Brainstorming+of+CIF+for+students

CIF for Students Brainstorm about everything you could possible think of when planning a lesson to teach a strategy to students. Include the what if's, possible road blocks, questions, maybe which strategy would be the easiest, most difficult, what would each strategy need, activities, possible use of articles, videos, EVERYTHING!! One person(Ashley) will need to be recorder on this page. Problems that we will have incorporating student led CIF in the classroom:

Adjustment period for students as they shift from teacher centered classrooms to student centered classrooms. Students need to be taught the protocol/strategies/expectations to effectively take part in the CIF.
 * How do we keep kids on topic and on task?
 * Students are talking on top of each other and not really listening to each other=> how do we cultivate a student-led discussion?
 * How do we bridge the gap for the freshman?
 * How do we encourage interaction? What do you do when what works for one group of students doesn’t work for another?
 * How do I incorporate the strategies in a class that doesn’t really call for the strategies (Microsoft Training)
 * How do we keep all kids accountable?
 * How do I incorporate literacy groups in non-English classes?


 * W **hat we need to do/What works:
 * Rubrics and accountability measures for CIF
 * School-wide expectations/protocols for discussions (active listening, questioning, etc). We need prerequisite skills for Classroom Talk.
 * Back-up plans when group work fails.
 * Roles are essential for productive group work.
 * Constant monitoring/individual accountability.