CAV: January 13, 2017

Instructional Strategies

FOR ALL STUDENTS

"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Many of the strategies we will learn about on Friday come from the ESD #189s English Language Learner Cooperative. The co-op was created to bring together ELL specialists and general education teachers (in our educational service district) and train them on best practices for ensuring the success of our ELL population. However, after several meetings, we realized that these strategies are not only good for our ELL students but all students--they are those practices that help all students learn by lowering their affective filter and engaging their whole person. With that in mind, we look forward to sharing our learning with you this Friday for our building led, professional development. Also, don't forget to sign up for an option in breakout session #1 and an option in breakout session #2 (below).

Schedule

January 13th, 2017

12:45 - 12:50: Special Guest Speaker in the Library

12:40 - 1:10: Introduction to Digital Big Books and T.P.R. (Total Physical Response)

1:15 - 1:35: Break-out Session #1 (sign up for 1 session)

1:40 - 2:00: Break-out Session #2 (sign up for another session)

2:05 - 2:10: Wrap Up in the Library

Sign Up for Session #1

All sessions are capped at 18 participants. If a session link is closed, please select a different class. Do not sign-up for the same session twice.

Option 1: Teaching Vocabulary with Total Physical Response (Room NE211)

In this session, we will discuss techniques for teaching vocabulary. In particular we will focus on using total physical response to reinforce roots.

Option 2: Expert Texts and Mind Maps (Room NE217)

In this session, we will learn about annotation and notation strategies that meets students where they are (linguistically) and encourages growth and collaboration.

Option 3: Observation Charts (Room NE220)

In this session, we will learn about using Observation Charts as an introductory activity that stimulates prior knowledge, encourages reflection, and gets kids excited about learning. We will also discuss the affective filter and its impact on language and learning.

Option 4: Study Weave (Room NW213)

This session is focused on making a foldable that can be used three different times. It has space enough for 8 key concepts and can be used to introduce, review, and test over key concepts.

Option 5: Effective Grouping (Library)

In this session, we will learn about heterogenous and homogenous grouping strategies based on data and research.

Sign Up for Session #2