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Mr. Eason

Educational Leadership:Reading: The Core Skill:The Challenge of Challenging Text - 131 views

www.ascd.org/...lenge-of-Challenging-Text.aspx

teaching text complexity literacy

shared by Mr. Eason on 24 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • The new standards instead propose that teachers move students purposefully through increasingly complex text to build skill and stamina.
  • higher-order thinking in reading depends heavily on knowledge of word meanings.
  • Students' ability to comprehend a piece of text depends on the number of unfamiliar domain-specific words and new general academic terms they encounter.
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  • If students are to interpret the meanings such complex sentence structures convey, they need to learn how to make sense of the conventions of text—phrasing, word order, punctuation, and language.
  • Students who are aware of the patterns authors use to communicate complex information have an advantage in making sense of text.
  • maintaining understanding across a text.
  • Students' background knowledge, including developmental, experiential, and cognitive factors, influences their ability to understand the explicit and inferential qualities of a text.
  • building skills, establishing purpose, and fostering motivation.
  • even students who have basic decoding skills sometimes struggle to deploy these skills easily and accurately enough to get a purchase on challenging text. To help these students develop reading fluency, teachers should give them lots of practice with reading the same text, as well as instruction to help them develop a stronger sense of where to pause in sentences, how to group words, and how their voices should rise or fall at various junctures when reading aloud.
  • A final determinant of text difficulty, however, depends on the reader's prior knowledge.
  • pair repeated readings of the same text with questions that require the student to read closely for detail and key ideas.
  • Ongoing, solid vocabulary instruction
  • also on general academic words.
  • also explore the connections among words,
  • In contrast, in reading history and literature, readers need to be concerned with not just the causes of events, but also the human intentions behind these causes.
  • teachers should not convey so much information that it spoils the reading or enables students to participate in class without completing the reading; rather, they should let students know what learning to expect from the reading.
  • Teachers may be tempted to try to make it easier for students by avoiding difficult texts. The problem is, easier work is less likely to make readers stronger.
  • You need to create successive successes.
  • Students experience success in the company of their teacher, who combines complex texts with effective instruction.
  • Christine Dailey on 24 Mar 12
     
    What makes text difficult and how to teach skills for successful comprehension.
Teresa Ilgunas

Word Spy - 45 views

www.wordspy.com

reference dictionary language words english culture vocabulary

shared by Teresa Ilgunas on 21 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Teresa Ilgunas on 21 Jul 10
     
    "The Word Lover's Guide to New Words"
Bob Rowan

Weblogg-ed - 2 views

weblogg-ed.com

ADVIS Retreat advis web20 BLOGS-RECOMMENDED blogs education teaching

shared by Bob Rowan on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • no better place for my children to watch that speech (or any other, for that matter) than in a place where ideas are encouraged, where critical thinking about those ideas is a natural part of the conversation, and where appropriate response and debate can flourish. Where the adults in the room lead my kids to dig deeper, to validate facts, and consider the many levels of context in which every speech and every debate takes place. Where the discussion around it is such that it lays to rest the concern that many seem to have about this particular speech in general, that in some way the President will be able to “indoctrinate” our kids into some socialist mindset. If schools are the fully functioning learning communities that we hope they are, they should be the place where our kids learn to make sense of ideas, not to fear them. That, however, is not the message we are sending.
    • C Clausen
      C Clausen on 13 Sep 09
       
      Isn't it ironic that the very things that we fought for and received via the US Constitution, Civil Rights, etc. are the very things that students are today losing? As an American History teacher I talk about the past, present, and future and show my students how things have/have not changed throughout time. I begin the year by reading the "True Story of the 3 Little Pigs," and talk about J.S. Mill and his challenge to others to question. Is society truly against the educating of its students to have an open-mind, ask questions, and look at many perspectives?
  • In the midst of all of the “uproar” over the President’s planned speech to school kids on Tuesday, I keep thinking about what all of this says about schools, about what they are for, and about the perception that a lot of people in this country have of them.
    • Michelle Ohanian
      Michelle Ohanian on 16 Sep 09
       
      My English Language Learners were very positive about the speech and couldn't understand all the uproar. Aren't we teaching in government funded schools? Well my young adults liked the message of responsibilty. I have also taught the true story of the 3 little pigs but my ELLs weren/t really familiar with the original version. It helped with point of view from the orignal version.
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  • C Clausen on 13 Sep 09
     
    Education Speech
  • Michelle Ohanian on 16 Sep 09
     
    Education Speech
  • Bob Rowan on 09 Mar 11
     
    Will Richardson is Mr. Utopian Education to a lot of people. Even if you don't agree with everything he says, most folks agree that he offers thought-provoking topics.
Peter Feerick

