concept mastery routine

with Joe Fisher, Patti Ward, & Monica Harris

October 29, 2010

Monica’s TableTargets Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

word study

vocabulary

fluency

comprehension

motivation/goal setting

graphic organizers

cooperative learning

peer-assisted learning

embedded strategies

modeling

practice

feedback

cue-do-review

explicit strategy instruction

I do it, we do it, ya’ll do it, and you do it.

direct instruction

8-stages of instruction

VocabularyAge Expressive Receptive

18 months 50 words -

2 years 200-300 words -

3 years 900-1000 words -

6 years (1st)

11 years (6th)

17 years (12th)

21 years (college)

65 years (retire)

2,500 words 20,000 words

- 50,000 words

- 80,000 words 22,000 words -

45,000 words -

Expressive Vocabulary

Student use of a new word is strongly related to depth of understanding.

Deep level = freely used Hit Activity

Surface level = avoided or misusedSNL StoryKim Ramous’ Temple Story Ubiquitous ActivityKaul Readings

Ubiquitous (yoo-bik-wu-tus) adj. Being or seeming to be everywhere at

the same time; omnipresent. “He plodded through the shadows

fruitlessly like an ubiquitous spook.”

American Heritage Dictionary

______ U U U

Deepening Student Understanding TTYN - What would you do to help

students better understand a new word? Research suggests….

Say the word aloud ○ “valentimes”, “valevictorian”, “anenome”

Give a user friendly explanation and synonyms – link it to what kids know

Provide many examples and nonexamplesHave students generate examples and

connect it to their experiences

Simple Routine – Word Map

What is the CMR?

A research-validated instructional routine. Created to deepen diverse groups of

students’ understanding of concepts. It is used to describe concepts and clarify

student understanding of them. Do NOT use this tool to explain sequences

(e.g., long division) or to compare and contrast ideas (e.g., animal vs. plant cell).

What is a Concept? Concepts are unique types of vocabulary

words. They represent categories or classes into

which other ideas fit. They have characteristics that make them

different from other ideas. Examples – quadratic equation, democracy,

symbolism, isotope Nonexamples – ax2 + bx + c = 0, the U.S.

House, Uranium 238

Concept Latter or Pyramid Is Epic Hero a concept?

Concept Latter or Pyramid Is City State a concept?

Concept Ladder or Pyramid TTYN – Try to identify other concepts.

When is the CMR used?

This routine can be used to introduce a concept.

It can be used to clarify initial instruction on a concept.

Using this routine helps to clarify, refine, and deepen students understanding of concepts.

Where is the CMR used?

This routine can be used in:General education classroomsCo-taught classroomsAcademic support classroomsSpecial education classrooms

How is the CMR used?

Teaching Device - Concept Diagram

Cue-Do-Review Instructional Sequence

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

Examples Nonexamples

Definition

Concept Overall ConceptKey Words

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

ExamplesKey Words

Nonexamples

Concept Overall Concept

Definition

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

PlanetAlways Sometimes Never

Examples Nonexamples

Definition

Concept Overall ConceptKey Words

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Earth

Mars

Saturn

Pluto2003 UB313

Neptune

Celestial Body

orbits the Sun

is round from its gravity

has “cleared its neighbor-hood” of smaller objects

has life

has moons

is cold

makes its own light

A planet is a celestial body that always orbits the Sun, is round from its own gravity, and has “cleared its neighborhood” of smaller objects.

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Present Sometimes Present Never Present

Examples: Nonexamples:

TIE DOWN A DEFINITION

EXPLORE EXAMPLES

Key Words

➅PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE

CONVEY CONCEPT

NOTE KEY WORDS

OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT

CLASSIFYCHARACTERISTICS

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➄

➀ ➁

➂➃

➀➁

➂

U.S. Civil War

Northern Ireland

citizens

one nation

Civil War armed conflict

groups of citizens

within a single nation

about distribution of power

economic

religious

ethnic

social

political

war between nations

United States war between states

Northern Ireland

1990's Crisis in the Balkans

World War I

A civil war is a type of armed conflict among groups of citizens of a single nation that is caused by concerns about distribution of power.

World War II

"Desert Storm" in Kuwait

American Revolutionary

War

ethnic

many nations

social rights

"Desert Storm"in Kuwait

Cue-Do-Review Instructional Sequence Cue - Prior to using a Concept Diagram,

discuss with students:what you are going to do, why you are going to do it, and how you are going to do it.

Cue-Do-Review Instructional Sequence Do - Interactively construct a Concept

Diagram with students by: using Choral Responding using Question Bouncing using Response Cards or Slates using Think-Pair-Share

Cue-Do-Review Instructional Sequence Review - Ask questions of students to

make sure that they understand the concept taught.

What is the impact of the Concept Mastery Routine? Validation Study (Bulgren et al., 1993)

Students with disabilities improved 22 percentage points from pretest to posttest on concept acquisition, and students without disabilities improved 34 percentage points.

Compared to unit test scores when not used,

students with disabilities improved 11 percentage points on unit tests when then routine was used, and students without disabilities improved 15 percentage points.

What is the impact of the Concept Mastery Routine? Validation Study (Fisher et al., 2010)

Lets Practice!

Model - Predicate Nominative Clause Guided Practice – Fish, Limericks,

Quadrilaterals, or City States

The Framing Routine – Ed Ellis

HQ Concept Diagrams

have Characteristics…• that begin with verbs.

list Examples and Nonexamples…• that get progressively harder.

have a Testing Ground…• that contains practice items for independent practice.

are constructed interactively with students.

Let’s Practice Some More! Independent Practice – Build several

alone or with colleagues and share with the group.

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

Examples Nonexamples

Definition

Concept Overall ConceptKey Words

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

Examples Nonexamples

Definition

Concept Overall ConceptKey Words

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

Examples Nonexamples

Definition

Concept Overall ConceptKey Words

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

Examples Nonexamples

Definition

Concept Overall ConceptKey Words

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

ExamplesKey Words

Nonexamples

Concept Overall Concept

Definition

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

ExamplesKey Words

Nonexamples

Concept Overall Concept

Definition

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

ExamplesKey Words

Nonexamples

Concept Overall Concept

Definition

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Always Sometimes Never

ExamplesKey Words

Nonexamples

Concept Overall Concept

Definition