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simonebh

Narrowing the Language Gap: The Case for Explicit Vocabulary Instruction. - 2 views

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EDTC 615 all subjects vocabulary instruction instructional gap learning gap

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  • simonebh on 22 Oct 16
     
    This paper discusses the importance of vocabulary instruction and instructional strategies in order to support vocabulary learning across all grade levels and content areas. Using direct and intentional vocabulary development in the educational setting provides students with the tools and language skills necessary to progress and thrive. This focus is instrumental in narrowing achievement gaps between students, and is particularly beneficial for ESOL students. As a language teacher, it was an excellent reminder of the need to continue vocabulary focus across all skill levels. The lower levels are very vocabulary-centric, but the higher levels become less vocabulary-focused and more communicative in nature. However, there are always more words to know and as concepts and themes of study become more sophisticated, so too becomes the language and word level. Various strategies must be employed, both emanating from the teacher's intentional instruction and students' independent work. This paper has concrete and specific instructional strategies that teachers of all content areas and across all age levels can employ.
  • sgray17 on 03 Jul 17
     
    I found this paper particularly interesting because it highlighted that when teachers explicitly teach vocabulary to students, it results in not only the increased retention of words learned, but of increased comprehension skills as well.
scottie_jarrett

IXL Math | Online math practice - 9 views

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615 Spr15 website middle school online tool game mathematics Language arts week7

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  • scottie_jarrett on 03 Mar 15
     
    Week 7: The site provides a colorful, engaging environment for mastering math skills. You can sign up for an account or 30 day trail. Educators can sign up for full account benefits with (e.g. student progress tracking and reports; and an awards system for learners for completing certain goals). *Very good site for remedial students learning math and language arts. This site also includes a page in Language arts for 2nd to 10th graders.Practice math online with IXL. The site offers thousands of online math practice skills covering pre-K to high school, with questions that adapt to a student's individual proficiency.
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  • jmagowitz on 13 Mar 16
     
    This site provides students and teachers with different interactive games and resources that can be used to enhance the development of different math skills as well as promote fluency with fact recall. Using this program could help our students when we are investigating our Exploratory Question by integrating this program into their math fact practice time in the computer lab.
  • mrdulberger on 13 Mar 16
     
    I use IXL some with my students. The problems are pretty good and challenging. I personally like Front Row more though. Have you heard of it?
  • rachaelgreen123 on 16 Mar 16
     
    I used to use IXL with my students for reinforcement, the only problem I had when using it was it locks students out after a specific number of questions. There was only so much practice for allotted topics which sometimes was not enough extra practice.
  • fitz1908 on 16 Mar 16
     
    Free users I believe get 10 questions a day, but what I like most about this is that when a student gets a question wrong, it provides a pretty in depth explanation. Great resource.
akivett

Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills - 3 views

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  • bhamolia on 23 Jun 16
     
    It is impressive to watch critical thought happen in a classroom. Through this link you are able to watch a lesson that helps students build higher order thinking skills. This middle school literature lesson brings in the ELA Common Core by teaching how to analyze how a section in text fits into the overall theme and to cite textual evidence to support analysis of text. Through student-driven questioning, the entire class is engaged in critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation. This outstanding lesson was driven by the teacher as she required them to develop higher-level questions using Costa's question levels, verb starters, and Blooms Taxonomy. I have not used this technique of providing these questioning terms to my students to have the them develop the questions. I cannot wait to try this out next school year!
  • akivett on 27 Oct 17
     
    This video from the Teaching Chanel highlights ways and the importance of creating higher order questions in order to analyze and discuss a text. This would be a great resource for my Smart Goal of With my SMART goal: by the end of quarter 1, 60% of students will score a 70% or higher on the Quarter 1 Literacy Assessment. The Quarter 1 literacy assessment is on theme, standard RL 4.2. Having my students become "the teachers" of their own learning and create higher level questions can help them get a deeper understanding of the text and in turn, determine the theme.
aruffin-justis

Building Math Skills in High School Students - 0 views

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EDTC 615 mathematics

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  • aruffin-justis on 10 Mar 17
     
    Students, by the time they are in high school, should hopefully be able to motivate themselves and be ready to take higher math classes like algebra, geometry and statistics. Unfortunately, in our American society many people have a fear of math and numbers, suffer from a lack of motivation and rarely have a strong foundation to stand on for the math skills required by high school courses.
anonymous

Creative Educator - The Role of the Librarian & Computer Teacher in 21st Century Schools - 0 views

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coaching technology integration librarian ISTE all levels

