8P20Week 10, 2014

Oral Communication

Professional Learning Conversations

• Johnston, P., Ivey, G., & Faulkner, A. (2011). Talking in class. The Reading Teacher, 65(4), 232-237

“When we are teaching, the language we use with our students is our most powerful tool.”

Digital Citizenship

“You are not in trouble. We are all learning.”

–Mrs. M.

“Teaching involves helping learners to create cultures that nurture engaged, persistent, collaborative, responsible, and caring minds.”

Johnston et al., 2011. p.234

What makes a good infographic?

What is the author’s purpose or question?

What evidence supports the author’s claim?

What are the strongest elements in this design?

How could the design be improved?

Infographic Gallery Walk

• Divide your table group in half• One half will begin by displaying their

infographic on a device (iPad or laptop)• The other half will circulate to view the

infographics of colleagues• After 15 minutes, the groups will change, and

those seated will now be viewing the infographics of others

My Mouth is a Volcano

• My tummy started to rumble and then it started to grumble My words began to wiggle, and then they did the jiggle

My tongue pushed all of my important words into my teeth and my volcano erupted!

Literature Circles

Literature Circles are small flexible discussion groups made up of four

to eight students that support readers in thinking critically about

bookshttp://resources.curriculum.org/secretariat/circles/overview.shtml

Literature Circles

• Roles:– Discussion Director– Literary Luminary (Passage Picker)– Internet Investigator– Graphic Organizer Selector– Connector– Vocabulary Enricher– Illustrator

Literature Circles

• Take apart the set of role sheets at your table• Each group member will select a specific role• Spend approximately 15 minutes completing

the instructions for your role (if there are roles left over and you have finished early try a role that has not been taken)

• Conduct a Literature Circle session, giving each person about 5 minutes to explain his/her role and how it was completed