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Part 3 � Building Intellective Capacity (Optional questions)

Chapter 8: Where do you see opportunities in your classroom to incorporate information processing activities?

Chapter 9: What routines and rituals have you seen in your own classroom or in others� classrooms that help teachers build communities of learners who support each other rather than compete with each other?

Chapter 8: Where do you see opportunities in your classroom to incorporate information processing activities?
Oh my gosh, so many places!!! This chapter was chock-full of thought-provoking pieces for me, especially in regards to incorporating significantly more "Chew time" in order to allow for processing. Math is hard for most 6th graders! Developing a routine of strategic think-time in order for them to be able to discuss with each other, doodle out their thoughts, or revisit graphic organizers would be incredibly helpful for building understanding.

Chapter 9:
I have seen colleagues incorporate weekly circle-time with students, specific non-curriculum days, incentives for whole class behavior, and regular game/ice-breaker use in their classrooms.
I try hard to create spaces for students to work together, some times are more structured that others, but I am in need of a more "ritualized" strategy for these times. In my science classroom I was able to build more structure into the daily activities and incorporate more student-input/sharing of thoughts/discourse than math. Now, as I will be focusing on math, I will need to build in more routines that make connections between students that they can relate to and experiences that they can share with each other.
I can see the think-time ritual being a great one to add in. I also am thinking about the sensory experiences that I can add to my classroom (which will also affect the aesthetics) such as scent and more intentional incorporation of music, particularly for transitional moments.