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Academic Vocabulary & 21st Century Tools: From District-wide Initiative to Classroom Practice

Academic Vocabulary & 21st Century Tools: From District-wide Initiative to Classroom Practice. Vince Puzick K-12 Literacy Facilitator, CSSD 11 Georgia Scurletis Director of Curriculum Development, The Visual Thesaurus. Who We Are. Vince Puzick : K-12 Literacy Facilitator

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Academic Vocabulary & 21st Century Tools: From District-wide Initiative to Classroom Practice

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  1. Academic Vocabulary & 21st Century Tools: From District-wide Initiative to Classroom Practice Vince Puzick K-12 Literacy Facilitator, CSSD 11 Georgia Scurletis Director of Curriculum Development, The Visual Thesaurus

  2. Who We Are Vince Puzick: K-12 Literacy Facilitator Georgia Scurletis: Director of Curriculum Development Who is in attendance?

  3. D11’s Vocabulary initiative • Collaborative Effort • Curriculum Committee work • Literacy Resource Teacher contribution • Research Base • Robert Marzano • 50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap

  4. D11’s Vocabulary initiative • D11 Vocabulary Website • Vocabulary Instruction Rationale • District role, School Role, Classroom Role • Academic Word Lists • Marzano’s 6-step instructional strategy • Steps 1-3 are direct instruction • Resources, Professional Development

  5. Vocabulary activities • Steps 4 – 6 in Marzano’s 6-Step Strategy • Repeated exposures to the focus words • Plenty of talk, opportunities to use them in their • writing • Tools such as Visual Thesaurus to allow for different • experiences with the focus words

  6. Word Choice Revision • Lou Piniella was ________ about the umpire’s call. • The novel was __________, but I could not follow the plot. • I was ___________ when Bambi’s mother died. • The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was __________. • Bernie Madoff was ________ before the stock market crashed.

  7. List group label • Discuss the words’ meanings and their relationships to one another. • Sort the words into categories. • Use sticky notes to label the categories you have created.

  8. Building Background Knowledge • Visual Thesaurus Word Lists • D11 Academic Word Lists • Word Lists by Unit/Lesson • “What does the evidence tell us?”

  9. Final Thoughts Effective vocabulary instruction has to be deliberate, direct and explicit, and consistent. Students need a rich and varied approach to increase engagement and allow for multiple opportunities to use the words.

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