Make your own Word Scramble Puzzle - 1 views

www.armoredpenguin.com/wordscramble

word scramble puzzle interactive printable

shared by Peter Feerick on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Peter Feerick on 17 Aug 09
     
    Free online word scramble puzzle generator. Creates playable online word scramble puzzles or printable PDFs
Chris Bigenho

Google Ngram Viewer - 76 views

ngrams.googlelabs.com

research naisac11

shared by Chris Bigenho on 20 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Chris Bigenho on 20 Dec 10
     
    Very cool way to look at the evolution of words and language. Enter a word or phrase, select a time period and language then look at the frequency pattern of that word or phrase as it is distributed throughout the books that have been digitized by Google. A simple search with computer and Computer shows very different results as the tools is also case-sensitive (parts of speech).
anonymous

Save The Words - 66 views

savethewords.org

literacy vocabulary words english language

shared by anonymous on 27 Nov 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 27 Nov 09
     
    For those with a pamphagous apetite!
  • anonymous on 12 Sep 10
     
    You can adopt a word which means you will promise to use it or you can sign up for word-a-day. Great way to extedn vocabulary
Matthew Callison

Word Work: Salt Dough Spelling - 1 views

www.bluesofamedia.com/...word-work-salt-dough-spelling

literacy daily five cafe literacy spelling daily5

shared by Matthew Callison on 24 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Matthew Callison on 24 Jun 11
     
    One of the five components of The Daily Five is Word Work. Word Work is a time when students focus on spelling and vocabulary development, often using visual and kinesthetic methods. One of the activities students can do that is both visual and kinesthetic is Salt Dough Spelling.
Peter Beens

Education Week Teacher: Teaching Secrets: Communicating With Parents - 1 views

www.edweek.org/...tillery.html

teachers tips communication parents

shared by Peter Beens on 23 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Peter Beens on 23 Jun 11
     
    Teaching Secrets: Communicating With Parents By Gail Tillery Premium article access courtesy of TeacherMagazine.org. You will face many challenging tasks as a new teacher. Dealing with parents is probably among the most intimidating, especially if you are young and in your first career. While communicating with parents can be tricky, a little preparation will help you to treat parents as partners and to be calmer when problems arise. Here's the first rule to live by: Your students' parents are not your enemies. Ultimately, they want the same thing you want, which is the best for their children. By maintaining respectful and productive communication, you can work together to help students succeed. Second, whenever problems arise, remember that parents are probably just as nervous about contacting you as you are about returning the contact-and maybe more so. I'll confess: Even after 26 years of teaching, I still get a little frisson of fear in my belly when I see an e-mail or hear a voicemail from a parent. But I have seen time and again that parents are often more nervous than the teacher is-especially if their child doesn't want them to contact the teacher. Indeed, some parents may even fear that if they raise concerns, their child will face some kind of retaliation. Remember that parents' tones or words may reflect such fears. In your response, try to establish that everyone involved wants to help the child. Here are some practical tips for communicating effectively with parents: Contact every parent at the beginning of the year. Do some "recon." Telephone calls are best for this initial contact, since they are more personal than e-mail. Ask the parent to tell you about his or her child's strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, etc. Make sure to ask, "What is the best thing I can do to help your child succeed?" Remember to take notes! Once you've gathered the information you need, set a boundary with parents by saying, "Well, Ms. Smith, I have 25 more parent
fenghe

Thomson Reuters-Scientific Global Customer Portal - 9 views

kbportal.thomson.com/...index.aspx

endnote

shared by fenghe on 31 May 14 - No Cached
  • fenghe on 31 May 14
     
    All currently supported versions of EndNote are 32-bit applications. EndNote when installed on x64 based systems will install by default to:"C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote (#)" where (#) is the version of EndNote. 重新查看了endnote主页，X4可以与WIN7 64位兼容，但与64位office 2010不兼容。 LZ只能换32位 office 2010了。 Word Processor Compatibility: EndNote is compatible with the following word processing and text formats: Cite While You Write feature compatible with: Microsoft Word® 2003, 2007 & 2010 (32 bit) Note: Microsoft recommends 32-bit Office 2010 for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Office 64-bit is optimized for advanced data analysis scenarios that most users don抰 require, and existing 32-bit add-ins are not supported on Office 64-bit.
Deborah Baillesderr

Osmo - Award-Winning Educational Games System for iPad - 26 views

www.playosmo.com/en

ipad education tools hands-on math phonics engineering art

shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 28 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • Deborah Baillesderr on 28 Sep 15
     
