How many times has a visual map or graphic organizer saved me and my students from being stumped on a task?
All the time!
A flowchart helped me and my student unlock complex steps for a Physics essay on wave theory, while overlapping circles identifying the relationship of man’s conflict with society in the anime Attack on Titan lent clarity on another student’s approach to discuss and analyze fascism. Both students have submitted their topic proposals and we await feedback from their respective subject teacher. What else did we realize? Knowledge is never isolated.
A Physics paper on wave theory implies further research on water
resources and natural energy. Fascism is driven by the desire to control and to
be controlled. My students are taking notes on this intersection of knowledge
with a recognition of relevant sources that they must look for and information
they need to dig and mine.
Before the 10-15 minute consultation ends, I make them write
a summary or a paragraph or two interpreting the visual map / graphic organizer
we made together. In forthcoming sessions, we will go back to these maps and
reflections to review and build upon what we are knowing.
This is Phase 1 of the research cycle. Phase 2 begins when
feedback has been rendered. It is going to be a busy summer.
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