Brain friendly strategies for engaging students and scaffolding learning in thematic units
Kristin Dahl - AFLA 2018
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BICS & CALP
BICS & CALP
BICS & CALP
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Thematic Hooks: Thematic Card Talk Tina Hargaden
Have kids make a nametag for the unit where they draw something related to the general topic. Pick up a 1-2 at a time to discuss with the class and get them into and interesting discussion on the theme and ideas they already have on the topic. Follow up with Write & Discuss (more info on W&D later in this presentatinon):
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Thematic Hooks: Exploration Report Tina Hargaden
Thematic Hooks: Exploration Report Tina Hargaden
Thematic Hooks: Upper levels - Las noticias
Thematic Hooks: Authentic listening/reading Señora Chase
Thematic Hooks: Authentic listening/reading Señora Chase
Brain Breaks & Movement Anabelle Allen “La Maestra Loca”
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
Making Authentic Text Approachable
Making Authentic Text Approachable
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Sentence Strip Poems
Sentence Strip Poems Reading, writing, presenting out loud and artistically Natalie Moten
Making Authentic Text Approachable
A non-fiction reading activity for any sort of article that becomes a poem and ends with art:
Sentence Strip Poems Reading, writing, presenting out loud and artistically Natalie Moten
A non-fiction reading activity for any sort of article that becomes a poem and ends with art:
Sentence Strip Poems
Sentence Strip Poems Reading, writing, presenting out loud and artistically
A non-fiction reading activity for any sort of article that becomes a poem and ends with art:
Sentence Strip Poems Reading, writing, presenting out loud and artistically
Classroom management: Pro Tip Tina Hargaden
Sentence Strip Poems Reading, writing, presenting out loud and artistically
Sentence Strip Poems Reading, writing, presenting out loud and artistically
Classroom management: Pro Tip Tina Hargaden
Thematic Vocabulary Development Angie Nishimura
Thematic Vocabulary Development Angie Nishimura
Thematic Vocabulary Development Angie Nishimura
Thematic Vocabulary Development Angie Nishimura
Thematic Vocabulary Development Angie Nishimura
Thematic Vocabulary Development Angie Nishimura
Música - canción - ¡Vamos a cantar!
Brain Breaks & Movement
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
Music sing-a-longs - Sing songs together with or without videos:
Daily Write & Discuss: 2 levels Tina Hargaden
Write and Discuss - Key activity
Daily Write & Discuss: Write and Discuss
Classroom management: ProTips
Daily Write & Discuss: Write and Discuss
Brain Breaks & Movement Anabelle Allen “La Maestra Loca”
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
Classroom management: Pro Tip Tina Hargaden
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Daily Write & Discuss: Write and Discuss
Daily Write & Discuss: Write and Discuss
Daily Write & Discuss: 2 levels Tina Hargaden
Write and Discuss- Key activity
Daily Write & Discuss: 2 levels Tina Hargaden
Write and Discuss- Key activity
Brain Breaks & Movement
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
Musical transitions:
Ellen Schrager - sells them on TPT individually or in sets.
All profits go to the individuals in Venezuela: musicians who write & record the music and tech folks who make the videos
Daily Write & Discuss: 2 levels Tina Hargaden
Write and Discuss- HAND organizer - advanced
Daily Write & Discuss: 2 levels Tina Hargaden
Daily Write & Discuss: Class Yearbook Brett Chonko Nishimura
Brett Chonko - Ideas for supporting
https://comprehensiblerva.wordpress.com/2018/08/28/end-of-year-reflection-ci-for-thematic-units/
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Output Coaching for Kids
TOPE (SP) or TOME (Fr) - easy acronym
T - Todo en español / Tout en francais - all in TL
O - Organizado / Organizé (organizede means: 1) use linking words & 2) multipart sentences - Why, where, when, with whom, how, etc)
P - Palabras variadas / M - Mots variés (varied vocab: new and old, avoid repetition)
E - Elaboración / Elaboration - keep writing or talking. Give more details, give a 2nd example, or just say more!
Classroom management: ProTips
Describe & Compare OWI - One Word Images
Brain Breaks & Movement Tina Hargaden (& Mike Peto)
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
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Describe & Compare Tina Hargaden, Ben Slavic & Mike Peto
OWI - One Word Images
Describe & Compare Tina Hargaden, Ben Slavic & Mike Peto
OWI - One Word Images
Visual Support for Pres and Disc of New Info
New Topic Intro with an Image or video
Visual Support for Pres and Disc of New Info
New Topic Intro with an Image or video
Mike Peto’s “Maravillas latinoamericanas” on TPT. Steps 1-4 = 20 min https://mygenerationofpolyglots.com/2018/10/04/introducing-las-maravillas-small-doses-of-target-language-culture-for-a-student-centered-classroom/
Describe & Compare Tina Hargaden, Ben Slavic & Mike Peto
Cultural photo comparisons - thematic
Describe & Compare Tina Hargaden, Ben Slavic & Mike Peto
Cultural photo comparisons - thematic
Describe & Compare Tina Hargaden, Ben Slavic & Mike Peto
Brain Breaks & Movement Anabelle Allen “La Maestra Loca”
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
Visual Lectures
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Visual Lectures
W & D
Visual Support for Pres and Disc of New Info
Visual Lectures
Brain Breaks & Movement
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes. MUSIC to MOVE!
Tech tool to practice or assess speaking T
FlipGrid - Can be added to Canvas
Visual Support for Pres and Disc of New Info T
Visual Lectures -Comparative Input Chart
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Brain Breaks & Movement - classic
Short and long brain breaks. 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
Brain Breaks & Movement-ProTip for classic stuff
Easy Peasy “Speed Dating” setup so each kid talks to everyone present.
Like inside/outside circle, but this video shows how to do a rotation where every kid will eventually talk to every other kid present in class that day. Just in case you’ve ever tried to figure this out (especially helpful for smaller classes), Jaime Farrell Edwards has the answer:
http://bit.ly/NeedEveryoneToSpeakToEveryone
Asking & Answering ?s Question Ladders
Asking & Answering ?s Question Ladders
Asking & Answering ?s The “Question Game”
Asking & Answering ?s The “Question Game”
Asking & Answering ?s The “Question Game”
Debates with Question Ladders
Debates with Question Ladders
Debates / Socratic Seminars
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Key ideas
Key ideas