Centennial Public Schools Instructional Implementation Toby Boss Jill Johnson Lenny VerMaas ESU 6

Teacher/Student Relationships Adherence to Rules and Procedures ENACTED ON THE SPOT Student Engagement High Expectations Teacher/Student Relationships Adherence to Rules and Procedures INVOLVES ROUTINES Learning Goals and Feedback Rules and Procedures ADDRESSES CONTENT IN SPECIFIC WAYS Interacting With New Knowledge Practicing and Deepening Generating/ Testing Hypotheses 2

ADDRESSES CONTENT IN SPECIFIC WAYS The Art and Science of Teaching Content Segments ADDRESSES CONTENT IN SPECIFIC WAYS Summarize where we’ve been, where we’re heading: ENGAGEMENT Interacting with New Knowledge Practicing and Deepening Generating/ Testing Hypotheses 3

Content Segments Interact with new knowledge Practice and deepen content Generate and test hypothesis

The Art and Science of Teaching ADDRESSES CONTENT IN SPECIFIC WAYS INVOLVES ROUTINES Learning Goals and Feedback Rules and Procedures ADDRESSES CONTENT IN SPECIFIC WAYS Review—again Interacting with New Knowledge 5

If the segment involves new knowledge what do you expect to see? Previewing activities Identify critical information Info presented in small chunks Students processing each chunk in small groups Students summarizing and taking notes after content has been introduced Students reflecting on their learning

A Memory Task I am going to quickly read a list of 10 things you might find in your desk. After I have read the list you will write down as many of the items as you can.

Paper clips Stapler Marker Sticky notes Notepad Pencil Ruler Calculator White out Glue

Some ideas for chunking… King of Queens ABCs

Chunking helps us remember… Pythagorean Theorem a2+b2=c2 Right triangles, hypotenuse, legs, square roots, exponents Color wheel Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors Mixing techniques Other ways we naturally chunk information to assist in remembering 402-761-3341 License plates Social security numbers

Primacy–Recency Effect During a learning episode we remember best that which comes first, second best that which comes last, and least that which comes just past the middle. What does this look like in your classroom?

(Sousa, How the Brain Learns, 2007, p. 90) Introduce only correct information during the prime time 1, this is not the time to be guessing; practice, review, time for processing occurs in the middle; closure is the time to make sense and put into order. Primacy-Recency (Sousa, How the Brain Learns, 2007, p. 90)

Amount of Prime Learning Time 20 minute episode 18 prime time (90%), 2 down time 40 minute episode 30 prime time (75%), 10 down time 80 minute episode 50 minute time (62%), 30 down time

The Importance of Processing Time The brain needs time to create connections and pathways to create long term memories. The hippocampus can only hold so much Example of glass of water. Too much, to fast, it won’t Last. 10-2 or 5-1 rule

So why is it necessary to change up instruction So why is it necessary to change up instruction? As your brain gets numb-er Your brain gets dumber

Changing STATES Change up instruction 5-10 min Changing STATES Change up instruction 5-10 min. for pre-adolescents, and Every 10-20 minutes for adolescents into adults.

Thinking About It Why would you want to change states when you finally have students quiet, sitting in their seats, and looking like they are listening to you? Because the brain needs a chance to refocus and start again. When you stand up blood flow to the brain increases.

Reflection How will you chunk the new content? At what strategic points will you stop for processing? Consider: Primacy-Recency 10-2-5-1 What will you use to help students process new information?

Processing Think – pair-share Elbow partner Close partner Summarize in own words Interaction sequence Other ideas?

Resources http://marzanoresearch.com/site http://esu6mrl.wikispaces.com http://esu6craftknowledge.wikispaces.com ESU 6 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/esu6pd

Next Steps October 21 – Chapter 3 in BART Challenge: Work on new ways to have students interact with new content. Post ideas with the Centennial Community