WORKSHOP ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ? What are Graphic Organizers ?

1. The Biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects in the same way. Howard Gardner

2. WORKSHOP ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ? What are Graphic Organizers ? ? How effective are Graphic Organizers ? ? How do I use Graphic Organizers ? ? What are some examples of Graphic Organizers ?

3. Nonlinguistic Representations 1. A variety of activities produce nonlinguistic representations • Creating graphic representations • Making physical models • Generating mental pictures • Drawing pictures & pictographs • Engaging in kinesthetic activity 2. Nonlinguistic representations should elaborate on knowledge

4. Why Visual Learning? Reinforce Understanding Identify Miscon-ceptions Intergrate New Knowledge Clarify Thinking

5. Graphic Organizers are… Toolsstudents & teachers use to establish organization patterns for their thinking, writing, discussing, and reporting

6. The use of GO’s produces learning effects that are substantial and long-lasting An average ranked student with the aid of GO’s learns as much as a 90th percentile ranked student studying the same content w/out the assistance of GO’s Graphic Organizers

7. Control Group: 8250 9th graders (10% LD) Pre-Test = 49% Post-Test = 65% LD Pre-Test = 3% LD Post-Test = 8% 10 Days Later = 56% 20 Days Later = 19% Experimental Group: 8275 9th graders (10% LD) Pre-Test = 48% Post-Test = 88% LD Pre-Test = 5% LD Post-Test = 70% 10 Days Later = 82% 20 Days Later = 65% Action Research: GOs

8. Pre-Workshop 6 quizzes Lowest score = 0 Highest score = 100 Most frequent = 70’s Average score = 77 Post-Workshop 7 quizzes Lowest score = 71 Highest score = 100 Most frequent = 80’s Average score = 89 Effects of GOs on English 1

9. Five Most Common Uses for GO’s: • Structured Note-Taking • Guided writing assignments for summarizing/reporting • Guided reading assignments • Overview of chapter/unit • Visual description across assignments

10. KEY POINTS for GO Usage • Help students remember because they become blueprints/maps that make abstract ideas more visible and concrete • Help bridge the connection between prior knowledge, what the student is currently doing, what they can apply and transfer • Help students locate, select, sequence, integrate, and restructure information • Should be used not only during formative stages of assessment but for other assessments or evaluation***

11. ***What if… • First allow filled in GO during quizzes/tests • Next provide blank GO before the quiz/test – allow the student to fill it in BEFORE you give the quiz/test • ???

12. REMEMBER… • GOs provide the structure for recording information, ideas, or options • GOs make the content visual to the learners • GOs link higher order thinking skills and textbook organization to many uses by the learner

13. Textbooks are organized by: • Sequence or Time • Listing • Compare/Contrast • Cause/Effect • Problem/Solution SO…use GO’s that follow the organization of the text

14. Teaching GOs to Students • Describe the concept • Introduce a specific GO • Explain & Demonstrate • Let students apply • Have students reflect • Provide multiple opportunities to practice • Encourage students to construct their own

15. ??????????????????? How about looking at some examples?

16. NOW… • It’s your turn!!

17. Graphic Organizer Resources • www.teach-nology.org • www.graphic.org • www.educationworld.com • www.scholastic.com

18. After today,what will you… STOP CONTINUE START