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High School Summer Professional Development
WorkshopKemper Fitch, Principal
Nancy Moody, Director of High School Curriculum
Penny Crooks, Assistant PrincipalJohn Eggleston, Assistant Principal
Julie Pack, Assistant PrincipalTina Webster, Technology Facilitator
High School Summer Professional Development
WorkshopKemper Fitch, Principal
Nancy Moody, Director of High School Curriculum
Penny Crooks, Assistant PrincipalJohn Eggleston, Assistant Principal
Julie Pack, Assistant PrincipalTina Webster, Technology Facilitator
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Reflections from Day Four
Reflections from Day Four
What am I squared away with?
What am I still circling around?
What three things do I need to do in priority order to advance the work?
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Essential VocabularyEssential VocabularyEssential VocabularyEssential Vocabulary
“teaching vocabulary becomes not a simple process of teaching words but one of teaching particular words to particular students for a particular purpose”
~Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. 3, Blachowicz and Fisher (2000)
“teaching vocabulary becomes not a simple process of teaching words but one of teaching particular words to particular students for a particular purpose”
~Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. 3, Blachowicz and Fisher (2000)
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Big QuestionsBig Questions
What is essential vocabulary?
What words do students need to learn for a given essential standard?
How do we determine which words are essential?
What is essential vocabulary?
What words do students need to learn for a given essential standard?
How do we determine which words are essential?
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Essential VocabularyEssential Vocabulary
Criteria: Critical to understanding of essential standards and clarifying objectives
Require in-depth knowledge in order to understand essential standards and clarifying objectives
Likely to be encountered in other content areas
Criteria: Critical to understanding of essential standards and clarifying objectives
Require in-depth knowledge in order to understand essential standards and clarifying objectives
Likely to be encountered in other content areas
*Refer to Quality Check Handout
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Essential VocabularyEssential Vocabulary
Quality Check Handout Quality Check Handout
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Article Introduction Article Introduction All – read pgs. 226-229 (stop at Level 1 subheading)
All – read pgs. 226-229 (stop at Level 1 subheading)
Flanigan K. and Greenwood S. “Effective content vocabulary instruction in the middle: Matching students, purposes, words, and strategies”
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IntroductionIntroduction Four Factors of Content Vocabulary:
The students we teach The nature of the words we decide to teach
The instructional purposes in teaching the words
The strategies we employ to teach the words
Four Factors of Content Vocabulary: The students we teach The nature of the words we decide to teach
The instructional purposes in teaching the words
The strategies we employ to teach the words
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Article - Jigsaw Article - Jigsaw Group #1 – read Level 1 sectionGroup #2 – read Level 2 sectionGroup #3 – read Level 3 sectionGroup #4 – read Level 4 sectionAll – read pgs. 231-233 (begin at “A process for choosing. . / stop at “How does this look . .)
Remainder of article can be read at your leisure.
Group #1 – read Level 1 sectionGroup #2 – read Level 2 sectionGroup #3 – read Level 3 sectionGroup #4 – read Level 4 sectionAll – read pgs. 231-233 (begin at “A process for choosing. . / stop at “How does this look . .)
Remainder of article can be read at your leisure.
Flanigan K. and Greenwood S. “Effective content vocabulary instruction in the middle: Matching students, purposes, words, and strategies”
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Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
In reference to the previous definition, are words in this level essential vocabulary?
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
In reference to the previous definition, are words in this level essential vocabulary?
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Jigsaw Response – Level 1
Jigsaw Response – Level 1
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
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Jigsaw Response – Level 2
Jigsaw Response – Level 2
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
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Jigsaw Response – Level 3
Jigsaw Response – Level 3
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
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Jigsaw Response – Level 4
Jigsaw Response – Level 4
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
What defines Level ___ words?
How important are these words to students learning the essential standard at hand?
Are words in this level essential vocabulary?
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Essential Vocabulary – The Process (modified)
Essential Vocabulary – The Process (modified)
Determine the instructional goals specifically related to the essential standards and clarifying objectives.
Brainstorm words that students will need to know/learn to meet instructional goals.
Determine which words from the initial brainstorming are necessary for students’ understanding and mastery of the essential standards and clarifying objectives. Refer to essential vocabulary quality check.
Determine the instructional goals specifically related to the essential standards and clarifying objectives.
Brainstorm words that students will need to know/learn to meet instructional goals.
Determine which words from the initial brainstorming are necessary for students’ understanding and mastery of the essential standards and clarifying objectives. Refer to essential vocabulary quality check.
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ConnectionsConnectionsStrategies
PurposesWords
StudentsStudents
PlanningPlanning
TimeTime
TeachingTeaching
TimeTime
Essential StandardsEssential S
tandards
21st Century Skills
Collaboration
Assessment
Essential Standards21st Century SkillsCollaborationAssessment
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Essential Vocabulary - Quality Check
Essential Vocabulary - Quality Check
• Measure the words on the sample curriculum guides against the criteria for essential vocabulary and
• Determine if there are any words that need to be removed or added to the list.
• Measure the words on the sample curriculum guides against the criteria for essential vocabulary and
• Determine if there are any words that need to be removed or added to the list.
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“Rubber Meets The Road”
“Rubber Meets The Road”
Process:Determine the instructional goals specifically related to the essential standards and clarifying objectives.Brainstorm words that students will need to know/learn to meet instructional goals.Determine which words from the initial brainstorming are necessary for students’ understanding and mastery of the essential standards and clarifying objectives. Refer to essential vocabulary quality check.
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Vocabulary Work Vocabulary Work
Take a break on your own!
Take a break on your own!
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LUNCH!!LUNCH!!
Setting SMART GoalsSetting SMART Goals
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Ticket Out the DoorTicket Out the Door
What am I squared away with?
What am I still circling around?
What three things do I need to do in priority order to advance the work?