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  • Library and computer lab times still exist in many districts as thirty minute specials each week. This library and technology instruction period also allows teachers an additional planning period. With classroom teachers now responsible for assessing crucial communication skills and technology literacies, such skills must be integrated into daily classroom work and curriculum. Working with all of this information and technology must be a collaborative effort. Teachers need to be involved in order to meet students’ daily classroom needs. Redefining the roles of the librarian and computer teacher as information and technology coaches supports and propagates best practices so teachers can create a powerful learning environment for students.
    • Dawn Rodrigues
      Dawn Rodrigues on 07 Jul 13
       
      The article notes that computer teachers have new roles as coaches. This concept connects well with ISTE NETs for Technology Coaches.
pgarvin

High-School Teachers' Attempts to Promote Self-Regulated Learning: "I may learn from yo... - 2 views

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Learning Gap Instructional Motivation Study Skills

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  • pgarvin on 28 Jun 15
     
    This study identifies the difficulties that urban students face in the high stake testing environment that they are currently in. The learning gap was attributed to the lack of study skills and strategies along with having difficulty managing distractions.
smartinez65

Helping Diverse Struggling Readers Through Reflective Teaching and Coaching - 6 views

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Instructional Gaps Struggling Readers 615 Spr15

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  • smartinez65 on 26 Jun 15
     
    This article shows that through reflective teaching and coaching, diverse struggling readers can beneficiate from different strategies and will help to close instructional gaps.
  • Kristy Vanguilder on 27 Jun 15
     
    I like the ideas presented here, they elaborate on the need for ELL students to have word association and phonetic instruction to further their understanding of content. This is particularly stressed in the elementary grades, however having a teaching coach for ELL learners in the higher grades could assist students that did not have phonetic instruction in the lower grades. One particular item of interest was the comment made that data results from assessment is not analyzed until later in the year and as a result does not benefit the students that took the assessment. Due to this the author stresses the need for collaboration of the teaching team to identify skills and strategies needed and subsequently develop ways to address the skill or strategy needed that will enhance learning.
simonebh

Communicative Discourse in Second Language Classrooms: From Building Skills to Becoming... - 1 views

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EDTC615 language instruction communication

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  • simonebh on 22 Oct 16
     
    This paper gives a broad overview of key historical and current theories to language development and learning. It provides a nice overview and review of various approaches and schools of thought. The author's premise is that teachers should look both collectively and uniquely at these in order to make informed instructional decisions when teaching students who are learning a second language, either English as a second language or another foreign language. While the information is not new, it is a well-presented consolidation of information that educators can use to diversify their instructional approach to promote language development in their students.
hstevens44

Study shows new teaching method improves math skills, closes gender gap in young students - 0 views

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EDTC615 mathematics instruction formative assessment

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  • hstevens44 on 23 Jun 16
     
    This study shows the importance of encouraging students to explain their thinking while solving math problems. This study focused on how formative assessments, in which students are allowed to explain their thinking, can then be used to help inform teacher instruction to address the specific gaps in knowledge. This study focused on Kindergarten and First Grade students.
teach401

Early Childhood Ed Rhyming Instruction Resources - 7 views

Reading Rockets Rhyming Games and Instructional Strategies http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/rhyming_games This website offers several different rhyming activities for young students, ways...

EDTC615 prek rhyming strategies learning gap

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andcwilson

ERIC - Innovative Second Language Speaking Practice with Interactive Videos in a Rich I... - 1 views

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  • andcwilson on 14 Mar 16
     
    This article describes an innovative technique for teaching foreign language teaching skills. The researchers used interactive videos and webcams to capture their students responding to video prompts and capturing their responses for future review. The method also allows students to review their responses and create a digital portfolio of their speaking skills.
Lisa Belcastro

Coach My Video - 0 views

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Physical education; video; analysis

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  • Lisa Belcastro on 09 Mar 14
     
    A great application for physical education teachers. Allows students to record themselves doing a skill then play their video next to a video of a model doing perfect form of a skill. This allows the student to pick out places they can improve.
hearda

Note-Taking for Reading | SkillsYouNeed - 2 views

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SPR15 Spanish 615 all learners personalized learning communication activity strategy

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  • hearda on 03 Mar 15
     
    This is from Skills You need, Helping You Develop Life Skills. These guidelines and tips are to help students become active readers and improve their learning. Effective note-taking strategies while reading are provided depending on the task involved as well as organization of notes. The strategies can be shared with students of any discipline and any age.
Katie Tress

What is a research-based intervention for a kindergarten student having difficulty with... - 0 views

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615 Spr15 research professional language arts phonics strategies

