Through the readings that I/we have done in the course work so far, questioning and the purpose of questioning has recently come to the forefront. Before thinking about the method of questioning I honestly never paid it much thought other than relating to myself trying to figure out an…
After learning about assessment conversations in the Inquiry Science Pedagogy & Practice course, I made it a point of emphasis to look for instances where my CT was engaging in the ESRU cycle. Below I discuss one instance where this was observed: Eliciting student thinking - (student 1) What is…
I think I may have already talked about this particular lesson, in this class, but I want to choose it again for this challenge; a few weeks ago I did a "Periodic Table Battleship" activity with the students, where I hid my ships on the PToE and gave…
In the age of social media and alternative facts, claim-evidence reasoning is becoming more infrequent and increasingly important in our daily lives. People have a platform to post claims with no evidence and unsupported reasoning. As teachers, it is a critical challenge that we engage students in CER so that…
1. CER, or claim-evidence reasoning should be connected to our world right now. The ability for people to make a claim supported by evidence and reasoning is so important in students forming their own opinion and being able to articulate why they did. There is so much information out in…
I believe CER's or CLAIM, EVIDENCE, and REASONING tasks are fundamental in navigating life in general and are things that humans do on a day to day basis. I feel that this action within the classroom is essential when done correctly since it can allow students the ability…
CER is an acronym for claim, evidence, and reasoning; a basic writing format taught to students in schools. It's one of several acronyms used for teaching students to construct a written argument or answer. Students start with CER and then add additional components such as a counterargument (CERC)…
I gave the students this warm up to refresh them on Pythagorean theorem and special 90 degree triangles. We learned about the 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 and how to solve them last week. We wanted the students to look ate these triangles and analyze them and figure out what they need…
The writing strategy Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER), aligns with at least one education goal – creating informed citizens. Beyond school, students require the skills and knowledge to develop informed views on various issues (e.g., economic policy, global warming, globalization, etc.). Workplace success often includes effective communication, critical thinking, planning, and creativity. Engaging…
My daughter's class start's each and every day with the Question of the Day. The teacher and students make funny faces, point to their temples and think really hard. It's usually something like "How many students have an 'A' in their…
