"The Frayer Model is a vocabulary development tool. In contrast with a straight definition, the model helps to develop a better understanding of complex concepts by having students identify not just what something is, but what something is not."
This is an example of a worksheet, which I wasn't able to download in the other citation. The sheet is quite straightforward, and looks useful, insofar as vocabulary can be taught through direct method. Good for important concepts, class discussion, and work with definitions.
"The Frayer Model is a strategy that uses a graphic organizer for vocabulary building. This technique requires students to (1) define the target vocabulary words or concepts, and (2) apply this information by generating examples and non-examples. This information is placed on a chart that is divided into four sections to provide a visual representation for students."
One teacher explains how to teach thinking skills. A nice build up, e.g., from concepts to topic sentences, observation to finding patterns and drawing conclusions. Starts with magazine advertising as a short path to larger works. Points to intersection with Common Core targets.
This site is going EFL/ESL in a big way, using video:
"We recently found out that 22frames.com is becoming a popular site for learning English as a second language (ESL). It turns out that watching captioned videos provides a way to not only learn formal English but also idioms and other cultural concepts. To find videos, you can browse through categories or make caption-only video searches on your interests. Even more, we have been devoting significant time and resources to developing ESL-specific features that are motivated by our users' feedback."
"Recently, we found out that many of our
users are using the site to supplement their English learning (see:
http://www.22frames.com/esl.aspx ). They also began to pitch ideas we
could implement to make the site even more useful for this activity.
With so many requests, we decided to seriously consider these ideas
and devote significant time and resources into realizing them. Now,
we are turning our site into a substantial and FREE English learning
resource. We are aware of a couple sites out there that are also
focused on using captioned videos for English learning, so we've been
focusing on the unique user-motivated features. Therefore, my goal
here is to let you know about our free resource and that we are
opening the door to requests for anyone who might desire features that
have not been implemented elsewhere. Perhaps, you can share this with
your colleagues/readers/etc as it will help us better gauge which
features to prioritize and to increase the rate with which we will
release new features. Please note that we are really serious about
considering whatever feedback we get.
I'm also pleased to announce our first feature, which we expect will
help in learning/teaching popular English idioms. Idioms are a big
deal in learning English, and it is clear that watching them used in
real situations will increase the rate with which they are learned.
We therefore processed a large group of YouTube videos in o
"Student choice is not only a simple way to increase student engagement, it's also an essential factor in developing digital literacy while building 21st century life and career skills. Choice boards typically start with a specific learning goal, then provide students with a variety of ways to practice a skill, learn a concept, or demonstrate understanding." Site offers a variety of Choice board templates for your classroom use. T/h N.Lafave
"nCtrl is a series of free standards-based lessons that teach key digital citizenship concepts. These lessons, for students in grades 4-8, are designed to engage students through inquiry-based activities, and collaborative and creative opportunities."