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ENHANCING VOCABULARY STRATEGIES UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY
Session #181295 Room 7
1:30-3:00 PM
THE "HANDOUT" FOR THIS SESSION CAN BE FOUND AT
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WHO WE ARE:
Carry HansenMiddle School Science
InstructorTrinity Valley School
Mary KuterbachInstructional Technology SpecialistSt. Patrick Catholic [email protected]
Marzano’s BuildingAcademicVocabulary
§ Six-StepProcess§ Worksateverygradelevel§ District/School/IndividualTeacher§ Whenspecificacademicvocabularyistaughtinaveryspecificway,scoresincreasedonstandardizedtests
AskYourself§ Howmanywordswillyoubeteaching?§ Whatwordssupportyourcurriculum?§ Whatwordsarecriticallyimportanttounderstandthecontent?
§ Bricks§ Vocabularyspecifictothecontentandconcepts§ Taughtinaspecificdiscipline§ Normallyfoundintheglossaryorboldtype
§ Mortars§ Generalbutsophisticatedwords§ Helpconnectlanguagetogether§ Essentialtoitscomprehension
§ Gradelevel?§ Studentability?§ Howmanywordscanyougivethemaweek?
Bricks&Mortar
Discipline� Bricks� Mortar�
Language Arts� Imagery, alliteration, theme, metaphor�
That is, implied, contains, leads us to believe�
History/Social Studies� Revolution, monarchy, emancipation�
Therefore, as result, consequently, consist of�
Math� Reciprocal, hypotenuse, matrix, obtuse�
If …then, end up with, derive, take care of�
Science� Mitosis, gravity, sublimation, force�
Hypothesize, variable, infer, results in�
SixStepstoBetterVocabularyInstruction
First3:Introduce&DevelopInitialUnderstanding
1. Theteacherexplainsanewword–goingbeyondrecitingitsdefinition
2. Studentsrestateorexplainthenewwordintheirownwords
3. Studentscreateanonlinguisticrepresentationoftheword
Last3:Shape&SharpenUnderstanding
4. Studentsengageinactivitiestodeepentheirknowledgeofthenewword
5. Students discuss the new word
6. Students play games to review new vocabulary
Step1:Theteacherexplainsanewword,goingbeyondrecitingitsdefinition
§ Justlookingupwordsindictionariesisnotusefulforteachingvocabulary
§ Tellastoryusingtheterm§ Directexperiencesthatprovideexamplesoftheterm
§ Useavideoorcomputerimages§ Usecurrenteventstoconnectthetermtosomethingfamiliar
§ Describeyourownmentalpicture
Step1Resources
§ Youtellingastory,illustrating,makingrelevant
§ DictionaryResourcesforyoutousetoexpandonthewordorforyourstudentstouse§ Vidtionary§ Lexipedia§ Visuwords§ GoogleDictionary(aChromeextension)
Step2:Studentsrestateorexplainthenewwordintheirownwords
§ Restatethevocabularyword§ Anexplanationintheirownwords§ Mustbestudent’soriginalthoughts§ Can’tjustrecitebackwhattheteachersaid§ Monitorandcorrectformisunderstanding
Step2Resources§ VocabularyNotebook
§ ProvideaspaceforStep2&Step3§ MakeBeliefComics§ Voki§ Padlet
Word goes in this box
Graphic representation goes in this box
Student created description goes in this box
Student uses the word in context in this box
http://tinyurl.com/y7s752mg
Step3:Studentscreateanonlinguisticrepresentationoftheword
§ Drawanexampleoftheterm§ Constructasymboloftheterm§ Findapictureontheinternetoftheterm
§ Forcesthemtothinkoftheterminadifferentway
§ Linguisticvs.Nonlinguistic
CrucialStepforAchievementtoSoar!
Step3Resources
§ BigHugeLabsPoster- noaccount§ AdobeSpark- 13andolder§ SockPuppets(iPadApp)§ Blabberize- accountneeded§ PhraseIt- addspeechbubbles(13)§ SWAY(O365)
(ogv file)
Eclipse
Aneclipseiswhenonecelestialbodysuchasthemoon,passesinfrontofanothercelestialbodysuchasthesunandindoingsoblocksthelighttotheobserver.
Go to this Sway
SWAY
Step4:Studentsengageinactivitiestodeepentheirknowledgeofthenewword
§ Activitiesdesignedtohelpthemdiscussandreviewthenewterms
§ Compareandcontrastterms§ Classifyterms§ Identifyantonymsandsynonyms§ Createanalogiesandmetaphors
Step4Resources
§ WordArt§ SockPuppetsapp§ Chatterpix Kidsapp§ TradingCards,ReadWriteThink- web§ WordSift-web
WordSiftWordArt
TradingCard TradingCard
Sock Puppets app
Chatterpix Kids app
Step5:Studentsdiscussthenewword
§ Interactingwithpeopleaboutwhatwearelearningdeepensunderstanding
§ Comparetheirdescriptionsoftheterm§ Describetheirpicturestoeachother§ Explaintoeachotheranynewinformationtheyhavelearned
§ Identifyareasofdisagreementorconfusionandseekclarification
Step5Resources
§ Padlet§ LMS
§ EdmodoSmallGroups§ QRCodeWordWall§ Vo-back-ulary§ GoogleDocsforcollaboration
LMS: Edmodo small groups
Vo-back-ulary
QR Code Word Wall
Step6:Studentsplaygamestoreviewnewvocabulary
§ Helpkeepnewtermsintheforefrontofstudent’sthinking
§ Allowstudentstoreexaminetheirunderstandingofterms
§ Energizestudentsandguidethemintheirreview
Step6Resources
§ Who/WhatamI?§ Pictionary§ Jeopardy§ Bingo§ SpellingCity§ QuizSites
Who/What am I?•CreateCircleMap•Coverthewordinthecenter•Coverthe“clues”•Uncoveraclueatatime•Studentswritetheiranswersonasheet•Whendoneseewhogotitthefastest
Eclipse
1 2
53
4
Requires a Light source
Needs Sun MoonAnd Earth
Vocabulary Pictionary Jeopardy
§ SmartExchange§ Powerpoint- manyfreetemplates
§ http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/
§ https://jeopardylabs.com/
Evaluation
§ Pleasetakethetimetocompletetheevaluationforthissession
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