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The Art and Science of Teaching
Shelf-Ready Strategies to Elevate Engagement and Deepen Understanding CONTENT without PURPOSE is only TRIVIA. Prepared Especially for the Collaborative Learning Team of PORTERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Dan Mulligan, flexiblecreativity.com Fall 2017
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Good Instruction (Keep it Simple…Keep it Real)
“We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.” ~Ron Edmonds
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Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012
page 18 Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012 The Opening 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 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 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. The Work Period The Closing
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Shelf-Ready Editable Resources Available for YOUR Use
Today’s Goal: I can apply strategies to increase student engagement and passion for Learning. I can explain how to use each strategy effectively. Today’s Essential Vocabulary: Understanding Check Environment Create Extend Apply Scaffold Equity Archive Rigor
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Assessment There are two reasons why we assess: ~to inform instructional decisions ~to encourage students to try In the section ‘What I think’ of your Think Pad: Record one or your most effective strategies Why do you think it is effective? Enjoy thinking…
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4 – second partner (Networking)
Please bring a completed copy of the Think Pad and a writing tool. Find a friend in the room. Share strategies with your partner and record their idea on your Think Pad. PLEASE STAY with YOUR BEST FRIEND.
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Teaching Every Student Five Key Elements
Learning Environment The Curriculum Assessments Instruction Classroom Management
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Lesson Flowchart Clear Objective I can/ Vocabulary
referenced by teacher/students throughout learning Integration of: Constant checks for understanding of each student.. Seize opportunities for student collaboration on second questions! Capitalize on student engagement and reflection Creating an Environment for Learning Provides students with context Allows teacher/students to build/check for background knowledge Helping Students Develop Understanding This is the teaching/learning/discovering phase. Multiple checks for understanding along the way. Modeling, Guided Practice, Independent Practice…Active student engagement… Helping Students Extend & Apply Knowledge Student reflection & doing something with what they learned.
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Creating an Environment for Learning
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Setting the Objective
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Unpack, with students, the objective embedded in the ‘I can’
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(and checking along the way)
Anchor Charts Canva.com canva.com Setting the Objective (and checking along the way)
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What do I want my students to do?
(student actions) Cite Evidence 200 POINTS Collaborate Think Critically 100 POINTS 100 POINTS Understand Objective Summarize Participate 50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
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Helping Students Develop Understanding
(aka…STOP TELLING THEM!!!) (Let THEM figure it out…with scaffolding)
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Vocabulary
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What is the message in this image?
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Highlight the Main Idea
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Table of Contents and a Glossary at the end of each Unit
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page 25 Work Template POSTER
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Advanced Organizers Use Visuals
Advanced organizers help students organize the information and retain 5 times more of the information.
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Exploring Common Multiples with a Venn Diagram
Informal Assessment There are two reasons why we assess: ~to inform instructional decisions ~to encourage students to try Exploring Common Multiples with a Venn Diagram
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Framework for Instructional Planning
page 26 Framework for Instructional Planning
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Opportunity to learn (OTL) has the strongest relationship with student achievement of all school-level factors. It may seem like common sense, but data shows that success in mastery learning is directly related to “whether or not students have had an opportunity to study a particular topic or learn how to solve a particular type of problem presented by the test.” (Husen)
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Essential Skills – What do Students need to be able ‘to do’?
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Essential Skills – What do Students need to be able ‘to do’?
Directions: When you give a clue, begin with “This is when you guide your students to …”
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Unpacking the 2016 Math SOL page
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page 20 Kinds of Evidence – Continuum of Evidence Informal Check for Understanding
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1 4 Team Turn 2 3 Name a noun. Form a sentence. Name a verb.
Name an adjective. 1 4 Team Turn 2 3
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DOK Question Stems
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Thank you for all you do, for all the children!
~Dan
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