Chapter 8 Building and Activating Background Knowledge is Our Job Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2009). Background Knowledge: The Missing Piece of the Comprehension.

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Chapter 8 Building and Activating Background Knowledge is Our Job Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2009). Background Knowledge: The Missing Piece of the Comprehension Puzzle. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Discuss the role of teachers in activating and building background knowledge Analyze a unit of instruction with your colleagues Revisit the background knowledge rubric to determine your own growth Today’s Purposes

Teachers as Brain Workers We influence that which is stored in our students’ heads We teach in ways that keep head and heart connected Background knowledge isn’t basic skills- -it is the foundation that new learning rests upon

Creating Habits of Mind Persisting Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision Gathering data through all the senses Listening with understanding and empathy Thinking flexibly Thinking interdependently Others? (Costa & Kallick, 2009)

Work with colleagues in your grade or content area to examine a unit of instruction. The following 10 guiding questions are for discussion. Background Knowledge is a Process

1. Have we identified enduring understandings for this topic?

2. Have we determined core versus incidental background knowledge for this topic?

3. Have we assessed students such that we can recognize common misconceptions?

4. Have we established a purpose that makes learning relevant for students?

5. Have we modeled and demonstrated our own understanding before requiring students to complete learning tasks?

6. Have we focused on background knowledge that moves beyond facts and isolated skills?

7. Have we provided students with wide reading opportunities to facilitate background knowledge gains?

8. Have we planned live and virtual experiences to build background knowledge?

9. Are we regularly activating background knowledge?

10. Do we remind students that background knowledge is critical to understanding?

Assessing Your Practice

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