Topic for week of March 12, 2012: Bubble Maps

Topic for week of March 12, 2012:

Use of Bubble Maps – Bubble Maps allow students to describe (using adjectives only) a topic that is placed in the middle circle.  What topic did you place in the middle circle and what words or phrases did your students use to describe that topic?  Was their frame of reference accurate or did you have to guide their frame of reference?  Did your students have a higher or lower knowledge of the topic than you expected?

Going a bit further – After the students have provided many adjectives to describe your topic, have the class come to a consensus of the two best adjectives.  

Topic for week of March 5, 2012- Using Circle Maps:

Topic for week of March 5, 2012:

Use of Circle Maps – please blog how you have utilized Circle Maps this week in class. In what instances were you able to use them for brainstorming or detail work? What did you put in the middle of the map (the topic) and how did students respond to the topic? Did your students utilize their Frame of Reference to explain the "How do you know what you know" prompt?

Please post your blog response to this topic by Friday, March 9, 2012.