Quickwrite - Background by Amy Crook https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP For 2 minutes, list ways you link lessons to students' personal background an/or prior learning. en-us 2016-11-16 20:23:56 UTC 2016-11-18 15:41:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Melissa https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713386 I frequently reference the students' personal experiences in my lessons and even my own, and share those at the beginning of a lesson or a unit. I ask them what they know, what they want to know, and what they have learned and utilize that information going forward. Using visuals and videos help them understand and connect their experiences to the lesson we are learning. ]]> 2016-11-18 14:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713386 Kary kary_salentine https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713445 When introducing a unit, I ask students what they already know about. IE) What do you know about Jim Crow Laws.... Student-"My mom said all people besides white people were treated badly, is it true that you can't use the same bathroom?"  

Opens a discussion and later other students answer with additional questions and what they have heard. ]]> 2016-11-18 14:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713445 karen_lubbers https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713575 I use background to find ideas that will help make sense of vocabulary words. For example when discussing Exodus, I tapped into when students take trips with their family.]]> 2016-11-18 14:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713575 https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713577 I always start class with a daily warm-up. The warm-up either ties in directly with content we have been discussing recently as a way for the students to review what we have covered so far; or the warm-up ties in with the real world/students' personal lives. ]]> 2016-11-18 14:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713577 https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713610 I always try to find out as much as possible about students' personal experiences so that I can use their background knowledge or provide it for them. example: lessons that have to do with the oceans; some students have never seen the sea so I try to provide videos , pictures, visuals so that they get a better idea of what we're talking about before starting a lesson dealing with the ocean.


]]> 2016-11-18 14:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713610 I have found visuals help tremendously, once they see a picture it almost always makes a connection. We were once doing a math lesson about cheddar cheese and cottage and students were very apathetic. I brought up a picture of each and they instantly were engaged, discussing how they loved/hated cottage cheese:) it was much easier to t each after that. cengstro https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713841 2016-11-18 14:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138713841 https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138714069 Typically, I foster a discussion about a common situation the students may have experienced and relate that back to the newer more complex concept being introduced.]]> 2016-11-18 14:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138714069 https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138714217 I find it difficult because many of my Ells are reluctant to share and participate in class.


]]> 2016-11-18 14:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138714217 I am fortunate that I know some things about students that speak Spanish so I am able to start a lesson and ask the kids about their experiences. When I taught Spanish, I was talking about holidays in the Hispanic world. The Spanish speakers in the classroom were able to share their own stories about the holidays and what their families do for the holidays. shawna_godsil_garcia https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138714224 2016-11-18 14:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138714224 https://padlet.com/amy_crook2/backgroundquickwriteSIOP/wish/138734185 videos, a read aloud, personal experiences, storytelling

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