We have now rolled out 2 important teaching strategies/resources: Thinking Maps & PALS
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Whitney Wilkie
12/15/2014 02:18:21 am
I have used post-its this year with my students in order to encourage the students to engage with the text. For example, the students used a post-it to write tweets about the article they were reading; the article was pre-chunked for them. They stopped at the end of each chunk and wrote a tweet summarizing the main idea of that passage. Then, as a TOTD, students answered the EQ and put the post-its on a tweet board I created and put on the wall next to the door. They can do this as they walk out the door, and I get a quick formative assessment by just reading the post-its. I also used them in order to let the students annotate the text without actually writing on it--they used different colors to write down questions, important new events, and other valuable information as they read. They keep the post-it on their desk while they read with a Lexile chosen partner. Sorry for the long post, but I stole these ideas from some professional development books and wanted to share. :)
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Anita Scott
12/15/2014 03:14:31 am
I love using Post-It notes for summarizing! I will even print questions or diagrams on them for my students. It is such a fast, easy way to assess their knowledge.
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Andrea Morrow
12/15/2014 03:43:29 am
Whitney...Those are all excellent strategies! I love how you've incorporated your "Tweet" board. "Chunking" the text is a great strategy to use in any content, especially with your average to below average reader.
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Delyn
12/15/2014 02:55:45 am
I have used different reading levels during my stations that correspond with students lexile score. I also have them do the reading levels that are above them with me or another classmate. We use peer tutors to read weekly.
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Delyn
12/15/2014 02:59:31 am
I should add that we use Lexile scores to group students together for peer reading.
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Andrea Morrow
12/15/2014 03:47:16 am
Delyn...Using the Lexile scores to group students is always a good strategy.
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Anita Scott
12/15/2014 03:15:36 am
Do you have any suggestions/adaptations for math teachers?
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Andrea Morrow
12/15/2014 04:03:40 am
Anita...a common, but good question for math teachers. With the Milestones creating math problems that contain 2 & 3 parts that serve as different questions, students will have to be able to distinguish from what is important information needed to solve the problem, to what is unnecessary information.
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Anita Scott
12/15/2014 05:11:35 am
Thank you for the ideas!
Andrea Morrow
12/15/2014 06:59:49 am
Anita...Sounds like a useful website. I will post the link under "helpful websites". Please share this link in the next department meeting. Student exemplars - fantastic!
Brittney Adams
12/15/2014 11:22:14 am
Thank you for the math ideas!! I wasn't sure how to incorporate this into math either.
Jennifer Plemons
12/16/2014 12:02:54 am
I love doing Error Analysis questions, it is a great way to have the students write explanations. I also make sure that I use words like Describe or Explain when asking questions on tests... students are required to write at least 2 complete sentences when they see those words.
Andrea Morrow
12/16/2014 12:25:03 am
Jennifer...great to hear you are using those DOK type of words in your class instruction. Having students explain in writing is a great way to assess their knowledge and prepare them for the rigor of the Milestone.
Joshua Stanley
12/15/2014 04:21:57 am
I like the PALS strategy but am not sure on how to use it for Math Support. What are some ideas that would turn algebraic math into writing and pairing assignments?
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Andrea Morrow
12/15/2014 07:02:44 am
Josh...PALS is a bit more difficult to include in math instruction. There are parts of it that can be used in math. I will describe some ways in our next CA meeting.
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Debbie Hahn
12/15/2014 06:05:55 am
I use PALS often when we are learning a new skill competency/procedure. I group the students according to Lexiles and classroom performance.Sometimes I have them read and prompt each other during the practice sessions before the final competency check.
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Andrea Morrow
12/15/2014 07:06:22 am
Deb...great example of incorporating PALS. I especially like the information summary - summarizing is a crucial part in every lesson. Let me know the next time you use PALS. I would like to see it in action :)
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Katie Lents
12/16/2014 12:12:40 am
PALS works great for our classrooms! (CTAE) I use this approach to reading and understanding information on several different occasions. From understanding steps in a procedure to reading industry related articles... it works great!
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Andrea Morrow
12/16/2014 12:29:27 am
Katie...I'm glad PALS has been an effective strategy for you!
Lori Townsend
12/19/2014 05:18:01 am
I have also done PALS with articles before too!
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Kip Williams
12/16/2014 12:21:16 am
Whitney, these are some great ideas! I will try these in class!
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Sandra Johnston
12/16/2014 11:57:02 pm
I use articles that are wellness/fitness oriented. When possible, I use articles on the topic we are covering to increase knowledge of the activity. Student choice is also a favorite among the students.
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Chad Brewer
12/17/2014 01:27:45 am
We work in articles from STACK magazine for our writing assignments. This magazine has a focus on weight training/sport specific conditioning/nutrition and always features a professional athlete (RGIII, Lebron James,etc) so the students relate to material and do have interest in reading & summarizing articles.
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Lisa Winters
12/19/2014 12:57:29 am
We read a lot of informational texts, such as how to read medicine bottles, etc. I have found that using this technique helps the students to help each other to understand the concept.
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