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Writing to Learn Strategies

Writing to Learn Strategies. Dr. Carrie Jones, Ph.D. North Carolina Virtual School June 14, 2011. Introductions. Who you are and what you hope to get from the session… Experience with WTL Strategies?. Why WTL?. Differentiation Novelty, Variety Improve Communication Skills

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Writing to Learn Strategies

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  1. Writing to Learn Strategies Dr. Carrie Jones, Ph.D. North Carolina Virtual School June 14, 2011

  2. Introductions • Who you are and what you hope to get from the session… • Experience with WTL Strategies?

  3. Why WTL? • Differentiation • Novelty, Variety • Improve Communication Skills • Higher Level Thinking • 21st Century Skill

  4. Best Practices With WTL • Active Involvement • Activate prior knowledge • Social Collaboration • Student Interest • Variety of Texts • Helps to Develop Oral, Written, Research, Visual Communication Skills

  5. Oral Language Communication Skills • Explain… • Describe… • Convince… • Summarize… • Explain what happens when you divide a negative number by another negative number. • Describe three benefits of exercise. • Convince me that technology is beneficial (or detrimental) for society.

  6. Research Communication Skills • Predict… (what would happen if an asteroid hit the earth) • Discover… (which countries speak Portuguese and why) • Question… (KWHL) • Determine… (which major cities are near coastlines, using Google Earth) • Investigate… (changing the slope of an equation)

  7. Visual Communication Skills • Flow charts • Charts/Tables • Maps • Story Boards • Crossword Puzzles

  8. How Can I Incorporate This in My Online Course?

  9. Differentiation-Products • Diary • Editorial • How-to Manual • Pamphlet • Poem • Analogies • Alphabet Summary • Cornell Notes • Debate • Seminar • Newsletter • Song/Rap • Interview • Essays • Resume • Speech

  10. Discussion Board Stems • What does the author mean by… • Do you agree with….why? • What are the implications of…? • What if ___ happened instead of ____? • How do the ideas in the text relate to today? • Why is this important?

  11. Analysis of an Issue/Problem • Purpose/Goal • Point of View • Assumptions • Concepts/Ideas • Implications/Consequences • Inferences • Evidence/Data

  12. Raft • Role, Audience, Format, Topic • Gregor Mendel – Other Monks-Petition-Argument against turning garden into parking lot • Square Root-Whole Number-Love Letter-Explain Relationship • Moon-Earth-Press Release-Upcoming Solar Eclipse • Huck Finn-Jim-Telephone Conversation-What I Learned During the Trip • Mozart-Employer-Job Interview-Qualifications as a Composer

  13. Writing Bingo

  14. Ethical Decision Making Framework • Ethical Question • Relevant Facts • Questions that Remain • Stakeholders • Values/Concerns of each stakeholder • Possible Solutions • Decision and Justification • Actions

  15. Learning Log • Self-Assessment • Personal Reaction • Questions, Observations, Insights • Describing Specific Incidents and Impressions

  16. I-Search Paper • Personal Account of their research paper • Facts, Opinions, Theories, Analyses • What did I want to know? • Why am I writing this paper? • What did I do to obtain the information? • What did I learn? • What did I think, or feel, about what I learned? • What frustrations or difficulties did I have in my search for information? • What questions remain?

  17. Peer Editing • What did you like best about the paper? • What did you like least? • Summarize the author’s message • What do you want to know more about? • What parts went on too long? • Did the beginning and ending work for you? • Were the ideas connected with transitions?

  18. Other Ideas • Current Events • Personal Experience • Scenarios • Problem-Based Learning • Graphic Organizers (Venn Diagrams, Anticipation Guides, Story Impressions, Frayer Model, T-Charts) • Literature Circles • 3-2-1’s • Reflection/Goal Setting • Plus/Delta About Your Course

  19. Frayer Model

  20. T-Charts Explain How The Coordinate System in Algebra is Similar to Using Latitude and Longitude in Earth Science

  21. Anticipation Guides

  22. Story Impression Man Ocean Late Evening Summer Alone • What do you think the painting is about?

  23. Resources/Web 2.0 Tools • Newseum: (800+ newspapers) http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp • Wordle, Tagxedo • Glogster, Prezi, Animoto, ToonDoo, Wallwisher • Wikis, Blogs, Discussions, Synchronous Tools for Debates/Seminars • Writing Tools: (Excellent Listing) http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tools • Web 2.0 Tools: http://www.go2web20.net/

  24. Questions, Comments?

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