try some procedures that get every child involved: –pose the question before saying a students’...
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• Try some procedures that get every child involved:– Pose the question before saying a students’ name– Random Name Callers
• http://tinyurl.com/692tlxh
– Remember Wait Time– Use Paired Responses (A/B partner response)– Use choral responses– Use hand signals (thumbs up/down)– Use response cards– Use response systems
Get to Know Your Students’ Interests!
– Informal Conversations– Interest Inventorieso http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/
detail/?id=35571o https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?
id=475167o Getting To Know Your Students
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Blue: How will we organize our work? What thinking is needed? How did it go?
White: What are the facts? Are the facts reliable? What other information is needed? How do I find out?
Red: How do I feel about this? What is my gut feeling?
Green: What new ideas do we have? What are the possibilities? What are your best hopes?
Yellow: What is positive? What is valuable? Why is it useful?
Black: What are the problems? What are the risks? What are the weaknesses?
DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats:
Use each of the hats to consider this issue:
BYOD—Students bring your own device to school to use for technology.
• Assign each person at the table one hat to “wear”.
• Jot down ideas from your hat’s perspective.
• When the timer begins, share your thoughts in round robin fashion, beginning with the White Hat.
With Your Table Group…
21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary
• http://www.learningunlimitedllc.com/2013/02/20-digital-tools-for-vocabulary/
4 I have everything described in level 3, AND I go beyond what was directly taught in class.
3I have all the simple information, AND I have no major errors on the complex knowledge directly taught in class.
2I have the simple, yet important information, BUT I have major errors on the more complex knowledge.
1 I make major mistakes. I just don’t understand it yet.
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Form for Setting Personal Goals
• Name: Avery DeMarco• My goal: A score of 4.0 by the end of the unit.• What will I do to accomplish my goal? I will
work on my presentation of how heritable and nonheritable traits affect each other for at least ten minutes each night.
• How well am I doing? I’m not keeping up with my plan to work 10 minutes each night. I have to stop watching TV so much.
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My Progress in Writing Process—Content and Organization
Goal
Achievement
Effort
Examining Effort and Preparation
4To be sure I accomplish my goal, I’m trying harder and preparing more than I think is necessary.
3I’m trying hard enough and preparing well enough to accomplish my goal.
2 I’m trying hard but not preparing as well as I could.
1 I’m not trying very hard or preparing very well.
0 I’m not really trying or preparing at all.
TABOO
This favorite game is a great tool for students to practice vocabulary and summarize. The object is to get someone to say the word using clues that don’t use the “taboo” words.
president
Obama
White House
Republican
Washington
Lincoln
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TABOO
Adverb
AdjectiveModifyPart of speechTime Verb
Latitude & Longitude
LinesMapGlobeParallelsPrimeGrid
Latitude & Longitude
LinesMapGlobeParallelsPrimeGrid
•Teachers or students can make cards–Higher level thinking with student-made cards
•Index cards work well•Play demonstration game•Pairs, small groups, entire classroom with two teams•The more “taboo” words, the more difficult the game
Taboo
Who am I?
o Teacher makes note cards with one person or vocabulary word they’ve studied in class on each card.
o Students are in pairs. Student A chooses a card holds it on their forehead, showing Student B. Student A must ask yes or no questions of Student B to determine their person or vocabulary word.
Who am I?
oLet’s play! oIn your group, pick one person to turn away from the screen. oThe name appears on the screen. oThe “It” person asks yes or no questions until he or she answers correctly.
Things associated with plants
Photosynthesis
Foliage
Stems
Fertilizer
Chlorophyll
Pollinate
Chia pets
v
Things associated with
2008 Presidential ElectionPrimaries
Barack Obama
John McCain
National Conventions
“I approved this message”
Sarah Palin
Joe Biden
Things associated with autumn
Fall Foliage
Football
Back-to-school
Halloween
World Series
Thanksgiving
Fireplaces
Things associated with June
First Day of Summer
Vacation
Thunderstorms
Flag Day
Graduations
Gemini and Cancer
Father’s Day
Things associated with May
May Day
Graduations
Flowers
Memorial Day
Thunderstorms
Sunshine
Cinco de Mayo
Things associated with April
Rain Showers
April Fool’s Day
Income Tax
Baseball Season
Spring Fever
“Take Your Child To Work” Day
Flowers
Things associated with March
Snow
St. Patrick’s Day
March Madness
Wind
Daylight Savings Time
Lion/Lamb
Spring
Things associated with Winter Break
Snow
Sleep
Presents
Santa Claus
New Year’s Eve
Chestnuts
Shopping
Things associated with August
Back-to-School
Hot Weather
Football Season
Martha Stewart’s Birthday
Anniversary of Elvis Presley’s Death
Professional Development
Alarm Clocks
Things associated with May
May Day
Thunderstorms
Graduation
TV Sweeps Week
Memorial Day
Cinco de Mayo
Flowers
Things associated with August
Back-to-school
Dogs Days of Summer
Football Season
Professional Development
Anniversary of Elvis Presley’s Death
Anniversary of “I Have a Dream” Speech
Anniversary of Princess Diana’s Death
Things associated with January
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King
American Idol
Snow
New Year’s Resolutions
Football
Capricorn
Things associated with Thanksgiving
Turkey
Cranberry sauce
Football
Indigestion
Shopping
Pilgrims
Pie
Things associated with “October”
Halloween
Football
Autumn
World Series
Falling Leaves
Fireplace
Pumpkins
Things associated with April
Showers
April Fool’s Day
Income Tax
Baseball Season
Tornadoes
Spring Breaks
Easter Bunny
Things associated with March
First Day of Spring
St. Patrick’s Day
