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BestoftheBestfortheVeryBest:Tips,Tricks,andToolsforTeachers

RuthS.Aldrich,Ed.D.

Introductions

• Dr.Ruth(notthatone)Aldrich• Sr.Director,SELPA&StudentServices• LakeCountyOfficeofEducation• raldrich@lakecoe.org(work)• owl4ruthie@gmail.com(home)• 707-995-9523x403

YourMaterials…

TheSupportandAccessModel

PleaseenteryournameandemailforaccesstoSAM

BestoftheBestfortheVeryBestHandouts

WhyUseStrategyInstruction?

• Findthepaperwiththe#’s- don’tlookatit

• WhenIsaybegin,startat“1”• Drawalinefromnumbertonumberinconsecutiveorder

• Youhaveoneminute

• Youmaybegin

TheMagicofMnemonics…

• Atechniqueordeviceforimprovingorstrengtheningmemory.

• Validatedinover30yearsofresearch.

WhatareAcronyms?

AptCurtailmentofReallyOverlongNamesYouMayShorten

OR

WaysforStudentstoWorkSmarterNOT Harder

Acronyms…PersonalFavorite

• Permanent

• head

• Damage

Seriously…• TheGreatLakes–Huron–Ontario–Michigan–Erie–Superior

Acrostics…

• King• Henry• Died• Monday• Drinking• Chocolate• Milk

• TheMetricSystem– Kilometer– Hectometer– Decameter– Meter– Decimeter– Centimeter– Millimeter

EditingStrategy...

• CheckCapitalization

• OverallOrganization

• Punctuation• Spelling

PersuasiveEssayStrategy... TREE

• TopicSentence

• Reasonsarenoted

• Examinereasons

• Endingisnoted

Test-TakingStrategy...

♦Turn♦The♦Question

♦Around

?

Keywords…• Associatethetargetvocabularywordwithafamiliar“Keyword”

• Numismatist=mistrollingontoabeachmadeofcoins

Pegwords…• 1=bun• 2=shoe• 3=tree• 4=door• 5=hive• 6=sticks• 7=heaven• 8=gate• 9=line• 10=hen

Newton’sFirstLawofMotion:Anobjectatresttendstostayatrest…

NonlinguisticRepresentation…

• Asyoulistentothisselection,makepicturesinyourheadaboutwhatishappening

• Besuretoincludenotonlywhatyousee,butwhatyoufeelandhear.

• Visualizingormakingmentalpictureswhilereadingorlisteningelaboratesonknowledgeandimprovesretention

ReconstructiveElaborations…

• Agoodelaborationwillprovidealinkbetweenthepiecesofinformationthatneedtoberecalledtogether.

• Thisprovidesadirectconnectionbetweenthequestionandtheresponse,facilitatingrecall.

Fortonsmore…

• Enter“Mnemonics”inyoursearchengine

The5to1Ratio:https://www.classdojo.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvrn0&feature=youtu.be

CognitiveOrganizers...

• www.inspiration.com

• FREE30daydownloadofInspiration

• Many,manytemplates

ReadingStrategies...

• RCRC- Read,Cover,Recite,Check

ParagraphShrinking…

Cubing…

MathStrategies…• Interact- MathQuest– GuessandCheck– FindthePattern– UseTables&Graphs– DrawaPicture–WorkBackwards

• www.teachinteract.com

GuessandCheck…• JackandJillplayedanumbergame.Jillthoughtoftwonumbersandsaid,“Thesumofthenumbersis43andthedifferenceis9.”

• WhattwonumberswasJillthinkingof?

Caution:Justweighingthecowsdoesn’tmake‘em anyfatter!!

But,itwilltellyouwhattofeedthem…

Grades…ABCD

(whateverhappenedtoE?)F

E=Excellence(theonlygradethatmatters)

Assessment…

• ProvideLotsofFeedback...

• Useassessment,NOTforgrading,buttomodifyinstruction– Ifatfirst– Itdoesn’twork– Trysomethingelse:-)

Assessment...

• ToCreateYourOwnRubrics

CheckingforUnderstanding…

• ExaminetheQuickPicks• Withapartner,decideon2or3you’dliketouseinyourclassroom

• Shareonesyou’vealreadyusedandanytipsyoumighthave

Think-Tac-Toe…

• ProvidingStructuredChoices

Think-Tac-Toe… Pinterest

Instructables http://www.instructables.com/

Tryrememberingthis...

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WriteitDown

Didyougetit?

5924018

Howaboutlikethis?592-4018

Tryrememberingthis...

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WriteitDown

Didyougetit?

3147854981

Howaboutlikethis?314-785-4981

Tryrememberingthis…

FAPELRELEACAUS

WriteitDown

Didyougetit?

FAPELRELEACAUS

Howaboutlikethis?FAPELRELEACAUS

“Chunking”

Ahhh, much,

much better…

WhiteSpace…

CHUNKING

• HighlighterTape• ErasableHighlighter

• Post-ItsCHUNKING

MoreChunking…• OneStepAtATime• Presentmaterial• Onechunkatatime– Tests– Reading– Directions

FoldablesandInteractiveNotebooks

AKA

LAPBOOKS

TimetoProcess…Toofast&itwon’tlast-

Chunkit,rest,processit,rest,chunkit,rest!

Note-Taking…

• CarbonlessNote-Taking• Orjustusecarbonpaper• Keep“note”bookinbackofclass

Manipulatives…

• NationalLibraryofVirtualManipulatives:http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

♦ ReadWriteThink:http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/

Interactives…

MustDo/MayDo…

Whole Class

MustDo MayDo

SmallGroups

SmallGroupProcedures…Independent Work SmallGroups

1. MustDo’s

2. ThreeBeforeMe(?’s)1. Lookitup2. Whispertoaneighbor3. Whispertoagood

student4. Whispertotheteacher

3. MayDo’s

4. Homework

5. Silentreading

1. Workuntilyourgroupiscalled

2. Gather&bringmaterials3. Quietlymovetogroup

table4. Useasoftvoice5. Quietlyreturntodesk

whenasked6. Beginorcontinue

IndependentWork

• Art&Culture• ForeignLanguage• History&SocialStudies

• Literature&Language

• HumanitiesLessonPlansbysubject

http://edsitement.neh.gov/

LessonPlansbyMathStandard&GradeLevel

Activities,e.g.,TheAdvancedDataGrapher

OnlineGames

MovingMatches

Theaboveisoscelestrapezoidiscomposedof7matches.Modifythepositionofthreematchesinordertoobtainequilateraltriangles.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

NationalGeographic.com

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Did

http://sciencenetlinks.com/

http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/

https://historyexplorer.si.edu/

LevelthePlayingField…

• Sothatallstudentsarehittinghomeruns!

OneFinalThought…