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Strategies for Collaborative Instruction

Strategies for Collaborative Instruction. Lisa Meyers. Nonfiction Reading. Use content text books to create: nonfiction paired passages reading comprehension questions vocabulary questions usage/mechanics questions constructed response questions research connections paired passages.

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Strategies for Collaborative Instruction

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  1. Strategies for Collaborative Instruction Lisa Meyers

  2. Nonfiction Reading Use content text books to create: • nonfiction paired passages • reading comprehension questions • vocabulary questions • usage/mechanics questions • constructed response questions • research connections • paired passages

  3. Nonfiction Reading

  4. Nonfiction Reading

  5. Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats Create an Appetite for Wonder!

  6. Headlines Create Disquieted Minds Hundreds of Fleeing Syrian Refugees Reach Lebanon QUESTIONS DRIVE LEARNING • Where is Syria? Where is Lebanon? • Why are the refugees leaving? How many have fled? CONNECTIONS ENRICH STUDIES • This is a modern day Underground Railroad DEBATE ISSUES • Should we go to war with Syria? • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/09/130920-syria-refugees-camps-war-children/?source=hp_dl2_news_syrian_refugee_camps_20130922#close-modal

  7. Articles Allow Learning to be More Accessible for ALL Students http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/02/19/172385254/the-filibuster-solution-or-what-if-honeybees-ran-the-u-s-senate The Filibuster and The Honey Bee Comparing our government with the honey bee - this metaphor creates a stronger curriculum connection than plain content area text. 6.5j Krulwich Wonders – Great Resource

  8. A Chronicle of a Whale’s Life, Captured in Ear Wax A Science Friday Headline from 9/20/13 www.sciencefriday.com

  9. Scaffolding Builds Background Knowledge • Parallel readings provide the scaffolding necessary for the at risk student to gain knowledge from content text. Giant Gob of Earwax Reveals Blue Whale Secrets • This article’s rich text allows the student access to more difficult content text. National Geographic’s Weird and Wild http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/16/giant-gob-of-earwax-reveals-blue-whale-secrets/

  10. Articles are Current Resources • National Geographic Daily News • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/# • National Geographic Kids News • http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ • Use for article of the week for HW or as a journaling choice.

  11. Capture the Spirit of Learning Five Animals With Stinky Defenses http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/19/5-animals-with-stinky-defenses/

  12. Pictures and Headlines Support Reluctant Readers “The Latest in Scientific Field Equipment: Fido’s Nose” by Adam Cole

  13. Graphics Literacy NPR: The Latest in Scientific Field Equipment? Fido’s Nose by Adam Cole/9/3/13

  14. So where do I find these questions? • HEADLINES!!!!! • Cicada Infestation • Russian Meteor Explosion • California Wildfires • 2013 Hurricane Season (or lack there of) • Wallops Island NASA Rocket Launch • Colorado Flooding • Fall Equinox • ISON • Your science teaching colleagues!

  15. A Picture is worth 1000 words What does this graph tell us? Used with permission from author. http://www.space.com/21937-sun-solar-weather-peak-is-weak.html

  16. A Picture is worth 1000 words What can you tell about our current “peak”? Used with permission from author. http://www.space.com/21937-sun-solar-weather-peak-is-weak.html

  17. A Picture is worth 1000 words How often do peaks occur? Used with permission from author. http://www.space.com/21937-sun-solar-weather-peak-is-weak.html

  18. A Picture is worth 1000 words Are peaks good or bad?

  19. Magnetic FieldParallel Readings • Unanswered scientific questions… 2012: Magnetic Pole Reversal Happens All The (Geologic) Time(NASA) Sun's 2013 Solar Activity Peak Is Weakest in 100 Years (Space.com)

  20. Magnetic FieldParallel Readings After reading both articles, work with your elbow partner to discuss the following questions: • What similarities did the two pieces share? • What evidence do the authors offer to help the reader understand the concepts? • What questions do you have for the authors after reading the articles?

