Let’s Get Engaged!: The Sequel

Session #2: Let’s Get Visual: The Power of Pictures

1. Examining what already works 2. Studying and discussing new strategies 3. Putting those strategies to work 4. Reflecting on the results. This workshop series is about…

End of Course Project for CPD Credit  Sample lesson or unit plan  Artifact(s)  Student samples  Teacher-created materials  Photos  1-2 page reflection on how the strategies you gained impacted your practice. Due by MAY 29, 2009  Sample lesson or unit plan  Artifact(s)  Student samples  Teacher-created materials  Photos  1-2 page reflection on how the strategies you gained impacted your practice. Due by MAY 29, 2009

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Plan-Do-Study-Act

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words Depict visually how you used strategies from the last session. Share at your table. Depict visually how you used strategies from the last session. Share at your table.

Connecting the Use of Pictures to Research

Dual Coding Theory of Information Storage  Linguistic form  Imagery form Marzano, 2001  Imagery form Marzano, 2001

K-12 Sensory Preferences

Visual/Spatial Intelligence Gardner's Definition:  Spatial intelligence refers to the ability to represent the spatial world internally in your mind – the way a sailor or airplane pilot navigates the large spatial world, or the way a chess player or sculptor represents a more circumscribed spatial world. Gardner's Definition:  Spatial intelligence refers to the ability to represent the spatial world internally in your mind – the way a sailor or airplane pilot navigates the large spatial world, or the way a chess player or sculptor represents a more circumscribed spatial world.

Visualization (Imagery)  Imaging: the visualization in the mind’s eye of something that person has actually experienced  Imagining: visualization in the mind of something the person has not yet experienced  Imaging: the visualization in the mind’s eye of something that person has actually experienced  Imagining: visualization in the mind of something the person has not yet experienced

Visualization (continued)  When the brain creates images, the same parts of the visual cortex are activated as when you process what you see with your eyes.  Imagery can be used in the classroom in the form of notetaking, cooperative learning groups, and alternative assessments. Sousa, 2001  When the brain creates images, the same parts of the visual cortex are activated as when you process what you see with your eyes.  Imagery can be used in the classroom in the form of notetaking, cooperative learning groups, and alternative assessments. Sousa, 2001

Activities that enhance content understanding  Drawing pictures and pictographs  Creating graphic representations Making physical models  Generating mental pictures (mind maps)  Engaging in kinesthetic activity Marzano, 2001  Drawing pictures and pictographs  Creating graphic representations Making physical models  Generating mental pictures (mind maps)  Engaging in kinesthetic activity Marzano, 2001

Students as Artists Highlight activities from the list you have used before Draw a star by new ideas you might try

Having students draw  Pictionary  Pass the picture  Visual notetaking  Wordles  Visual discovery  Pictionary  Pass the picture  Visual notetaking  Wordles  Visual discovery

Let’s Try Some Visual Notetaking

What’s a wordle?

Visual Discovery A “History Alive” strategy

Comic Life

Comic Creator

Using Fine Art

Activities using fine art

Coloring pages

Graphic Organizers

Using Inspiration, create a graphic organizer of types of graphic organizers you’ve used

Visuals and Technology Powerpoint Digital Storytelling Photo Story 3 Digital collages Powerpoint Digital Storytelling Photo Story 3 Digital collages

Time to explore!

Set some goals, make some plans  Reflect on today’s session Which visual strategies do you plan on implementing in your classroom? What will you explore further?  Reflect on today’s session Which visual strategies do you plan on implementing in your classroom? What will you explore further?

Next session: Are We There Yet?: Actual and Virtual Field Trips We’re going on a virtual field trip via a webquest! More info to follow!