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  • Katie Tress on 03 Mar 15
     
    This source is a list of research-based strategies you can use to teach beginning phonics and phonemic awareness skills to struggling readers. It is meant to used as intervention methods.  Some of these suggested activities would be good for use in whole group scenarios but many of the activities would be better for us in working with small groups of students. Most of the suggested activities are multi-sensory and interactive.
vscheffer

Preschool: The First Stop for Early Literacy - 0 views

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earlyliteracy kindergarten preK EDTC615 policy

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  • vscheffer on 26 Jun 15
     
    Teachers have long associated the benefits of Pre-K when it comes to preparing the youngest learners with early literacy and emergent reading skills. While some policy makers and families are still resistant when it comes to enrolling their very young children in preschool, there is no longer any confusion when it comes to the potential benefits. This policy brief from the National Institute for Early Education Research out of Rutgers, clearly lists and delineates the benefits of such programs when it comes to early literacy. Clear and well-organized, this policy summary and analysis helps to define and provide examples of both family and educational components that can better provide early literacy skills to children before they ever reach kindergarten.
vscheffer

Parent Involvement in Early Literacy - 0 views

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earlyliteracy parentinvolvement EDTC615 readingstrategies

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  • vscheffer on 26 Jun 15
     
    When it comes to helping children with their first tentative steps into literacy and emergent reading skills, educational theorists and teachers alike have long advocated for greater parental involvement. Realistically speaking, it is parents who represent the first and constant source for early reading, and the encouragement needed to help even the youngest students persist in their very first experiences in reading. This article from edutopia helps to illuminate the fact that parents really need to read to their children in order to better prepare them for success in school and with the continually evolving skills associated with emergent reading. Given the fact that such parental involvement is the number one predictor of success in early literacy, the article does a nice job listing and elaborating on ways in which parents can read both to and with their children.
vscheffer

Title 1 Family Literacy Program | NISD State and Federal Programs - 1 views

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earlyliteracy parentinvolvement SanAntonio TitleI ELL EDTC615

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  • vscheffer on 26 Jun 15
     
    Many schools struggle when it comes to promoting adequate parental involvement in furnishing early literacy and the emergent reading skills of their youngest students. This is especially the case in many Title I schools, in which much of the student population represents portions of both the low-income and at-risk demographic. In order to help bridge this gap, the San Antonio Public School System has enacted their own Title I "Even Start" initiative, in which parents are better prepared to help instill and cultivate early literacy in their children, through their own education. Through this initiative, the school system is providing parents and students with joint: adult education, early childhood education, parent education, and literacy activities. By strengthening the literacy, parenting, and reading skills of parents, San Antonio is wagering that their student population will soon positively reflect this greater emphasis on emergent reading, early literacy, and family involvement.
anonymous

A Beginner's Guide to Wireframing | Webdesigntuts+ - 1 views

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webdesign guide tutorials all subjects tools

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  • anonymous on 15 Jun 13
     
    An explanation of the process called "wireframing," used by web designers to sketch out the framwork of their sites before they begin to code them.  Useful to all who are interested in developing their web-design skills.
  • Elias Mageto on 25 Jun 13
     
    Thanks for sharing. I've been looking for tools like these. I'll definitely be revisiting this.
feeneysp

Physical Education differentiation strategies for ELL students - 0 views

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615 2018 fall EDTC615

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  • feeneysp on 10 Oct 18
     
    This resource offers a variety of strategies to differentiate the content of the Physical Education curriculum with a focus on making the learning accessible for English Language Learners. Although this resource is targeted to middle school physical education courses, the strategies can easily be adopted to meet the needs of high school ELL students. By implementing these strategies in my physical education classes, students will be engaged in learning and able to apply new skills to further understand the content of the course.
mbnorthark

Give One, Get One, Move On (Go Go Mo) | EL Education - 16 views

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EDTC 615 Fall 2018

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  • Barbara Lindsey on 08 Oct 17
     
    this is a "protocol students can use to share and gain knowledge in preparation for an assessment."
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  • akivett on 12 Oct 17
     
    Dimension chosen: Student engagment Rating: 3 (Moderate engagement for most students) This activity would be good for preparing for my SMART learning goal of "by the end of quarter 1, 60% of students will score a 70% or higher on the Quarter 1 Literacy Assessment on Theme." Students could read a text and then come up with various themes based on their own evidence by passing around the clipboard. I think it would be engaging for majority of my fourth grade students to be able to move around and see new ideas from their classmates.
  • Erika Eason on 15 Oct 17
     
