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"What I Know" - Starting with what they already know (data and skills) makes good sense. It shows respect, accesses prior knowledge, shows gaps in knowledge, allows mistakes, errors and misconceptions to be aired and generally builds self-esteem individually and as a class. The K column is for supposed facts but not opinion. |
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"What I Want to Know" - This is an exciting column, where students are encouraged to ask probing and even uncomfortable, "silly" questions, especially when you explain that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Encourage them to be lateral, to ask awkward questions and to probe like a detective, an investigative journalist or a forensic scientist. |
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"What I Have Learnt" - Record new ideas at the end of a unit. However, one can also challenge the learner to see the bigger picture, related concepts and metaphors. Learners are making sense of new topics in terms of what they already know, making more sense of their learning. |