  21. It’s Greek to me • Use the Greek & Latin Root website to identify as many Greek and/or Latin roots as you can find in either article. http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html

  22. It’s Greek to me • Morph (form) • Scientist (know) • Geologic (Earth, Study of) • Geophysist (Earth, Nature) • Altitude (high) • Solar (Sun) • Century (one hundred) • Hypothesis (To Put Under review)

  23. Use Diagrams to Enhance Understanding How does the diagram enhance the reading? Image courtesy NASA

  24. Use Diagrams to Enhance Understanding What does the image tell us that the reading does not address? Image courtesy NASA

  25. Using TEI Questioning in your instruction Place each phenomenon in the appropriatecategory. Sun Both Earth Associated with Auroras Flips every 11 years Is currently taking place Behaving differently than expected Poorly understood by scientists Determines “north” on a compass

  26. Using TEI Questioning in your instruction Place each phenomenon in the appropriatecategory. Sun Both Earth Flips every 11 years Associated with Auroras Determines “north” on a compass Poorly understood by scientists Is currently taking place Behaving differently than expected

  27. Using TEI Questioning in your instruction Identify the ideas that the author (Earth’s magnetic field) suggests scientists are certain about. 800,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field was reversed Earth’s magnetic field is caused by the hot fluid core Magnetic reversals do not impact Earth’s rotation When the Earth’s field flips, we would not be protected from solar flares

  28. Using TEI Questioning in your instruction Identify the ideas that the author (Earth’s magnetic field) suggests scientists are certain about. 800,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field was reversed Earth’s magnetic field is caused by the hot fluid core Magnetic reversals do not impact Earth’s rotation When the Earth’s field flips, we would not be protected from solar flares

  29. Using TEI Questioning in your instruction Which statement would the author (solar cycles) disagree with? There have been more solar flares this year than there were in 2010 A The sunspots in 2013 are no bigger or smaller than in other years B Scientists understand why the sun goes through an 11 year cycle C

  30. Using TEI Questioning in your instruction Which statement would the author (solar cycles) disagree with? There have been more solar flares this year than there were in 2010 A The sunspots in 2013 are no bigger or smaller than in other years B Scientists understand why the sun goes through an 11 year cycle C

  31. Turn the Headline into an Essay Response “What Money Can't Buy” • Rick Reilly • After reading the editorial, explore the things that money cannot buy. Use the article first and then use your own experiences to answer this essay. 6.6 e,f • http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1107193/

  32. Summarize in a Sentence • Choosing words carefully to summarize matches this generations desire to TEXT and TWEET with as few characters as possible. Even though the message is concise it is clear. • http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/index.php • Teaching impact with a short sentence • http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/the-short-sentence-as-gospel-truth/?_r=0

  33. Vocabulary is EVERYWHERE! When talking about character traits, use words that will add to students’ vocabulary. For example: Loquacious instead of talkative Timid instead of shy Fierce instead of intense Use the game Headbands for a new vocabulary game.

  34. Academic Vocabulary The 10 most frequently used words across content domains (Coxhead 2000) Analysis Factors Benefit Indicate Concept Legal Method Established Derived Occur

  35. Power Prefixes • The 20 prefixes in your packet make-up 97% of all prefixed words. • The list is ranked by usage. • Why wouldn’t you teach those 20 prefixes?

  36. Web Sites Science Matters – Many interesting science articles http://ideastations.org/sciencematters Science Fridays http://www.sciencefriday.com/ NPR – All Things Considered – Great resource for articles and journaling (audio support) http://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/ Kelly Gallagher’s Article of the Week http://kellygallagher.org/resources/articles.html Krulwich Wonders http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/02/19/172385254/the-filibuster-solution-or-what-if-honeybees-ran-the-u-s-senate National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic for Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ 13.7 Cosmos and Culture http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/ Academic Vocabulary List http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

  37. Web Sites continued • Article “The Latest in Scientific Lab Equipment” • http://www.npr.org/2013/09/03/192798179/the-latest-in-scientific-field-equipment-fidos-nose • Article: “What Money Can’t Buy” • http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1107193/ • Notable Trade Books in Social Studies • http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable • OrbitusBook Award – Outstanding Nonfiction Picture Book – sponsored by NCTE • http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus

  38. Web Sites (continued) • Prefix and Suffix Word Lists Reference • http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/downloads/articles/Prefix-SuffixWordList.pdf

  39. Where to find scientific writing Web Resources for finding quality scientific writing for secondary students Astronomy • http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/ • http://www.space.com/ Geology • http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/ Weather • http://www.noaa.gov/features/archives/themestory_archive13.html General • http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/ • http://www.sciencedaily.com/

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