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Vocabulary Instruction & 21st Century Skills
Janet Foss & Pam KrambeckNovember 2012
Today’s Goals
Explore and understand 21st Century skills instruction
Learn characteristics of effective vocabulary instruction, using the research proven Marzano Six-Step Process for Vocabulary Instruction
Apply high-tech and low tech instructional practices to assist student learning of vocabulary
Eight Square Bingo
O Fold a piece of paper into 8 squares.• Select 8 words from the list in the front of
the room• Write 1 word in each box
Select words you think will be used during the presentation today as it relates to the content.
Perspectives:21st Century Learning
O Pick a perspective that best reflects your beliefs about 21st century learning
Source: http://www.edweek.org/tsb/articles/2010/10/12/01panel.h04.html
21st Century SkillsO Gallery walk activity for
21st century skillsexploration
21st Century SkillsO Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ehGLqzBVM
3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning*
*Source: This is the "equation" noted in the book, 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times
P21 Skills 7Cs Skills
Learning & Innovation Skills
Critical thinking & problem solving
Communications and collaboration
Critical thinking & problem solvingCommunications, information & media literacyCollaboration, teamwork & leadershipCreativity & innovation
Digital Literacy Skills
Information literacyMedia literacyICT literacy
(included in Communications)(Included in Communications)Computing & ICT literacy
Career & life skills
Flexibility & adaptabilityInitiative & self directionSocial & cross cultural interactionProductivity & accountabilityLeadership & responsibility
Career & leaning self-reliance(included in Career/self reliance)Cross-cultural understanding(Included in Career/self reliance)(included in Collaboration)
Tech Tool to Capture Ideas
O Word CloudsO Wordle:
http://wordle.netO 21st Century Skills
ideas and vocabulary demo
O Add to MS Word & create later
Components of a Vocabulary Program
High-quality Classroom language (Dickinson,Cote, & Smith, 1993)
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction (Baker, Kame’enui,& Simmons, 1998; Baumann, Kame’enui, & Ash, 2003; Beck & McKeown, 1991;Beck, McKeown, & Kucan, 2002; Biemiller, 2004; Marzano, 2004; Paribakht &Wesche, 1997)
Word-Learning Strategies (Buikima & Graves, 1993;Edwards, Font, Baumann, & Boland, 2004; Graves, 2004; White, Sowell, &Yanagihara, 1989)
Word-Consciousness (Diamond & Gutlohn, 2006; Scott &Nagy, 2004)
Wide Independent Reading (Anderson & Nagy, 1992;Cunningham & Stanovich, 1998; Nagy, Anderson, & Herman, 1987; Sternberg, 1987)
O One of the most enduring findings in reading research is the extent to which students’ vocabulary knowledge relates to their reading comprehension
O Students need to know 95-100% of words in a passage to comprehend it thoroughly.
(e.g., Anderson & Freebody, 1981; Baumann, Kame‘enui, & Ash, 2003; Becker, 1977; Davis, 1942; Whipple, 1925).
Research Findings:
Vocabulary(Vocabulary) is not _____
(Vocabulary) is _____(Vocabulary) is _____(Vocabulary) is _____
(Vocabulary) sounds like _____(Vocabulary) sounds like _____
Another word for (Vocabulary) is _____One thing about (Vocabulary) is _____
Eight Square Bingo
O Select one of the words you have checked off as being mentioned, during the
presentation.
O Discuss how the word was used and its meaning in relationship to your classroom instruction.
Robert Marzano
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Six-Steps for TeachingNew Terms
O First 3 Steps – introduce and develop initial understanding
O Last 3 Steps – shape and sharpen understanding
Consider the followingthree words:
• independence• clemency• procrustean
Please rate your knowledge of each of
these three words O independenc
eO clemencyO procrustean
1 2 3 4I have never heard the word before andI have no idea what you’re talking about.
I have heard the word before, but I am not certain of its meaning.
When I read, I knowwhat the word means, but I mightnot be able to use it in a conversation with precision.
I could explain the word to others and use it in writing and discussion.
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Step 1
O Provide a description, explanation, or example of new term.
Our term for today is: “independence.”
Step 1: Tech Ideas for “Providing a Description”
O Tool: Bingo BakerO Web Address:
http://bingobaker.com O Clues: opposites, different
forms of the words, synonyms, real life examples
O Sample Bingo Card: bingobaker.com/play/33105
O Paper or Electronic CardsO 21st Century Skills:
communication, critical thinking, information literacy
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O Students restate explanation of new term in their own words
Step 2
Step 2: Restate in their own words
O Tool: Make Beliefs ComicsO Web Address:
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ O Uses: Sample:O 21st Century Skills:
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O Students create a nonlinguistic representation of term.
Step 3
Step 3: Non-Linguistic Representation
O Tool: Big Huge Labs Poster
O Web Address: http://bighugelabs.com
O Uses: Create posters for word walls, graphics for self-made dictionaries, etc.
O 21st Century Skills: creativity, communication, ICT literacy
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O Students periodically complete activities that help add to knowledge of vocabulary terms.
Step 4
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Collaboration
Vocab
Quilt
List Group LabelO List key words from the
“Perspectives Documents” on Post It Notes
O Include up to 12 words O Group words into logical
categoriesO Label categoriesO One person stays at your
table to explain your sortO Others join tables for sort
sharing ideas
Step 4: Activities to add Knowledge
O Tool: Wordle, TagxedoO Web Address:
www.wordle.net www.tagxedo.com
O Uses: Create word clouds
O Sample:O 21st Century Skills:
Graphic Organizers
Sites for Organizers
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
(Interactive Organizers)
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/GO/vocab_dev.htm
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O Periodically students are asked to discuss terms with one another.
Step 5
Eight Square Bingo
O Select one of the words you have checked off as being mentioned, during the presentation.
O Discuss how the word was used and its meaning in relationship to your classroom instruction.
Step 5: Discuss TermO Tool: Wall WisherO Web Address:
www.wallwisher.com O Link to Sample:
http://wallwisher.com/wall/linevocab1
O 21st Century Skills: Communication, ICT Literacy, Computers, Collaboration, Critical Thinking
Word Wall
QR Code Word Wall
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O Periodically students are involved in games that allow them to play with terms.
Step 6
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O VocabaheadO Go AnimateO Word DynamoO Visual ThesaurusO Wall WisherO Tagxedo & WordleO Bingo BakerO Big Huge LabsO Comics & Vocab
Step 6 Activities & Exploration Stations
