Help Wanted

On Monday, Sept 21, beginning at 4 pm, Elizabeth DeVita (Goleta) will have a GATE tutors meeting and she would like to ask if someone from the SB 472 group would like to give a 5-10 minute explanation of the challenge activities and materials in the new math program. The item could be placed near the beginning of the agenda, say around 4:05 to 4:10 pm. If anyone is interested, could you please contact Stephanie Sarricchio or Elizabeth DeVita at edevita@goleta.k12.ca.us

Teacher Works CD-ROM

Learned a trick today to get this working... Open Adobe FIRST, then open the program - it worked fine!

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Strategy Stuff...

“Say Something” active reading strategy

·      read chunk of text silently

·      turn to partner & say something

o      main idea

o      summary statement

o      question

o      connection to concept

·      no conversation

 

Tea Party Sentence Frames

·      “I concur. Moreover…”

·      “I respectfully disagree.  From my perspective…”

·      “That statement seems reasonable, but I’d like us to consider…”

·      Re-engagement ?’s

o      Provide scaffolding/and or extra time

o      Get students to revisit the problem & deepen their understanding

o      Intended to provide a new or different lens to consider the problem

§       “_____ says you can simply … Why do you suppose she says that?”

§       “We know the answer is not _____; why might someone think…?”

Strategies

Strategies: Instructional Design and Lesson Structure

 

Mental Math

Warm-Up

Explicit Modeling

Charting

Closure

Revisiting Objectives and Outcomes

 

 

 

 

Strategies: Cognitive Processing and Mental Organization

 

Mental Math

Non-verbal representation

Compare and Contrast

Say Something

Think-Pair-Share

Making Posters

Re-Engagement Questions

Graphic Organizers

Quickwrite

3-2-1

Presentations

 

 

Strategies: Engagement and Participation

 

Mental Math

Four Corners

Final Word

Line-Up

Jigsaw

Scavenger Hunt

Stations

Making “Appointments”

Shoe Partners

Infomercials

Give One-Get One

Tea Party

Universal Access

 

Student Groups

·      Benchmark

o      Generally  making good progress

o      Temporary or minor difficulties

o      Additional practice usually helpful

o      Encouraged to seek assistance

·      Strategic

o      Slightly below average on standardized tests

o      Most needs can be addressed by classroom teacher in classroom environment

o      Peer/tutor/at home reinforcement

o      SST may be needed

o      May need more time: before/after school or 2 periods per day

o      May need special modifications to the curriculum

·      Intensive

o      Seriously at risk

o      2 years below grade level

o      Chronically low performance

o      May be referred to special ed after SST

o      IEP

o      Specialist, tutor, assistant

o      Specialized materials/equipment

o      Modification of assessments

Textbook Connections

·      TE pgs.T22-25

·      Teacher Reference Handbook R24-25

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Finally made it, thanks Jen. Oops, time to get ready to get back in the van and head south again...Bob