Science

 Thinking objective: Science

Planning

• How can I design research to test this hypothesis?
• What are all of the critical variables that need to be considered?
• Which variables need to be controlled?

Monitoring

• Does the research design validly test this hypothesis?
• Should I try a different approach?
• Am I recording all the observations accurately?

Evaluating

• How effective was my experimental design?
• Were my conclusions justified by the results?
• How could I be a more accurate observer and recorder next time?

Social Studies

 Thinking objective: Social Studies

Planning

• What causes of World War II and I supposed to remember?
• Which are the key events I need to understand?
• How can I make sure I will remember them for the essay exam?

Monitoring

• Am I confusing the political causes with the social causes?
• What do they mean by the law of supply and demand?
• Am I giving up-to-late answers to the questions on current events?

Evaluating

• Did I correctly identify all the important causes of World War II?
• What else should I have included in my discussion of the critical events?
• What did I learn from this history lesson that applies to the world today?

Mathematics

 Thinking objective: Mathematics

Planning

• What do I have to find?
• Have I ever solved a problem like this before?
• What formula should I use?

Monitoring

• Is my diagram of the problem right?
• Am I using the right formula?
• Am I making any careless mistakes?

Evaluating

• Does my answer make sense?
• Is the right answer?
• Did I use an appropriate method to solve this problem?

Writing

 Thinking objective: Writing

Planning

• What is the purpose of this essay?
• What should be in the introductory paragraph?
• How should I put these ideas in the best order?

Monitoring

• Am I elaborating on all of my main points?
• How clearly am I expressing my ideas?
• Am I making any spelling or grammar mistakes?

Evaluating

• What was best about my paper?
• What did I make those spelling and grammar errors?
• How can I best prevent those mistakes next time?

Reading

 

Think Objective: Reading

Planning:

• What do I already know about this topic?
• What I am expected to learn from this reading?
• How much time should it take for me to read this?

Monitoring:

• Is there anything I don´t understand?
• Can I figure it out on my own?
• Which ideas are most important?
• How can I remember what I´ve read so far?

Evaluation: 

• Did I understand and remember everything?
• Which reading strategies worked best this time?
• How can I read with a better understanding next time?

Tiempo

 

Support Systems for Teachers

• After-School Workshop
• Weekly Reflective Journal
• Observed participants' teachers before and after the project using observation scales to be explained later. 
• Contact among group members before, during, and after the project, including contact with the workshop leaders.
• Focus Group meeting at the end of the project