Christy Schweppe Kim Vance

What Are The Challenges in YOUR Classroom?

Your Teaching Will Be…

Improved Test Scores! Better Classroom Management! Instantaneous Assessment!

Plan for Implementation – add to your lesson plans. Develop a TPT mindset – continually look for ways to engage all learners – add TPT’s “on the fly.”.

3 Questions for Effective Implementation 1. Will all students learn during this lesson? 2. How will I know? 3. How can I quickly assess for engagement and understanding?

How TPTs Help English Language Learners Help support linguistic and academic growth by active engagement in content areas. Provide “low-risk” interactions with peers and content. ELL students typically get left out whole-group activities, TPTs help by creating active participation and accountability. Allow irregular “pit stops”, which help with comprehension and engagement.

Creating a community Energetic discussions create a sense of community. A study was conducted about classrooms that have no sense of community, and in which ELLs are integrated. Norrid-Lacey and Spencer (2000) followed 70 Latino students from an urban high school from 9 th grade through 12 th grade. There was no “bridge ensuring their success and acceptance in the mainstream classroom”. 2 students were mainstreamed, and only 17 graduated. Ridicule and a sense of social isolation were two aspects that prevented their success. They were isolated from the regular classroom, which prevented any opportunities for them to develop relationships with other students.

Building Confidence ELL students usually feel they are not as intelligent as the other students. TPTs help with this fear as well as help build their confidence. Low-risk situations that entail active engagement. Increases confidence and ownership of the course that they are participating in. Example: During a workshop teachers were to do a line-up. They shared the results of a quick-write with a colleague that was lined up opposite of them. A Korean teacher said she would normally feel anxious about being sharing in a large group, however, the line-up and quick-write did two things: 1. Prepared her with something meaningful to share 2. Gave her pratice expressing and refining her view in a much less intimidating way than with the whole-group.

Remaining focused It is easy for ELL students to “tune out” because of how difficult it can be to first translate and then process what is being said into your home language. TPTs help ensure that every minute counts in a classroom, by ensuring less tuning out when students are struggling to be actively focused in a second language.

TPTs can do the following for English Language Learners (and all students) 1. Provide evidence of active engagement on the part of ELLs and all learners. 2. Offer assessment opportunities within the lesson. 3. Maximize the time spent learning for all students, by increasing time on task. 4. Spice up lessons as the focus is taken off of the teacher and placed on students. 5. Build community among students within the classroom through student interactions. 6. Build linguistic and academic confidence among ELLs as they interact with peers in nonthreatening ways. 7. Provide movement in learning-focused activities that reinforce retention of important concepts.

Examples of TPTs 1. The Networking Session 2. Four Corners 3. The Likert Scale 4. Explain it to your neighbor 5. Transparency Sheets

Examples of TPTs 1. Pair-Shares 2. Quick-Writes 3. Quick-Draws 4. Three 3’s in a Row 5. Hold-Ups

Examples of TPT’s 1. Clickers 2. Poll Everywhere Socrative WikiSpaces Google Docs Back Channel –

What will your class look like when you implement TPT’s? Quick Draw Hold Up Transparency Sheets

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