Do not confine your children to your own learning,

for they were born in another time.

Hebrew saying 

Thinking Partners

Thinking partnerDifferent grade

Talking partnerSame gradeDifferent school

Friend partnerYour choice

Question partnerSame gradeSame school

Preparing for group work

RolesScribe – keeps a written recordReader – reads information aloudModerator – keeps team on target Idea Generator – sparks conversationsTime Keeper – watch the clockTable Manager – manages materials

Flexible grouping options

Meet the diverse needs of all learner No one placement meets all needs Vary group to meet needs and tasks

Placement is fluid rather than fixed

Flexible Grouping – Kingore article

What is it?

What does it accent?

What are the advantages & disadvantages?

What are some implementation guidelines?

Jigsaw activity

Number off from 1-5Directions for the each group are linkedGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Philosophical Chairs

You will make a decision based on the statement presented to the group

You will choose a stanceTrue group stand by windowsFalse group stand along wall

Here is the statement…..

Take a stand. True or False

All students are motivated.

3 Factors of Intrinsic Motivation

Relatedness – collegiality with groupAutonomy – choiceCompetence – confidence in skills and

strategies needed for success

ABC Scavenger HuntAssess background knowledgeNancy Reeves Radcliffe Ph. D.

Meet now with your Talking Partner

Write all 26 letters of the alphabet on a piece of paper

Brainstorm one idea for each letter of the alphabet

What is happening in your room to meet needs for intrinsic motivation?

Wisdom is using your knowledge while doubting what you know. (Pfeffer & Sutton 2006)

WebQuests

www.kleinisd.netDepartmentsInstruction and Student ServicesEducational TechnologyOnline ResourcesLanguage Arts

PhotoStory

PhotoStory 3New storyImport imagesRearrange imagesCustomize animationAdd soundSave project

Reading Reasons

Get with your Question PartnerRead your assigned readingWrite a 2-3 sentence summary on the

first page of the readingBring you summary to the front table

Record summary in PhotoStory

Open projectClick next until you get to Reason 4

imageRecord the summary for that reasonRepeat until all reasons complete

Opinion Support

Misbehavior is to a classroom what pain is

to a body.

Misbehavior isn’t necessarily negative.

Opinion—support notesAllows for self–monitoringNancy Reeves Radcliffe Ph. D.

Fold paper vertically

Left side is labeled Opinion

Right side is labeled Support

Document and defend proof of opinion

Work individually

Work with your Friend Partner

Misbehavior is to a classroom what pain is to a body.

Pain is a diagnostic system that evolved in our body to keep our brain informed about the location and nature of potentially dangerous events (such as damage to a foot, although the rest of the body may be OK).

Much classroom misbehavior is similarly diagnostic. Acting-out students are informing the teacher that the lesson isn’t working with them, (although it may be fine and fun for the rest of the class).

That’s useful but albeit often distressing information for the teacher. Citizen protest and demonstrations are similarly stressful to political leaders, but it’s folly to view them only in negative terms or to ignore or repress them.

Problem–solution notesNancy Reeves Radcliffe Ph. D.

Fold your paper in half verticallyWrite down the problemWhat are the causes of the problem?What are the effects of the problem?What is a possible solution for the

problem?

Work with your Talk About it Buddy

RAFTStudents must process information

Role

writer, speaker,

artist, historian, etc.

Audience

fellow writers,

students, citizens, characters, etc.

Format

written, spoken, drawn, acted, etc.

Topic

related to curriculum

content in greater depth.

An engaging, high level strategy that encourages writing across the curriculumA way to encourage students to assume a role consider their audience,Examine a topic from a relevant perspective,Write in a particular format

All of the above can serve as motivators by giving students choice, appealing to their interests and learning profiles, and adapting to student readiness levels.

Writing a Language Arts RAFT

5–7–9Forced association or synthesis Nancy Reeves Radcliffe Ph. D.

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