Engaging all Studentsin

Language and Learning

Success for All

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Classroom in Honduras

Cambodian Classroom

Classroom in Qatar

Goals

Integrate strategies that maximize listening speaking, reading and writing in a language functional environment.

Augment active student engagement for oral language production.

Share the joy and excitement of teaching and learning!

Celebrate all of the excellent strategies that are already in your classrooms.

Training Guest

Honduras

Focus and Motivation

Activate and build prior knowledge

Spark interest and excitement

Set purpose

Diagnose students’ current level of information and vocabulary

Focus and Motivation Strategies

Team Names

Equity Sticks

Signal Words

Silent Signs

Picture Cards/Observation Charts

Affirmations

T-Bar for Social Skills

Team Names

Thematic

Academic “college” vocabulary

Image representation

Team points

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Signal Word Benefit

I Learned aboot volcaneos.

I Learned aboot the story pompei

I Learned aboot changing our earth

I Learned aboot Earthquakes.

I Learned aboot Dem plates.

And I Really like say, pangaea, pahoehoe, strike slip, erosion

Equity Sticks-Name Sticks

Number off around the room.

Be prepared to respond at all times!

You will have “think time” or “share time” before responding.

Picture Card Directions

Look at the pictures with your team. Discuss what you observe in each card.

As a team, choose a favorite card to share with the whole group.

Then discuss questions you have about the ____ unit.

Be prepared to share your observations and questions.

Picture Card Prompts

Our team hypothesizes…

Our team predicts…

Our team discovered…

Our team observed

Our team wonders…

Our team’s first question is…

Process Time- Backtrack with

Blue Label Review

After the backtrack and blue label review think about your class/classes and how you will incorporate the new strategies into your instruction.

Make a note on the “white board” of the strategy and how you will use it.

Clock Appointments When you hear the signal, find someone

who is not sitting at your table and have them sign your clock for an appointment at a specific time.

Make sure that you also sign their clock at the same time.

Look for two more people to sign your clock so that you have three appointments.

If you can’t find someone for an appointment time come to the front of the room.

Clock Appointment

Choose one of the strategies that you have learned about this morning and share with your colleague how you will implement it in your class. Why will it be beneficial for your students?

Input

Direct teaching of skills and concepts

Active participation

Student engagement

Process! Process! Process!

Input Strategies

Pictorial Input Chart

Process Strategies

10-2 Lecture

Blue Label Review

Cresting the Wave

Pictorial- Parts of the Body

Honduras

Pictorial Charts

Cambodia

Pictorial

Qatar

Process Strategies“There is only teaching if there is learning”

Think Time

Heads Together

10-2-2 Lecture

Think – Pair – (Write) - Share

Round Robin – Round Table

Learning Logs

White Boards

Blue Label Review

Academic Language

2% of an English Learner’s day is spent in engaging

“academic talk.”

Per Kevin Feldman from Vanessa Girard, Project ELLA

Heads TogetherHonduras

Academic Language Frames

“College Language”

Build capacity

Build repertoire

Build oral fluency

Build vocabulary

Build social skills

Word Splash Directions

One at a time each person on the team:

selects 2 or more words to connect in a statement, prediction or question.

circles the words by drawing a line to connect them.

orally shares his/her sentence, prediction or question (can also record).

passes the Word Splash and the next

Let’s Do a Word Splash!

One paper per table

One pen/pencil per table

Several great minds making connections!

Word Splash Sample –

Heroes and Heroinespoliceman coach

helps people learn

teacher nurse

soldier protects our countrykeeps us healthy

fireman parents

helps people who are ill

protects our home

protects peopleprincipal

doctor keeps our community safe

HFWs (Farm example)

and go see little

barn farm farmer

I duck went the

a cat cow big

Numbered Heads Together

Questions

What is an “ah ha” you have had today?

How will this “ah ha” affect your teaching?

What will you do with this learning right away?

What strategy are you ready to implement this month? How?

What questions do you have?

Academic Word Bank

Graphic organizer related to unit of

study

Use Round Robin/table to generate vocabulary words.

Keep the word bank posted

through-out the unit to use for vocab review and writing support.

Students process new vocabulary –

whole class, small group and individual

Goals

Integrate strategies that maximize listening speaking, reading and writing in a language functional environment.

Augment active student engagement for oral language production.

Share the joy and excitement of teaching and learning!

Celebrate all of the excellent strategies that are already in place in your classrooms.

Student Testimonial

CaliforniaDear Ms. D-T and Mrs. Burns,

What I learned about volcanoes is

alot. I can not wait to go home on tell

my dad all about today.

From,

Jared

Teacher Testimonials

Honduras

“I learned that I should listen to my students so that they will listen to me when I am teaching.”

“Maintaining motivation so that the class is orderly and the students are not bored.”

“To motivate and have participation from all students.”

The End?