Demonstrate Your Analytical Thinking! Please complete one or more of the following story problems …

May 21, 2012

Tonight’s Agenda

Review Our PLC’s Norms

Introductions

Tonight’s Anchor Activity:Story problem review & discussion

Last Month’s Anchor ActivitySpare Parts review & discussion

What is analytical thinking? (with handouts)

Review of any purchased materials

Thinking ahead … Our next meeting is June 18, 2012 @ 6:00 (CogAT prep)

PLC Norms

Start & End on Time

Cell phones on silent

Materials and/or “Take Aways” will be made available on-line or as hard copies

Respect All Ideas

Present & Engaged

Listen Attentively & Participate

Let’s Introduce Ourselves ….

Name

Child’s current grade level

Comment about the PLC

Let’s Discuss Our Anchor ActivityTake Away Strategies:

-Study the problem (Reread, do you know what the problem is asking?)

- Organize the Facts

-Line up a PlanChoose the appropriate strategy

- Verify the PlanShowing your thinking

- Evaluate Your Answer Checking to be sure the answer is reasonable

Teaching Plan with Answers (handout)

Problem SOLVE-ing Process(handout)

SStudy the problem.o What are you

trying to find out?

OOrganize the facts.o What parts of the story problem will

help you answer the question?

LLine up a plan.

oWhich strategy will you use?

VVerify your plan.o Show all of your

work!

EEvaluate your work!o Does your answer

seem reasonable?

What we were looking for …- # of parts used and how each was used- Quality of writing: did the machine solve a problem, was it a new invention (abstract) or already exist?- attention in detail (in-depth, cause/effect, ect.)

Discussion:- How did you approach the problem?- What was challenging?- What could you done to make it better?

Next step:Did you try it with your child? How would your child approach this?What will you do to foster this thinking?

Let’s Review Last Month’s Anchor Activity

• Additional suggestions on Tip Sheet (handout)

(handout)

(handout from last month)

(handout)

Review of Purchased Materials

Building Thinking Skills

CogAT prep

Others?

Thank you for coming!

Closing comments …

Next Time …CogAT Prep – June 18, 2012 @ 6 pm