    Dimension: Student Engagement Level: 3 (Moderate Engagement for most students) My partner's SMART goal is "By the end of the numbers unit, 60% of students in the Special Education program in MS Spanish 1A - Period 2 will achieve 80% or higher on each formative assessment including listening, speaking and writing assessments." I could see this GoGoMo protocol as a useful way to both check for understanding and review before upcoming Spanish assessments. Students could help each other review the material, and having to speak to other students also helps them practice in the target language. Also, because students are speaking to multiple other students, it helps keep them active and engaged with this class task.
  • angelatrice on 15 Oct 17
     
    Dimension chosen: Student engagement Rating: 3 This activity would be great to review different strategies to solve a certain math problem. Smart Target Learning Goal: By the end of marking period 1, 70% of students will score 90% or higher on the EMATS/ performance matters. This will help the students remember all the different strategies, the more practice the more likely they are going to remember different ways to solve when the assessment happens.
  • margarita_lp on 17 Oct 17
     
    Dimension: Impact on learning Rating: 4 Students have to be able to reflect on their learning and they also be prepared to summarize it and present it to their peers. This repetition and organization of their learning will help them remember it better and possibly understand it in new ways.
  • froseparker on 21 Oct 17
     
    Dimension: Student engagement Rating: 4 This is a good activity to allow students to collaborate and share ideas. It will allow them to focus on a specific topic (essay) by explaining and allowing interactions with peers so that students are not only reading but they understand that writing takes focus. This is useful in supporting my team's SMART Goal achievement for improving their writing proficiency for the 5th grade students so they are able to reach their WIDA exiting level of 4.4 because students will be able to remember what they are learning. As a writing tool, this concept would help to initiate a meaningful asset for improving a student's skills of communication and concepts of what is needed to form a proper essay for writing. It promotes brainstorming for supporting a topic of discussion.
  • elijahbarrnwhs on 02 Mar 18
     
    Smart Target Learning Goal(s): By the of Unit 5, 80% of students will score at least 70% on the end of unit assessment By the end of the quarter, 80% of students will obtain a 60% or higher in Algebra 1 By the end of the unit, 50% of students will score 70% or higher on the assessment. Impact on learning - Using this protocol the teacher would be able to see what pieces of the content students are comfortable with and which pieces students are unsure about. This match my teams goals as we all wish to improve test scores. In our groups we noticed that there are gaps in the students learning across the board in specific areas. If we all implement this protocol we would be able to see what students do not understand and make sure to go over it before any assessments.
  • mmaclin on 03 Mar 18
     
    This protocol uses the most basic collaboration tool of pen and paper. My focus dimension is techonolgy integration. There are several options that can be used to integrate techonlogy but not overly complex to distract the students from the instructor's assigned topic. Students ciuld use googke drive, wiggio, padlet, recap, etc. SMART GOAL * For students to be able to analyze word problems to identify mathematical components needed to solve complex word problems and apply them to real life problems and scenarios. * Extending learning units when covering quadratic equations. Assign weekly formative tests to better track progress and adjust to students individual needs. The formative tests should only be 3-5 questions to be able to show progress and allow the teacher enough time to give detailed feedback but also adjust teaching strategy if necessary. * Goal is to show 90% student improvement from beginning of unit to the end of unit. * The games introduced will directly work to improve reading comprehension and application of quadratic formulas on multiple skill levels. * Time to complete goal is a unit of study, optimally 12-16 weeks. I would use this protocol with this SMART goal in the begining of a lesson as a way for students to share and monitor their own progress. However, the protocol does not allow for the teacher to be able to give direct feedback and adjust lessons. This is a huge part of the goal. If one of the technology tools was integrated into the lesson, it would allow the teacher to monitor progress easier and more individually.
  • shawntelcoleman on 06 Mar 18
     
    I would rate the Go Go Mo protocol a 4 in the Rigor and Relevance dimension. While using this protocol, students are not only thinking (when they are giving) but also working. Students are actively moving around the classroom seeking out others from whom they can get new information. The teacher also suggested that they take their readings with them, which may hint at the fact that may still need to actively search for information. My group's SMART goal is that students will be able to analyze word problems to identify mathematical components needed to solve complex word problems and apply them to real-life problems and scenarios. This method could be effective (may be used on a smaller scale with 2-3 people for word problems) in that all students will have to identify information that they deem important and share with their classmates. From here, they can begin to decide what information is actually most important to solving the problem that is proposed and work together to solve the problem.
  • mbnorthark on 09 Oct 18
     
    This activity will help close the learning gap by enabling collaboration and information sharing between students prior to exams.
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