Marathon: ELAR Support Day #3
Region 18 Support Date: 4/7/16
Welcome!
Here's what to expect today:
- Check in: where are we? where do we need to be?
- Recap strategies, sites, and ideas
- DIscuss best practices to target engagement
Reminder: Face to Face Training Round 3
Here's the link to Face to Face Training, Round 3 in January:
Reminder: Face to Face Training Round 2
Here's the link to Face to Face Training, Round 2 in October:
Reminder: Face to Face Training Round 1
Here's the link to Face to Face Training, Round 1 in August: go.esc18.net/RDIelar1
Austin's Butterfly: Modeling & Drafting
Austin's Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work - Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback
Other TIps from Kelly Gallagher We Discussed
- Using Interesting infographics (response: what do you see? what DON'T you see? [eg: what questions do you still have?])
- Writing every day AND modeling as a "butterfly" your OWN writing and thinking
- embedding 1-2 min of revising and editing with writing AND modeling your own
- using "butterfly" mentor texts for writing (eg: poem, dialogue examples to emphasize punctuation rules)
- providing passages from pieces already read to practice grammar application
Check out these resources for Literacy & ELL support!
Writing: Following A Logical Progression of Thought
Resources Recall:
Resources Recall: [utilize the discussion questions built in!]
- Recall CommonLit for thematic paired passages & making connections; update: new search feature AND amazing new updates: student pdf, new tabs: Media, Paired Text, Teacher Questions, mark Favorites
- Don't forget Newsela for differentiated news articles by lexile level; update: new texts sets for other content areas & improved search feature [Paired Text Selections]
Tool Review: ImageThink Notes
http://www.imagethink.net/
- Visual Notetaking & Summarizing
- Classroom Application Ideas?
- Here are a few of our own!
Expeditions: Take your students to places a school bus can't
Upcoming Training Opportunities:
Summer Literacy Academy
2nd Annual Future Ready Technology Conference
When: Monday, June 6th
Where: Midland College
Cost: $100
Website: go.esc18.net/futureready
Register here!
Laura Kile
Don't hesitate to contact me with follow up questions, requests for resources, and to share the great things that are happening in your classes!
Email: lkile@esc18.net
Website: http://www.esc18.net/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Location: Region 18 Education Service Center, La Force Boulevard, Midland, TX, United States
Phone: 432.561.4319
Twitter: @mslkile