SPACE

Summarise the SPACE contribution to developing thinking classrooms
WaiLite A; //SPACE - response behaviours used by successful teachers to create the right atmosphere to learn HoM (Habits of Mind)// S= silence (wait time), P= providing data (feedback/feed forward) A= accepting without judgement (students feel safe) C= clarifying (teacher needs more information) E= empathising (teacher acknowledges emotion & understanding)

//All students can develop and improve - it's a lifelong process. Teacher makes clear that the responsibility for thinking belongs to the student. It needs to be taught directly and continually revisited - in every subject and often. Students must work in a rich environment and have access to many resources - books, internet, people, field trips etc. They need to be taught in a sequence which matches the student's development. Students need to track their own learning and continually reflect - teacher guided discussions are necessary as are opportunities to use HoM.//

WaiLite B:

7 different ways of providing data. Purpose is to guide learners to process data:
 * __Silence:__** Wait time, minimum 3 secs but for higher level cognitive tasks 5 secs. Wait time is important to increse the level of cognitive functioning and academic achievement and decrease the number of behavioural problems.
 * __Providing Data:__**
 * Classifying
 * feedback regarding performance
 * "I" messages - personal information
 * finding data and information for themselves through experimenting with materials
 * making inferences
 * providing reference materials
 * responding to students requests.
 * labelling the thinking process or behaviour
 * __Accepting without Judgement:__**
 * Accepting all comments
 * Watch your passive feedback- face/body
 * paraphrasing-repeating what Child had said to make sure you understood them correctly
 * __Clarification:__**
 * The teacher does not understand what the student says and needs more information. This teaches Chn that their ideas are valued and worthy of exploration.
 * __Empathising:__**
 * Shows that the concept is understood and the emotion behind it is also understood.

Develop an example of how you might use this in a classroom / centre / staff meeting
Successful teachers use the following five kinds of response behaviours to create an atmosphere in which students experience and practice the habits of