    Another award winning app which just might be worth the money. "Numbers Be creative and embrace the playfulness of numbers. From counting to multiplying, become the master of numbers - big or small, even or odd. As you play, pop bubbles, unleash lightning and release tornadoes to save beautiful fishes. Discover Numbers Tangram Arrange tangible puzzle pieces into matching on-screen shapes. Play with a friend or challenge yourself to more advanced levels as your handy-work lights up with each victory. Discover Tangram Words Be the first to guess and spell out the on-screen hidden word by tossing down real-life letters faster than your friends. A related picture gives the clue. Discover Words Newton Use your creative noggin and inventive objects like a hand-drawn basket, grandma's glasses, dad's keys, or anything around you to guide falling on-screen balls into targeted zones. Discover Newton Masterpiece Supercharge your drawing skills with Masterpiece! Pick any image from the camera, curated gallery, or integrated web search and Masterpiece will transform it into easy-to-follow lines and help you draw it to perfection. You can then share a magical time-lapse video of your creation with your friends and family."
Ross Davis

islt9440 - Group 7: Diigo for Education - About diigo.com - 86 views

islt9440.wikispaces.com/About+diigo.com

technology diigo

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  • Diigo highlighting tool allows the teacher or student to highlight in an article or a web page
  • The key concepts or vocabulary words could be highlighted to check for understanding. Some students have problems determining what should be highlighted in an article or passage. Teachers could use this tool to demonstrate how to correctly highlight and find the key points.
  • About diigo.com page Details and Tags Print Download PDF Backlinks Source Delete Rename Redirect Permissions Lock discussion history notify me Protected Details last edit by cmh459 Sunday, 7:53 pm - 36 revisions Tags none About diigo.comDiigo or Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff is a social bookmarking site that allows its users to bookmark and tag websites. Users are also able to highlight information and put sticky notes directly on the webpage as you are reading it. Your notes can be public which allows other users to view and comment on your notes and add their own or it can be private. Sites can be saved and stored for later reading and commenting. Users can also join groups with similar interests and follow specific people and sites. Teachers can register for an educator account that allows a teacher to create accounts for an entire class. In an education account, students are automatically set up as a Diigo group which allows for easy sharing of documents, pictures, videos, and articles with only your class group. There are also pre-set privacy settings so only the teacher and classmates can see the bookmarks and communications. This is a great way to ensure that your students and their comments are kept private from the rest of the Internet community. Diigo is a great tool for teachers to use to have students interact with material and to share that interaction with classmates. Best Practices for using Diigo tools Tagging Tool Teachers or students can tag a website that they want to bookmark for future reference. Teachers can research websites or articles that they want their students to view on a certain topic and tag them for the students. This tool is nice when researching a certain topic. The teacher can tag the websites that the students should use eliminating the extra time of searching for the sites that would be useful and appropriate for the project.Highlighting Tool Diigo highlighting tool allows the teacher or student to highlight in an article or a web page . 1The key concepts or vocabulary words could be highlighted to check for understanding. Some students have problems determining what should be highlighted in an article or passage. Teachers could use this tool to demonstrate how to correctly highlight and find the key points. Sticky Notes Tool The sticky note tool is a great addition to the tools of diigo. Students may add sticky notes to a passage as they are reading it. The sticky notes could be used to make notes or ask questions by the students. Teachers could postition the sticky notes in the passage for students to respond to various ideas as they are reading. Students could use sticky notes to peer edit and make comments on other student's work through Google docs. These are just a few ideas of how to apply the diigo tools to your teaching practices. Both students and teachers benefit form using these tools. The variety of uses or practices give both groups a hands on way of dealing with text while making it more efficient. Bookmark/Snapsho
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  • islt9440 - Group 7: Diigo for Education guest · Join · Help · Sign In · Join this Wiki Recent Changes Manage Wiki Group 7 Project HomeDiigo RSS FeedsSample Lesson Plans Social Studies Spanish Math (Functions) Math (Geometry) Collaboration Pages Collaboration Home Job Assignments Project Info Lesson Plan Ideas About diigo.com page Details and Tags Print Download PDF Backlinks Source Delete Rename Redirect Permissions Lock discussion history notify me Protected Details last edit by cmh459 Sunday, 7:53 pm - 36 revisions Tags none About diigo.com Diigo or Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff is a social bookmarking site that allows its users to bookmark and tag websites. Users are also able to highlight information and put sticky notes directly on the webpage as you are reading it. Your notes can be public which allows other users to view and comment on your notes and add their own or it can be private. Sites can be saved and stored for later reading and commenting. Users can also join groups with si
  • Diigo or Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff is a social bookmarking site that allows its users to bookmark
  • and tag websites
  • Diigo highlighting tool allows the teacher or student to highlight in an article or a web page.
  • The key concepts or vocabulary words could be highlighted to check for understanding
  • Diigo highlighting tool allows the teacher or student to highlight in an article or a web page. The key concepts or vocabulary words could be highlighted to check for understanding
  • Diigo highlighting tool allows the teacher or student to highlight in an article or a web page. The key concepts or vocabulary words could be highlighted to check for understanding. Some students have problems determining what should be highlighted in an article or passage. Teachers could use this tool to demonstrate how to correctly highlight and find the key points.
  • Diigo highlighting tool allows the teacher or student to highlight in an article or a web page.
  • Teachers or students can tag a website that they want to bookmark for future reference. Teachers can research websites or articles that they want their students to view on a certain topic and tag them for the students.This tool is nice when researching a certain topic. The teacher can tag the websites that the students should use eliminating the extra time of searching for the sites that would be useful and appropriate for the project.
  • The sticky note tool is a great addition to the tools of diigo. Students may add sticky notes to a passage as they are reading it. The sticky notes could be used to make notes or ask questions by the students.Teachers could postition the sticky notes in the passage for students to respond to various ideas as they are reading.Students could use sticky notes to peer edit and make comments on other student's work through Google docs.
  • Chuck Baker on 15 Nov 10
     
