Application #2

Definition frame: Beneficial in learning new terms for content areas across the curriculum. I could see myself using this in math for learning geometry terms.

Arumentation frame: Science hypothesis and I could see it working when doing the persuasive elements of writing. Take claims made my people about products and justify them.

Problem/solution frame: Expository text for science and social studies alike. Beneficial for world events as well.

Converation frame: Analyzing conversations in fictional text and drawing conlusions and making inferences based on those conclusions.

ahHa moment...essential questions are difficult to write.

Application

Kids love surveys. They see them all the time in their teen magazines. Using a consensogram would be an amazing tool to use in order to allow students to express their beliefs or opinions on a subject prior to learning about it fully, then providing them with the opportunity to show a change in opinions or beliefs, if ne has occurred, after a topic is covered and explored.

The notetaking stategies we covered show me the way that they engage students by giving them the chance to play up to the learning style they favor by expressing their understanding of content in a variety of ways.

Reciprocal Teaching

In my class, I use reciprocal teaching whenever a new concept is being read about, or when a new story is being tackled. I have the roles, descriptions of the roles and lead ins for questions for each of the roles printed up on card stock and connected on keychains. Each group receives their keyrings, reads sections of text and assume their roles within the group. It is necessary to make sure that a strong person is in the clarifying role at the beginning of the year, as it is the toughest role to fulfil, however, roles do need to change within each group as the year progresses.

Rule Based Summarizing

I could see myself using this in class during almost all subjects. During language arts, in order to summarize the story, during social studies and science for quick notetaking and during math when combining definitions on terms within a unit.

*Note to self* strikethrough is in the format tab of word!!!

Summarizing and Notetaking

Notetaking is a skill that has to be taught, and I hit it hard in the 5th grade. I use as a means to identify main ideas and supporting details as well as a place to keep thoughts together for upcoming tests. The narrative frame would be a wonderful tool to use when helping my class to identify story elements. It makes it very easy to identify the expose of a story as well as the "somebosy wanted but so" which is the conflict, climax and resolution to a story. The restriction illustration frame would be great for social studies and identifying what the main idea of each section of a chapter is about.

In regards to my overall state of mind....why did we schedule AIMS when we did? And why are we taking a week off right before the test? I could really use this upcoming break as an instructional week, then a week off after the test is over. I am stressed about it this year, more so than other years so for the first time, I am not truly looking forward to a full week off. I would rather be in my classroom helping the kids get ready. On the upside, this class has made me comfortable enough with some aspects of technology that I have decided to create a wikispace for my class :D