3, 5 and 6 below as I develop my plans to participate in book studies this summer.
- Consider the three dimensions of engagement
- Cultivate engagement in the classroom
- Establish routines to cultivate high engagement
- Use assessments to build engagement!
- Use choice to build engagement
- Cultivate my own engagement
My decision is to see which of the aspects of “engagement” hook me into summer book groups and provide the incentive for me to continue participating. By planning to “problem solve” in advance, both when I get stuck when reading and when my participation wanes, I can gather additional information about both my problem solving and my engagement!
What are you going to learn / study this summer to move your literacy life forward?
When do I want/need/crave choice and creativity and what role will that play in my decisions/actions?
Thank you, Betsy, Beth, Deb, Kathleen, Lanny, Lisa, Melanie, and Stacey for this weekly forum. Check out the writers, readers and teachers here. 
Additional #DigiLitSunday: Problem Solving posts with Margaret Simon and Reflections on the Teche.
