Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Science PLC Learning ....


Teach History as well as Science - (link to article) - why?  

  • It creates storytelling that is engaging to more students. 
  • It puts a context around many facts.  What we s/he trying to solve?  What questions were being asked?  What else was going on during this time period?  How have the findings been used? (ideal or perverse?)



Science Studio – 

Next Gen:


Protocols Used:
·             1. Real  / Ideal Protocol (how accurately can we predict the effectiveness of our instruction?)
·            2.  L@SW – Can, Verge, Far From à Link to instruction à Implication for future instruction
o   Goal:  get more specific and descriptive about our instruction and student achievement
o   Goal:  link student achievement to our instruction – nothing is by accident
·             3.  Reflection on Instruction:  How was ____ supported?  Who was not supported?  Who was over-supported?
·            4.  If we have a question, pose theories.  Explore one…


Next Steps:
·             Clear Learning Targets and Success Criteria that are repeated throughout the lesson
·             Scaffolds/Supports that are intentional
·             Talk to figure something out…
·             Read to learn content
·             Revisit complex text
·             Use Close Read process with text dependent questions generated by teacher and students
·             Cite evidence (B)  - C: Amy’s lesson
·             Be intentional about grouping:  homogeneous, heterogenous
·             Create accountability to group:
o   Model, teach, breakdown:  how to talk about inaccurate answers
o   Model, teach, breakdown:  how to answer hard questions; how to get it “out of our heads”



Content / New Learning:

Opening: 
  • ·             In one year we cut the achievement gap by 44%.
  • ·             We have what it takes to leave no child behind.
  • ·             Because education/teaching is sophisticated and difficult, it required collaboration.
  • ·             Leaders must be instructional leaders.
  • ·             We are looking for dissonance.


Text Complexity:
·             Quantitative – lexile
·             Qualitative – rubric
·             Reader and Task – What kind of reading is required?  What kind of supports?
o   If we predict all the possible ways to support the reading and task, we create anticipation and our observations are more specific.
·             Goals:
·             Create a habit of thinking/planning about text complexity
·             Each day, 100% of students should be able to work independently and be successful.
·             No matter the complexity, how do we make sure 100% of students can read and work independently with grade level texts proficiently at the end of the year?

Supports:  technical and affective supports:
1.     Types of TECHNICAL Supports:
·             Lesson design
o   Learning Target is a support – students know what they are about to learn
o   Active Engagement is a support – students know what to do
o   The right balanced literacy approach at the right time…shared reading, independent reading, etc..
·             Diagrams / picture
·             Cross out sentences that are not necessary
·             Pre-mark (science / not science or CD / CM)
·             Define/synonyms words  (tier 1-3)
·             Pre-teach bonding (BrainPop)
·             Underline PK or provide connections
·             Preview the text
·             Rereading text

2. AFFECTIVE Supports:
·             Ensure success for all students – especially those who have not been successful before.
·             Teach students skills to get interested in topics they are not interested in.
·             Create / Engineer motivation in 3 ways:
o   Topic / Subject (Learning Target )
o   Success / Efficacy  (I will support you in this way today…)
o   Choice




Talk:
·             Academic Contributions
o   What if a contribution doesn’t make sense?
o   What if a contribution is wrong? Not accurate?
o   Why don’t thy write a question?
o   They will answer easy questions or questions they know the answer to, but what would get them to grapple with more difficult questions?
·             What does it take to figure something out together?  Reflection:  What did you figure out together?  Are students using talk for the purpose of figuring something out? 


Close Read:
·             This is a process  - not a strategy.
·             What are we asking students to figure out by reading closely?
·             Text Dependent questions are important (teacher or student generated)
·             Shared Read – Reread for a purpose – Talk – Reread for new purpose -- Summary


Reading Instruction:
·             Read Aloud –
o   teacher reads text,
o   sometimes teacher thinks aloud,
o   students listen and enjoy
o   goal:  enjoyment, story structure, hear the content)
·             Interactive Read Aloud –
o   teacher reads text,
o   invites students into thinking work,
o   students listen, enjoy, participate a bit
o   goal:  the actual text or thinking work
·             Shared Reading –
o   teacher reads the text,
o   students have a copy of the text so “all eyes on text” is possible,
o   teacher is doing more of the work,
o   Goal:  there is a specific teaching point/reason for using the text.
o   Text:  above grade level, shared, complex
·             Guided Reading –
o   Students read the text
o   Thinking work is guided by the teacher
o   Goal:  there is a specific teaching point/reason for using the text.
o   Text:  at a level chosen for a specific purpose
·             Independent Reading –
o   Teacher monitors and supports
o   Students does all the reading and thinking work
o   Goal:  transfer lessons from shared reading experiences into independent work
o   Text:  at student’s independent reading level


Understanding about Reading:

  • Readers' Stance
  • Preview and Predicting - how does it help?
  • Visual Listeracy and/or Functional Text - what are they? how are they the same and different? How do good readers use them?
  • Vocabulary - how do we focus on it AUTHENTICALLY and meaningfully so that our vocabularies grow?
  • Strategy:  Examples --> generalization.  Why are examples a part of the text?  
  • Skill:  appositive, context clues that help with vocabulary terms and oncepts


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