    My group for my grad class, "Learning with the Internet" created this wiki about using and implementing Diigo in the classroom.
Martin Burrett

ABC Spelling Wizard - 104 views

www.scholastic.com/...spelling.swf

spelling wordsearch games English Literacy

shared by Martin Burrett on 26 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 26 Jan 12
     
    Create word searches and word jumble puzzles with your class spelling words with this easy to use site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
  • Penny Hildinger on 26 Jan 12
     
    I may have my Spanish students use this for their weekly vocab quiz. Thanks!
Andrew McCluskey

Welcome to The Race Card Project! - The Race Card Project - 46 views

theracecardproject.com

race race card michele norris Writing six-word story story stories NPR

shared by Andrew McCluskey on 20 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Andrew McCluskey on 20 Mar 13
     
    What you see here are candid submissions from people who have engaged in a little exercise. Here's how it works. Think about the word Race. How would you distill your thoughts, experiences or observations about race into one sentence that only has six words?
Laura Bowen

The Fifty-Word Assignment - 179 views

mendota.english.wisc.edu/...page.jsp

writing

shared by Laura Bowen on 28 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Laura Bowen on 28 Oct 12
     
    Idea for teaching students to write with clarity and concision - write a fifty word sentence summarizing the week's reading. "A single-sentence exercise with a finite word limit counters students' proclivity for aerating their prose with superfluities."
Martin Burrett

Word Wars - 117 views

wordwars.clay.io

shared by Martin Burrett on 14 May 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 14 May 12
     
    A fun HTML5 word game where players connect letters to spell words. Just enter a name in the bottom box to get started. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Joyce Johnson

Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles - 105 views

tagxedo.com

shared by Joyce Johnson on 24 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Joyce Johnson on 24 Feb 12
     
    Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. The following are a few examples to show the versatility of Tagxedo, especially how tightly the words hug the shapes.
Martin Burrett

Virtual Sentence Board - 167 views

northbaddesley-inf.org.uk/...wordboard.php

sentences words vocabulary English

shared by Martin Burrett on 07 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 07 Jun 12
     
    A beautifully made virtual word wall and sentence maker. Use the default words or add your own. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Trevor Cunningham

Word Sense - 140 views

wordsense.me

thesaurus dictionary resources tools

shared by Trevor Cunningham on 29 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Trevor Cunningham on 29 Sep 13
     
    Very powerful little JS dictionary/thesaurus tool which also displays word relationships as well as context. It offers language learners deeper insight into the words they choose. Pass it on!
anonymous

The Time-Saving Guide To Microsoft Word Shortcuts - Edudemic - 58 views

www.edudemic.com/microsoft-word-shortcuts

microsoft word shortcuts

shared by anonymous on 03 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 03 Jun 14
     
    microsoft word shortcuts
Martin Burrett

Word Cloud - 95 views

ukedchat.com/...word-cloud

word cloud wordle

shared by Martin Burrett on 10 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 10 Mar 15
     
    A word cloud creator with an impressive range of customisation. Just enter the text file or url to input the text and then tweak.
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