Coop's Corner
This and That
Mini Lesson Tidbit
- The mini lesson can move around.- Some days it may be appropriate to begin with some work time, and/or possibly wrapping up the day before, and then get into the mini lesson. The key is that the work that the students are doing is connected to the learning that day.
- 1/3 Teacher time, 2/3 Student time.- No matter how/ where the mini lesson falls, or if it ends up being multiple mini lessons, pay attention to the time.
- Teacher as coach.- It is okay for students to struggle through reading tough content. The key is that you, as the teacher/ coach, can help scaffold the learning and narrow the focus for those students.
- Teach.- The teach part of the lesson is where the teacher thinks aloud, modeling, and demonstrating.
MATH <3
Handouts from TJ: goo.gl/rMxoRX
Connecting Technology to Learning
R & R
Collaborative Learning Looks Like...
Classroom Talk
- Language Structures for Academic Interaction: goo.gl/oaXfOj
stems is that students can then focus on the content, because the structure of what to say
is already there.
- Academic Discussion: goo.gl/hxt2gX
approach to reviewing content that has already been taught through reading, video clips,
experiences, etct. Recently, I have had conversations that this could be a precursor to
getting students involved in socratic seminar and/or philosophical chairs.
Both tools come from Dr.Kate Kinsella, researcher and practitioner in the field of ELL and at risk learners. I have seen both of these tools used with students K-12. The feedback from students has been positive and reassuring that now they "sound smart".
Give it a try!
The word version of these files are in our Blackboard Organization Course, under Resources.