week 55

Part A

-Discuss the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. Explain how you would use each of them in a lesson or series of lessons. What does student-led inquiry look like in your classroom? What effective, student-centered approaches do you use or want to use that encourage student-led investigations and inquiry? Make sure to provide examples from your teaching or personal learning experiences. 300-400 words

Part B-

Professional Growth Plan for Similarities and Differences

Recall that professional growth plans are often part of skill development and feedback you will receive from your administrators. Teacher leaders and curriculum coordinators are frequently called upon to help other teachers refine their instructional strategies. Therefore, it is good practice to get in the habit of writing professional growth plans for your own pedagogy in preparation for curricular leadership positions.

Write a professional growth plan that you will use to identify similarities and differences for a classroom, district, or group of people that you will work with. Adhering to APA guidelines, refer to your text and 1-3 outside resources in this plan. Be sure to cite your sources in the 500- to 600- word professional growth plan. Use these questions to guide your plan:

Use these questions to guide your reflection:

· How can I provide multiple opportunities for students to practice each of the four strategies: comparing, classifying, creating metaphors, and creating analogies?

· How can I provide corrective feedback while students are learning and practicing the steps associated with comparing, classifying, creating metaphors, and creating analogies?

· How can I use nonlinguistic representations to help students represent their learning for each of the four strategies: comparing, classifying, creating metaphors, and creating analogies?

· How can I use each of the four strategies, comparing, classifying, creating metaphors, and creating analogies, as assessments?

· How will I measure my progress as a teacher and the impact on student learning?

Part C-

Professional Growth Plan for Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Recall that professional growth plans are often part of skill development and feedback you will receive from your administrators. Teacher leaders and curriculum coordinators are frequently called upon to help other teachers refine their instructional strategies. Therefore, it is good practice to get in the habit of writing professional growth plans for your own pedagogy in preparation for curricular leadership positions.

Write a plan that you will use to generate and test hypotheses for a classroom, district, or group of people that you will work with. Adhering to APA guidelines, refer to your text and 1-3 outside resources in this plan. Be sure to cite your sources in the 500- to 600- word professional growth plan. Use these questions to guide your plan:

· How can I intentionally have students use inductive and deductive reasoning?

· How will I have students explain their thinking and justify their conclusions?

· How will I teach the steps of systems analysis, problem-solving, experimental inquiry and investigation to my students?

· How can I use authentic ways to teach the strategies of generating and testing hypotheses?

· How will I measure my progress as a teacher and the impact on student learning?