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GRAPHIC ORGANISERS. At the end of the session participants will be able to: describe what a graphic organizer is list various types graphic organisers select a graphic organizer for a topic of their subject area demonstrate their ability to use graphic organisers in their classes.
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At the end of the session participants will be able to: describe what a graphic organizer is list various types graphic organisers select a graphic organizer for a topic of their subject area demonstrate their ability to use graphic organisers in their classes
What’s a graphic organiser? Is a powerful visual tool of information and allows the mind 'to see' patterns and relationships
The 3 C's of graphic organizers Consistent Coherent Creative
Can you guess an organizer which you see it on a day to day basis?
A calendar : Is a descriptive matrix. helps us to gather, screen, sort and share information. Can be used to create emerging patterns and relationships, opportunities for decision making and sharing information
CYCLES What are the critical events in the cycle? How are they related? In what ways are they self-reinforcing?
CO2 Carbon Dioxide Cycle PLANTS RESPIRATION Living things
Spider Maps - a thing - a process - a concept - a proposition
Trees Webbing, Clustering, Mapping
Series or Chains What is the object? What are the stages? How do they lead to one another? What is the final outcome?
Compare/Contrast Matrices What things are being compared ? What they have in common ? What differences they exhibit ?
Sub-atomic particles Positively charged, Determines atomic no. Number is constant In the nucleus, similar mass, the sum of these is the mass no. Not charged, No. can vary (isoptope) Neutron All in the atom Proton Charged Negatively charged, Almost no mass!! Can be removed or added, In constant motion in orbits Electron
Fishbones What factors caused x, how they interrelate, and examine the factors that cause x to persist.
Radioactivity... nuclear reactor uses type medical imaging fuel alpha medical therapy moderator beta carbon dating fuel rods gamma food irradiation heat exchanger radioactivity burns clothing leukaemia shielding use tongs genetic defects don’t eat or drink cataracts don’t smoke death precautions hazards
Continuum Scales Simple effective way to show: Historical events Degrees Rating scales
20th century inventions 1900 Microwaveoptics: JC Bose 1902 Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner 1905 Albert Einstein published the Theory of Relativity Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere 1907 1909 Instant coffee invented by G. Washington
K W L H The K-W-L-H teaching technique is a good method to help students activate prior knowledge. This serves as a model for active thinking during reading. K - Stands for helping students recall what they KNOW about the subject. W - Stands for helping students determine what they WANT to learn. L - Stands for helping students identify what they LEARN as they read. H - Stands for HOW we can learn more (other sources where additional information on the topic can be found).
displacement force Initial velocity mechanics acceleraiton Final velocity
Use by teacher and students • By teacher: • GOs already prepared and displayed as charts • Making while explaining in class • By students • As a small project/assignment for a group • End of class to assess understanding – can divide parts to groups • Give fully or partially blank GO for students to fill • Write text but don’t show the relationships • Ask them to find mistakes in a GO • Different levels of activity for differently abled students • Use it to revise
- Form department wise group - Create one graphic organizer for the topic of your choice to use in your classroom Group activity
Learning outcomes At the end of the session participants will be able to: describe what a graphic organizer is. list various types graphic organisers select a graphic organizer for a topic of their subject area demonstrate their ability to use graphic organisers in their classes
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