Vocabulary Instruction & 21 st Century Skills

1. Vocabulary Instruction & 21st Century Skills Janet Foss & Pam Krambeck November 2012

2. Today’s Goals • Explore and understand 21st Century skills instruction • Learn characteristics of effective vocabulary instruction, using the research proven Marzano Six-Step Process for Vocabulary Instruction • Apply high-tech and low tech instructional practices to assist student learning of vocabulary

3. Eight Square Bingo • Fold a piece of paper into 8 squares. • Select 8 words from the list in the front of the room • Write 1 word in each box Select words you think will be used during the presentation today as it relates to the content.

4. Perspectives:21st Century Learning • Pick a perspective that best reflects your beliefs about 21st century learning Source: http://www.edweek.org/tsb/articles/2010/10/12/01panel.h04.html

5. 21st Century Skills • Gallery walk activity for 21st century skillsexploration

6. 21st Century Skills • Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ehGLqzBVM

7. 3Rs x 7Cs = 21stCentury Learning* *Source: This is the "equation" noted in the book, 21st Century Skills:  Learning for Life in Our Times

8. Tech Tool to Capture Ideas • Word Clouds • Wordle: http://wordle.net • 21st Century Skills ideas and vocabulary demo • Add to MS Word & create later

9. Components of a Vocabulary Program  High-quality Classroom language (Dickinson,Cote, & Smith, 1993)  Explicit Vocabulary Instruction (Baker, Kame’enui,& Simmons, 1998; Baumann, Kame’enui, & Ash, 2003; Beck & McKeown, 1991;Beck, McKeown, & Kucan, 2002; Biemiller, 2004; Marzano, 2004; Paribakht & Wesche, 1997)  Word-Learning Strategies (Buikima & Graves, 1993;Edwards, Font, Baumann, & Boland, 2004; Graves, 2004; White, Sowell, &Yanagihara, 1989)  Word-Consciousness (Diamond & Gutlohn, 2006; Scott &Nagy, 2004)  Wide Independent Reading (Anderson & Nagy, 1992;Cunningham & Stanovich, 1998; Nagy, Anderson, & Herman, 1987; Sternberg, 1987)

10. Research Findings: • One of the most enduring findings in reading research is the extent to which students’ vocabulary knowledge relates to their reading comprehension • Students need to know 95-100% of words in a passage to comprehend it thoroughly. (e.g., Anderson & Freebody, 1981; Baumann, Kame‘enui, & Ash, 2003; Becker, 1977; Davis, 1942; Whipple, 1925).

11. Vocabulary (Vocabulary) is not _____ (Vocabulary) is _____ (Vocabulary) is _____ (Vocabulary) is _____ (Vocabulary) sounds like _____ (Vocabulary) sounds like _____ Another word for (Vocabulary) is _____ One thing about (Vocabulary) is _____

12. Eight Square Bingo • Select one of the words you have checked off as being mentioned, during the presentation. • Discuss how the word was used and its meaning in relationship to your classroom instruction.

13. Robert Marzano

14. Six-Steps for TeachingNew Terms • First 3 Steps – introduce and develop initial understanding • Last 3 Steps – shape and sharpen understanding

15. Consider the followingthree words: • independence • clemency • procrustean

16. Please rate your knowledge of each of these three words • independence • clemency • procrustean

17. Step 1 • Provide a description, explanation, or example of new term. Our term for today is: “independence.”

18. Step 1: Tech Ideas for “Providing a Description” • Tool: Bingo Baker • Web Address: http://bingobaker.com • Clues: opposites, different forms of the words, synonyms, real life examples • Sample Bingo Card: bingobaker.com/play/33105 • Paper or Electronic Cards • 21st Century Skills: communication, critical thinking, information literacy

19. Step 2 • Students restate explanation of new term in their own words

20. Step 2: Restate in their own words • Tool: Make Beliefs Comics • Web Address: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ • Uses: Sample: • 21st Century Skills:

21. Step 3 • Students create a nonlinguistic representation of term.

22. Step 3: Non-Linguistic Representation • Tool: Big Huge Labs Poster • Web Address: http://bighugelabs.com • Uses: Create posters for word walls, graphics for self-made dictionaries, etc. • 21st Century Skills: creativity, communication, ICT literacy

23. Step 4 • Students periodically complete activities that help add to knowledge of vocabulary terms.

24. Collaboration Vocab Quilt

25. List Group Label • List key words from the “Perspectives Documents” on Post It Notes • Include up to 12 words • Group words into logical categories • Label categories • One person stays at your table to explain your sort • Others join tables for sort sharing ideas

26. Step 4: Activities to add Knowledge • Tool: Wordle, Tagxedo • Web Address: www.wordle.netwww.tagxedo.com • Uses: Create word clouds • Sample: • 21st Century Skills:

27. Graphic Organizers

28. Sites for Organizers http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm (Interactive Organizers) http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/GO/vocab_dev.htm

29. Step 5 • Periodically students are asked to discuss terms with one another.

30. Eight Square Bingo • Select one of the words you have checked off as being mentioned, during the presentation. • Discuss how the word was used and its meaning in relationship to your classroom instruction.

31. Step 5: Discuss Term • Tool: Wall Wisher • Web Address: www.wallwisher.com • Link to Sample: http://wallwisher.com/wall/linevocab1 • 21st Century Skills: Communication, ICT Literacy, Computers, Collaboration, Critical Thinking

32. Word Wall

33. QR Code Word Wall

34. Step 6 • Periodically students are involved in games that allow them to play with terms.

35. Step 6 Activities & Exploration Stations • Vocabahead • Go Animate • Word Dynamo • Visual Thesaurus • Wall Wisher • Tagxedo & Wordle • Bingo Baker • Big Huge Labs • Comics & Vocab