Prepared for the Collaborative Learning Team Members of WESTMORELAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS by Dan Mulligan, Ed. D., flexiblecreativity.com, August 2015 Essential Vocabulary Essential Skills Essential Knowledge LEARNING TARGET H IGH E XPECTATIONS

Resources to Share page 2 page 27

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a. The number of cavities the sixth graders have? b. The number of people in the sixth graders’ families? c. The ages of the sixth graders’ mothers? d. The heights of the sixth graders in inches?

The Power of Our Questions

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It’s All About: T HE S ECOND Q UESTION

The second question (math version) This is what the process standards ‘sound-like’…

Find a friend from another department/grade-level (a mix of specialties is the best). Say ‘hello’. Find 2 comfortable seats and relax. *Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)! Find a friend from another department/grade-level (a mix of specialties is the best). Say ‘hello’. Find 2 comfortable seats and relax. *Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)!

1. Create an Environment for Learning – –Helping students know what is expected of them, providing students with opportunities for regular feedback on progress, assuring students they are capable of learning content and skills 2. Helping Students Develop Understanding – –Integrating prior knowledge with new knowledge – –Procedural knowledge: constructing a model of the steps required of the process and practicing its variations; using the process or skill fluently or without any conscious thought 3. Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge – –Moving beyond ‘right answer’ learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills in real-world contexts. McREL, 2012 Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012 Page 6

Work collaboratively (e.g., construct viable arguments, critique, agree) to identify key words that capture the essential elements of strategies to assist all students to be successful used last year with fidelity. Enjoy working with your new best friend. Last year’s successful learning strategies

A. C REATING AN E NVIRONMENT FOR L EARNING A. C REATING AN E NVIRONMENT FOR L EARNING ADDITIONAL SAMPLE RESOURCES pages

A. C REATING AN E NVIRONMENT FOR L EARNING A. C REATING AN E NVIRONMENT FOR L EARNING F OSTERING C OLLABORATION WITH T ECHNOLOGY

WHY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY? Briefly share what you know about: photosynthesis Tell a chain story about the process of photosynthesis… …without using words that begin with: P, L, T

Research on Imagery as Elaboration 6 37 percentile pts. higher than… …students who kept repeating definitions percentile pts. higher than… …students who were using the terms in a sentence. Students who used imagery to learn vocabulary, on average, performed # of studies

50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Principal Organizing Theme: Things someone would say… Student TeacherSuperintendent Parent Cafeteria Worker EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDER EDITION EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDER EDITION page 17

50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Science Experiment Hypothesis Energy Electron DissolveAtmosphere

50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Grade 2 Math Line of Symmetry Third from Right Pattern Solid Shapes Ruler Rotation

50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Ways to make.25 Grade 4 Math Things that are parallel perimeter Types of graphs area Types of angles

Advanced Organizers Use Visuals Advanced organizers help students organize the information and retain 5 times more of the information.

VENN DIAGRAMS red thick small

DOK 2: Basic Skills and Concepts AnimalsPlants

VENN DIAGRAMS FictionNonfiction

R ESEARCH - BASED S TRATEGY : S UMMARIZING AND N OTE - TAKING

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