GO TOs

Core Values (TIU3)

Enthusiasm Daring
Learning Styles (TIU4) Learning styles with 2 examples – place a star by your preferred styles

Style: Visual Style: Auditory Style: Kinisthetic *

ex. ex. ex.

Watching a Video Hearing a lecture Performing classwork

ex. ex. ex.

Seeing an example Listening to a podcast Doing a learning dance

Activate the Brain – The R’s (TIU7)

1. Rigor 4. Routing 7. Reflecting

2. 5. 8.
Relevance Re-exposing Rehearsing
3. 6. 9.
Retrieve Retaining Relationship 

Teach the Vocabulary (SS1)

1. Repetitive exposure to words 3. Indirect learning of vocabulary, for example, using

vocabulary words in numerous different contexts

2. 4.
Learning vocabulary words before reading the text Learning vocabulary in both written text and oral
speech

Strategies for Differentiation (SS2)

1. procedural (how to use the learning environment 3. metacognitive (how to think about the problem)
features)

2. conceptual (what knowledge to consider) 4.

strategic (what the alternative strategies are)
Strategies for Success (SS2-7) Provide 2 examples of each
Strategies for Success (SS2-7) – Provide 2 examples of each

Example 1 Example 2

Cooperative Grouping Students break off into small groups to Students form groups to complete a
complete an assignment that they work on group assignment.
individually.
Graphic Organizers
A graphic detailing classroom A graphic showing the 3 stages of life
expectations. for a butterfly.

Advanced Organizers
A Ven diagram on what movies Feature A Know-Wonder-Learn chart.
both Johnny Depp and Tim Burton.
Similarities / Differences
A pro/con chart. A chart showing the difference between
a cat and a dog.
Summarizing & Notetaking
A math problem solving Graphic A plot diagram

Cues & Questions

Analysis - Can you explain what… Synthesis - Can you see a possible…

Blooms Verbs (SS8 and SS9)

Create Produce new and original work

APPS: Imovie, Garage band, Wordpress

Evaluate Justify a stand or decision

APPS: Wikinodes, Skyps, Google+

Draw connections among ideas

Analyze
Poplet, Bento, Comic Life
APPS:
Use information in new situations
Apply
Google docs, Evernote, Keynote
APPS:
Explain ideas or concepts
Comprehension
Tumblr, Clips, Adobe Express
APPS:
Recall facts
Remember

APPS: Google, Mind Mapping, Quizlet

Four Questions to redirect behavior (CBM5)

1. What are you doing?

2.
What were you supposed to be doing?

3.
Were you doing that?

4.
What are you going to do about it?

Modifications and Accommodations (E6)

Quantity Time Level of Support
Definition Definition Definition
Adapt the number of items that Adapt the time allotted and allowed Increase the amount of personal
the learner is expected to learn for learning, task completion, or assistance to keep the student on task
prior to assessment for mastery. testing.

Example Example Example

Instead of writing a 90 page Projects can be turned in at anytime so I may have work be done in groups and
screenplay I may ask for a 45 long as I have a week to grade them. assign groups that I know will work
page one.

Input Difficulty Output

Definition Definition Definition
Adapt the way instruction is Adapt the skill level, problem type, or Adapt how the student can respond to
delivered to the learner. the rules on how the learner may instruction.
approach the work.

Example Example Example

Instead of a video script It could Students may use a word program I will not grade based on story structure
be a radio script instead of Celtx

Participation Notes:
Definition
Adapt the extent to which a This type of assignment was made to be altered since it’s a creative work.
learner is actively involved in the
task.
Example
A student may only take part in
the writer’s room but not have to
write the script.
Suggestions for working with Students in Poverty (E12)

1. Provide full access to my computers. 4. Stay after school some days to allow for students to
use the classroom technology as much as possible.

2. Talk with my school about having them make the Adobe 5. Provide alternatives for costly programs
software required for my class a school expense.

3. 6. Provide a bank of shared supplies for my students

Allow for some assignments to be hand written instead of
typed

Reading Strategies to Strengthen Literacy Skills (R8)

Strategy name When / how to use it Define it

1. Descriptive Writing Develop descriptive writing skill through
modeling and the sharing of quality
literature full of descriptive writing.
2.
RAFT Model how to write responses to the
prompts, and discuss the key elements
To describe a person, place or
thing in such a way that a picture
is formed in the reader's mind.
a strategy that helps students
understand their roles as writers

3. Writing Conferences Students share their writings with eachother Sharing their writing with peers
and get feedback.

Making content comprehensible for ELL students (R9)

Write at least 3 strategies / techniques that you could easily implement in your classroom for your content

1. Prepare the lesson

Allow for multiple breaks, Make sure my wording is not to complex, Throw in some easy words to promote confidence
2. Build background
I will make word categories for vocab, I will prepare analogies, I will include videos
3. Make verbal communication understandable
Try to avoid needlessly complicated words, Make sure you avoid idioms, Take out unnecessary cognates.

4. Learning strategies (this one should be easy!)

Provide examples, Work alongside my students, Make myself available during classwork time
5. Opportunities for interaction
Provide multiple interactions with vocab words, Make sure interaction is of quality, Use multiple types of interaction
6. Practice and application
Class work should have vocab, home work should have vocab, assessments should have vocab
7. Lesson delivery
Allow extra time after asking a question, Call on students who are not speaking, provide diverse group discussion

8. Review and assess

How many people were involved? Were my ELL students among them? How can I make sure they stay involved?