Breaking It Down Using Technology With Classroom Strategies That Work

1. Breaking It DownUsing Technology With Classroom Strategies That Work Glenn Gurley and Cynthia Wilson

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3. Why Technology with Marzano? • Moves classrooms from teacher dominated to ones that are more student centered. • Allows for more differentiation • Augments motivation to learn • Encourages collaboration • Promotes critical thinking • Develops problem-solving skills

6. Instruction That Works: The Essential Nine Premiered Summer 2008

7. Take 90 seconds to individually order the nine srategies, based on what you think the research revealed. Take 90 seconds and compare with someone near you.

8. Instructional Strategies Research Meta-analysis combines the results from a number of studies to determine the average effect of a given technique. Average Effect Size .20 or Above Significant Impact.80 or Above Very Significant Impact

9. Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works Premiers Summer 2009

14. Wizards

19. 2003 • On the Word 2003 Tools menu, click AutoSummarize. • Select the type of summary you want. • In the Percent of original box, type or select the level of detail to include in the summary. Select a higher percentage of the original document to include more detail. • If you don't want AutoSummarize to replace your existing keywords and comments on the Summary tab in the Properties dialog box (File menu), clear the Update document statistics check box.

20. 2007 • Click the 2007 Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options. • Click Customize. • In the list under Choose commands from, click All Commands. • Scroll through the list of commands until you see AutoSummary Tools. • Click AutoSummary Tools, and then click Add.

21. Note Taking Using Track Changes Feature

23. Webbing Using Inspiration or Word http://www.iowa-city.k12.ia.us/Library/Curriculum/InfoLit/Lessons/Webbing%20Questions.htm

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28. Homework • Purpose of homework should be identified and articulated. • Homework should be commented on. • Parental involvement should be limited. • Amount of homework varies on age and ability. So how to we prepare students for homework?

31. Homework should help students • Master a skill or process • Adapt and shape what they have learned • Increase their conceptual understanding of skills and processes How do we assure what we assign meets these needs?

32. Homework Example

34. Recommendations • Use graphic organizers to represent knowledge • Have students create physical models of knowledge • Have student generate mental pictures • Use pictographs • Engage in kinesthetic activities

35. Using Smart Art Graphics in Word

37. Using Advance Google Searches Mental images cuesPictographs imagesImages for projects

40. Upload from and save to your desktop • Edit anytime, from anywhere Pick who can access your documents • Share changes in real time • Files are stored securely online • It's FREE!

43. Generalization from Researchon Providing Feedback 48 Feedback should be “corrective” in nature. Feedback should be timely. Feedback should be specific to a criterion (appearance, level of learning). Students can effectively provide their own feedback.

44. Sample RubricCriteria: Procedure

50. Generating and Testing HypothesesSix Types of Tasks Systems Analysis Problem Solving Decision Making Investigation Experimental Inquiry Invention