Lion, Lamb
“March Madness”
Flowers
Academy Awards
Lent
U.S. Presidents
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Dwight Eisenhower
Authors/Poets
John Steinbeck
William Shakespeare
Mark Twain
Stephen King
Emily Dickinson
Ernest Hemingway
Maya Angelou
Things associated with today
Achievement Gap
Building Background Knowledge
Nonlinguistic
Pyramid
Vocabulary
Consistency
Quadratic Equation
Things associated with Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Globe Theater
To be or not to be
Hamlet
Midsummer Night’s Dream
“A rose by any other name…”
Tragedy
Things associated with basketball
Free throw
Michael Jordan
North Carolina
Traveling
Shaq
Harlem Globetrotters
Dribble
Things associated with math
Circumference
Diameter
Square
Rectangle
Right triangle
Hypotenuse
Rhombus
U.S. Presidents
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Dwight Eisenhower
respiratory system, circulatory system, nervous system, skeletal system
Lake Michigan, Gulf of Mexico, Nile River, English Channel
cell, mitosis, nucleus, cell wall
sun, Mercury, solar system, meteor
respiratory system, circulatory system, nervous system, skeletal system
Lake Michigan, Gulf of Mexico, Nile River, English Channel
cell, mitosis, nucleus, cell wall
computer, mouse, blog, wiki
United States, Canada, England, India
inch, foot, yard, mile
Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Chicago
oxygen, carbon dioxide, helium, neon
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Alps, Pyrenees
Sun, Mercury, solar system, meteor
Fraction, 3/10, numerator, 4/5=8/10
Drums, cymbals, marimba, tambourine
Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Alabama
Symmetrical, parallel, perpendicular, congruent
Solar system, meteor, orbit, Saturn
Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Sadam Hussein
England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales
World War II, Vietnam, Revolutionary War, Desert Storm
Cuba, Spain, Japan, Chile
Plot, character, setting, author
respiratory system, circulatory system, nervous system, skeletal system
tornado, cold front, hurricane, sleet
Lake Michigan, Gulf of Mexico, Nile River, English Channel
cell, mitosis, nucleus, cell wall
Percussion Instruments
Capital cities
Things associated with A Tale of
Two Cities
Parts of speech
BaysThings Vincent
Van Gogh would say
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
LakesParts of a
cell
Lines from Shakespeare plays
Music composers
Books by Mark Twain
Countries in Africa
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Terms & Details
Coffee Drinks
Measure-ments of a
circle
Things associated with the
Renaissance
Characteristics of mammals
Books by John Steinbeck
International Organizations
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Synonyms for “happy”
Titles of plays
Things that happened in the 1970’s
Shapes
Things associated with Harry Truman
Amphibians
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Super Bowl winners
Things a paleontologist
would say
Things that happened in the 1960’s
Battles
Things associated with To Kill a Mockingbird
Ceremonies
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Ways of walking
Systems
Lines from poems
Things that an economist would say
Things found in ancient
Egypt50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Sources of energy
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
Things that are living
Liquids
Prime numbers
Parts of the digestive system
Things that
conduct heat
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Adverbs
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
FractionsParts of the solar system
Countries in Asia
Punctuation marks
Sources of energy
Types of Internet sites
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Things in the sky
Famous generals
Positions in the President’s
Cabinet
News anchors
Types of sentences
TV Westerns
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Missions in California Fairy tales
Locations of Olympics
Things associated with the stock
market
Provinces of Canada
“Wonders of the World”
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Sports that are played with
rackets
Countries in South America
Things that
magnify
Styles of architecture
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Artists
Theories about why dinosaurs became extinct
Things associated with
Wisconsin
Reality TV Shows
Things that spin
Properties of matter
50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS
100 POINTS 100 POINTS
200 POINTS
Vocabulary Terms & Phrases
Women sports stars
Software
Things associated with “yesterday”
Guaranteed and viable curriculum
Motivation
Jeopardy
Instruction
Graphic organizer
Home environment
Feedback
Things associated with Thanksgiving
Turkey
Cranberry sauce
Football
Indigestion
Shopping
Pilgrims
Pie
Things associated with St. Patrick’s Day
Green
St. Patrick’s Day
Shamrocks
Leprechauns
Beer
Ireland
Parade
Things associated with Valentine’s Day
Cupid
Heart
Chocolate
Be Mine
Hershey Kisses
Roses
Romantic dinner
Things associated with plants
Photosynthesis
Foliage
Stems
Fertilizer
Chlorophyll
Pollinate
Chia pets
Things associated with earthquakes and volcanoes
Fault
Richter
Lava
Mt. St. Helens
Tsunami
San Andreas Fault
Dormant
Things associated with basketball
Free throw
Michael Jordan
North Carolina
Traveling
Shaq
Harlem Globetrotters
Dribble
Things associated with punctuation
Comma
Semi-colon
Quotation marks
Period
Exclamation point
Hyphen
Colon
Authors/Poets
John Steinbeck
William Shakespeare
Mark Twain
Stephen King
Emily Dickinson
Ernest Hemingway
Maya Angelou
Things associated with yesterday
Guaranteed and viable curriculum
Terms and Details
Learning goals
Feedback
Grades
Report Cards
Skills and Processes
Things associated with the Internet
Search engine
Blog
Home page
Wiki
Computer
Instant Messaging
Acute
Right
Hypotenuse
Obtuse
Sides
Pythagorean theorem
Equilateral
Things associated with triangles
Adolph Hitler
Mahatma Gandhi
Winston Churchill
Pearl Harbor
Richard Nixon
Iwo Jima
Orbit
Inertia
Gravity
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Nervous System
Bicep
Triceps
Metatarsals
Orbit
Inertia
Gravity
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Nervous System
Bicep
Triceps
Metatarsals