Word for Word: Vocabulary Development Across the Curriculum Chapter 4 Dr. Harland C&I 306

Vocabulary Instruction Strategies All content areas need to give students strategies to help them with the vocabulary: Pre-reading strategies Word Walls (pg. 61) As a class add words to a wall Shades of Meaning (pg. 63) using paint chips write subtle differences between words Semantic Feature Analysis (pg. 65) Categorizing words as they read

Vocabulary Instruction Strategies (cont) Kinesthetics in Role-Play (pg. 66) Act out vocabulary Write and act out a skit Journal (pg. 67) Where students define and apply the vocabulary within that content area Word Sorts (pg. 69) Manipulate words into categories Categories can be given by teacher or Figured out by students

Vocabulary Instruction Strategies (cont) Quiz Me vocabulary cards (pg. 71) Cards have a place for adults to sign Repetition & involvement of adults Vocabulary Cards (pg. 72) 4 part cards: Word Definition in student’s words Graphic/picture Sentence using the word

Writing a Lesson Plan Dr. Harland C&I 306

Daily Lesson Plans: Objectives Objectives: 3 parts: Student Behavior What will student do? What will be observed? 2) Testing situation The condition 3) Performance criteria standard TSWBAT: identify, solve, compare, contrast, recite: Chose from a verb list: use Bloom’s Taxonomy Given a map, without notes, given a vocabulary list… At least 85%, four out of five, for 10 minutes 3 Domains: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor domains

Diagramming Behavioral Objectives Color code the three parts of the objective & make a key Student behavior, testing situation & performance criteria Underline the verb(s) In parenthesis after the objective identify it as a cognitive (& its Bloom’s Taxonomy level), affective, or Psychomotor Penn State: Objective Examples

Daily Lesson Plans: Rationale What was taught prior to lesson/unit What is the class/grade level Why is the unit important What standards it fulfills What will be after the lesson/unit What is the main affective objective How will this unit benefit the student long-term

Parts of a Daily Lesson Plan Date: When the lesson is being taught Housekeeping Stuff Attendance, announcements, long-term reminders, collecting or handing back homework (BOHA) Student/Classroom Description Describe: Classroom & students # of students, # of boys, # of girls Time of day, cultural composition Known exceptionalities

Parts of a Daily Lesson Plan Illinois State Standards Go to ISBE website, give key codes and copy & paste actual standards Materials/Equipment Handouts for students Tools for you—overheads, computer/ppt

Daily LP: Intro: Set Induction Start with a Set Induction (Anticipatory Set) The “Hook” to get students interested To figure out what students already know To create a framework on which to build the lesson: To highlight misconceptions To create a personal connection to the material: help students care about what they are going to learn Examples of set inductions: A demonstration, movie clip, cartoon, audio clip-followed by a question for students to discuss

Daily LP: Content: The “stuff” The What? Topic to be covered The How? (what method works for the subject?) Discussion Lecture/presentation Cooperative learning This is what you will probably have in front of you when you teach Content details: Notes, overheads, ppt, discussion questions, steps for cooperative learning Case Studies Guided practice

Daily LP: Closure Def: Wrap up/review of lesson NOT “Do you understand?” Student led… “Share one thing you learned today.” Reinforce why topic is important: relate to student’s life Gear students to the next logical topic Purpose: to let you know: if additional practice is needed whether you need to re-teach whether you can move on to the next part of the lesson If objectives were met

Daily LP: Assessment Formal (may not happen at the time of the lesson) Test/Quiz Quick Question: on 3x5 cards? Journal Entry Informal Discussion Think-Pair-Share Walk around ask questions to individual students

Last Parts of a Daily Lesson Plan Homework: Guided Practice Describe how students will rehearse what they’ve learned Plan B If extra time/not enough time If students have trouble understanding Adaptations for an Inclusive environment Describe changes that could be made Literacy Techniques List all used techniques (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and what you are doing to improve student skills in these areas.

Tips for Writing Daily Lesson Plans If possible vary the types of activities you do in one class session Ex. Start with discussion or journal writing, do some lecture, group work & end with an interactive way to review the content. Teach to as many learning styles possible. Consider “lost” students as opportunities to expand your teaching “bag o’ tricks” Makes the class time go quickly for you and for your students  Teach---ReTeach—Review--Reteach

Tips for LP writing (cont.) Vary where you get “content material” Use more than just the textbook—Be creative Newspapers, cartoons, college texts, internet Share Steal—Beg & Borrow to get Lesson Ideas Use Journals from your content area to get lesson plan ideas

Tips for LP writing (cont.) It may be easier to re-design a lesson than to write one from scratch Make notes about what you want to change next time you teach a lesson/unit (You think you’ll remember…you won’t!) Next year… Save computer files in more than one place so you have them for years to come

Planning at the Beginning of the School Year Tips for New Teachers

Planning the Year – Long Term Talk to others who have taught the course Read course description Ask for curriculum guide Divide Year into large chunks (quarters?) Decide what large topics will be taught when Use logic when deciding order: What topics build on others? 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Post-it Notes: Unit/Topic/Chapter

Planning the Year – Quarters Unit = Major Topic you want to cover Units can be a single chapter or a group of chapters Units can be thematic Content based around a social or current event Topics; covered within a unit: Ex. Short Stories: topics; parts of a short story, story examples, characterization Hurricane Katrina: topics; infectious disease, immune system Cancer: Cells, cell growth, War: topics: how different countries prepared and performed on the battle field over time

Unit Planning Tips Don’t Do start a new unit on a Friday Plan an exam the night after a huge school activity Plan difficult/low motivational topics for the end of the year Do Stagger classes so that end/beginning of units don’t occur at the same time Determine approx. point values for various activities before unit begins

Good News Lesson Planning gets easier with time!

For Next Week… Read Chapter 5: Well read: Promoting Comprehension Through Read Alouds and Shared Readings Bring highlighters or colored pencils to class