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Teach Me All Your Chess Moves: Practice on a Beginner
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In this session students will do think-alouds and discuss the strategies they use during our chess game. Learners will be actively engaged in critical thinking and metacognitive talk that gets them to 'think about their thinking.'
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner - Advanced Level
I know what you're thinking - but Ms. Maureen, you're the teacher, shouldn't YOU be teaching my learner how to play chess? There's a famous quote by Albert Einstein that goes: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." This is a backwards designed class. Meaning, the intent of this session is for the learner to explain the game of chess simply to me (a beginner in all aspects of chess) to confirm their knowledge of the game. The only aspects of chess...
To ensure effective tutoring, the teacher suggests meeting 2x per week. Book additional recurring meetings after the initial purchase.This class is taught in English.
Students will improve on their method of explaining complex situations in a simple format.
This class is intended to support executive functioning skills and developing metacognitive talk.
We will be using https://lichess.org/ for our games. No account or username is required and I will share a link to our game board in the chat once class beings.
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We will be using www.lichess.org - an approved site by Outschool. No account is needed nor any usernames need to be made. All private (one-time) links will be shared in the chat at the start of the session.
We will be using www.lichess.org as our source for game play.
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Hi! I am excited to be part of the Outschool community. I am a clinically trained Reading Specialist who specializes in working with students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, hyperlexia, and students with executive...
1-on-1 Lessons
$44
per sessionMeets on demand
55 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
