2. Six Tips for Inspired Instruction 1. Capture students’ interest 2. Explain the strategy’s purpose and students’ role in the strategy 3. Teach the thinking imbedded in the strategy 4. Use discussion and questioning techniques to extend student thinking 5. Ask students to synthesize and transfer their learning 6. Leave time for reflection

3. Capture students’ interest Mystery Controversy Personal experiences “What if” questions

4. Explain the strategy's purpose and students' roles in the strategy Explicitly teach students the steps to use strategies independently. One highly effective tool for teaching strategies directly to students is a classroom poster.

5. Teach the thinking embedded in the strategy Collecting and evaluating evidence is one crucial thinking skill. To teach this skill, discuss the concept of evidence with students. What is evidence? When and how is it used? What's the difference between an argument that uses evidence and one that doesn't? "Taking care of a pet is harder than taking care of a plant."

6. Use discussion and questioning techniques to extend student thinking To move students from superficial to deep understanding, extend student thinking through questioning and discussion. A simple but powerful technique for improving classroom questioning and discussion is Q-SPACE (Strong, Hanson, & Silver, 1998).

7. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question Silence and wait time Probe Accept Clarify Elaborate

8. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question. Pose a question that requires thinking. Make sure all students understand what you are asking. Silence and wait time Probe Accept Clarify Elaborate

9. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question Silence and wait time. Remember that students need 3 to 5 seconds of wait time two process a question inadequate depth. Give students 5 seconds to find or extend their response. Probe Accept Clarify Elaborate

10. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question Silence and wait time Probe. Help students an expose an articulate their thinking with questions like “How did you come up with that idea? Can you tell me more?” Ask students two presents evidence and examples to support their responses. Accept Clarify Elaborate

11. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question Silence and wait time Probe Accept. Accept every responses, but keep the discussion going by not affirming or correcting students’ responses too often. Affirmation and correction signal the end of thinking to many students. Clarify Elaborate

12. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question Silence and wait time Probe Accept Clarify. Ask students to restate their own - and others’ students – ideas. Elaborate

13. Use Q-SPACE to shape discussions Question Silence and wait time Probe Accept Clarify Elaborate. Work with students to take their ideas further. Try using “what if” questions, or present counter arguments that asks students to respond to it. Encourage students to draw conclusions and make generalizations. Help them refine their conclusions and generalizations their further discussion.

14. Six Tips for Inspired Instruction 1. Capture students’ interest 2. Explain the strategy’s purpose and students’ role in the strategy 3. Teach the thinking imbedded in the strategy 4. Use discussion and questioning techniques to extend student thinking 5. Ask students to synthesize and transfer their learning 6. Leave time for reflection