1. Bellringer
Locate vocabulary lists from grade/subject that you will be teaching and copy (take picture/hand copy onto scratch paper
Secondary folks locate subject area table tent and find a seat.
Elementary folks locate elementary table tents and find a seat.

2. Birdville ISD Objective
Engage students with the vocabulary of the standards

3. Engaging Students in Vocabulary
Based on the book, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, by Dr. Robert Marzano
Students in
Vocabulary 1

4. Brain Research Says…
“Information is stored both linguistically and non-linguistically. It is a combination of both of these that makes learning perdurable.” Eric Jensen, Brain Based Learning

5. 3 Way Match

6. Host country of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Directions: 3 Way Match
Host country of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Brazil
You have either a:
Term
Description
Visual
Find your partners to make a “3 Way Match”.
Please remain standing.

7. Once you’ve located your partners….
Introduce yourselves and discuss the following:
Where are you from?
Where will you be teaching?
What will you be teaching?
What’s the most difficult thing about teaching vocabulary?

8. Debrief

9. Your turn. . .
Using the vocabulary lists from your subject/grade level and the paper templates provided, create your own 3-way match game for the first unit you will be teaching!
Template is posted electronically for you to drop in your work and add your picture.

10. “When you VERBALIZE…you INTERNALIZE. ”
“When you VERBALIZE…you INTERNALIZE!” -John Seidlitz, Perspective-Based Learning

11. Vocabulary Pyramid

12. Directions: Vocabulary Pyramid
Pair up with someone at your table and decide who will be A and who will be B
Partner A will face the screen and be giving clues
Partner B will face AWAY from the screen and will receive clues
Round 1 will be Olympic Events

13. Ready?

14. Greco-Roman Wrestling
Round 1
Greco-Roman Wrestling
Equestrian
Pentathlon
Gymnastics
Basketball
Water Polo

15. Round 2
Switch roles….
Partner B will now face the screen and be giving clues
Partner A will face AWAY from the screen and receive clues
Round 2 will be names of countries competing in the Olympic Games

16. United States Germany Greece Australia Russia Belgium France Qatar
Round 2
United States
Germany
Greece
Australia
Russia
Belgium
France
Qatar
Yemen
China
Switzerland

17. Debrief

18. Your turn. . .
Using the vocabulary lists from your subject/grade level and the paper templates provided, create your own pyramid game for the first unit you will be teaching!
Template is posted electronically for you to drop in your work and add your picture
You may choose either format demonstrated.

19. English IS…
crazy

20. Baker, Simmons & Kameenui, 1995
“Vocabulary acquisition is crucial to academic development. Not only do students need a rich body of word knowledge to succeed in basic skill areas, they also need a specialized vocabulary to learn content area material.”
Baker, Simmons & Kameenui, 1995

21. Robert Marzano’s work

22. Impact of Direct Vocabulary Instruction50 83
Marzano, Robert J. & Debra Pickering (2005), 2.

23. Use a research-based process for teaching new terms and phrases.
Effective vocabulary instruction DOES NOT rely on definitions.
Students must represent their knowledge of words in linguistic and nonlinguistic ways.
Effective vocabulary instruction involves the gradual shaping of word meanings through multiple exposures.
Students should discuss the terms they are learning.
Students should play with words.

24. Which One Doesn’t Belong?

25. Which One Doesn’t Belong?

26. Which One Doesn’t Belong?
USA
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Columbia
Cuba

27. Word Splash!

28. Previous gold medal winner
Swimmer
Dana Vollmer
Female
From Granbury, Texas

29. Track and Field Athlete
Considered one of the greatest athletes of all time
Competed in 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics
Carl Lewis
Track and Field Athlete
Won 9 Olympic Gold Medals

30. Interactive Word Walls

31. English Language Arts

32. Math

33. Science

34. Social Studies

35. What vocabulary words? Standards will determine critical vocabulary.
Verbs of the standards
Content Specific
Daily
Vocabulary Lists per unit

37. Your turn. . . Record the following information on an index card.
Name
Campus
Subject/Grade
On the back, summarize your learning from this session using at least 3 of the words from the word wall (next slide)
Turn in before leaving.

38. Your turn…
Engage Verbalize Vocabulary Internalize Nonlinguistic Content Standards Description Games Acquisition Multiple Exposures