https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn Stop - Think - Jot: Please write ideas and thoughts that you have about each stage here. Think about different accommodations for ELL, SpED, and GT. Also, add any ideas for Digital Learning. en-us 2018-06-01 18:20:08 UTC 2018-08-01 18:25:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png csolak1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661211 There is a collaborate board in NearPod that allows anonymous posting - might be a good way to collect live info on necessary vocabulary.]]> 2018-06-05 14:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661211 kbevan1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661258 For personalized learning on a choice board  I had my students choose 12 new vocab words and they needed to: define, picture, sentence, synonyms, antonyms
the students loved it and learned from it!]]> 2018-06-05 14:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661258 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661301 I have used this both in notebooks and digitally. I agree that their ability to use it in a sentence is the most important step, but one that can be hard to verify with large classes. I think setting them up in teams may really help!]]> 2018-06-05 14:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661301 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661361 Provide word lists such as character traits.

]]> 2018-06-05 14:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661361 awallace26 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661423 For my students, I have them do a wordy Wednesday with the text we are reading. They have several tasks options to give choice, where they do a Lead4Ward strategy with their table group, and then share it on Padlet. From there, we discuss.]]> 2018-06-05 14:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661423 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661449 Next year I am creating a vocabulary makerspace for word study where students build or create concrete art based on their understanding of a word (preferably a STAAR word)]]> 2018-06-05 14:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661449 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661495 I wonder how this could work with student choice for books. Could you do it without using a class novel?]]> 2018-06-05 14:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661495 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661586 Kids get the opportunity to broadcast their reading and thoughts]]> 2018-06-05 14:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661586 jwade16 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661685 2018-06-05 14:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661685 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661939 2018-06-05 14:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265661939 chatchett1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265662027 2018-06-05 14:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265662027 kbevan1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265662928 For struggling readers, I have them listen to the book while reading the book. Helps with fluency and comprehension.]]> 2018-06-05 15:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265662928 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663295 I love that phrase!! Change it up every now and then to get them excited about learning!]]> 2018-06-05 15:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663295 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663297 2018-06-05 15:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663297 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663317 you can fake read, but you can't fake write! Love the level of accountability!]]> 2018-06-05 15:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663317 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663355 give them a lower level book to help build fluency and confidence.  

]]> 2018-06-05 15:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663355 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663378 We've go to make it a routine and a habit for students to think about how to define words they don't understand when reading.]]> 2018-06-05 15:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663378 hboen1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663383 There is certainly power in novelty.  I'd find different ways to engage students in the text- some paper and pencil, some digital, some conversational. I'd be very purposeful about this.

]]> 2018-06-05 15:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663383 csolak1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663414 For students who have difficulty constructing thoughts in a written format, it might be helpful to let them submit audio responses and transcribe their words later.]]> 2018-06-05 15:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265663414 kbevan1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664274 I like this idea]]> 2018-06-05 15:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664274 hboen1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664867 Vocabulary development can be very dry, but these activities give students the opportunity to play through their learning.  It brings life back to Frayer models and dictionaries entries.

]]> 2018-06-05 15:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664867 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664871 2018-06-05 15:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664871 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664885 2018-06-05 15:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265664885 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665007 Having students talk about the words they are struggling with is a good opportunity for purposeful talk.]]> 2018-06-05 15:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665007 csolak1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665055 Is there a list of high readability, "low" level texts available to us?]]> 2018-06-05 15:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665055 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665532 I assigned the words on Monday. They were to look up and know definition, part of speech, how to use it in a sentence, act it out and sketch it.  On Friday they had to spin the word and which ever activity they landed on was there assessment.  I found an online wheel that you could personalize.  They were very engaged and looked forward to the dreaded vocabulary quizzes! 

]]> 2018-06-05 15:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665532 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665612 Students work in teams to create a sentence using the word in the context. The catch is that each person can only say one word at a time.

]]> 2018-06-05 15:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665612 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665634 2018-06-05 15:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665634 byokeley1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665829 A quick way to have students practice using new words in sentences is using the discussion feature in Schoology. I use this as a homework grade.]]> 2018-06-05 15:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665829 awallace26 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665895 This is a menu board where they have to pick an end product to do each Friday. This could be literary yoga, to blackout poetry of their text. They could even give a 90 second book snap on a character or whatever we are focusing on skill wise]]> 2018-06-05 15:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265665895 byokeley1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667244 Similar to the fakebook, I have students use a free app that allows them to create fake texts between characters in a story. https://ifaketextmessage.com/

]]> 2018-06-05 15:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667244 kbevan1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667547 We had our students choose 3 out of 9 or 4 out of 12, no point values, that they worked on throughout their book.  I would say for reg ELA, starting out with less choices works best, as it can be come overwhelming at first.
good sites:
www.storyboardthat.com
smores


]]> 2018-06-05 15:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667547 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667820 Excellent choice board and examples!]]> 2018-06-05 15:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667820 awallace26 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667950 How do I take these strategies and level them up to deeper level thinking so as to reach the AP reading comprehension needed for APMC questions?]]> 2018-06-05 15:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265667950 csolak1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265668762 Divide and conquer! Do small group instructions and chunk the choosing for learners who struggle.]]> 2018-06-05 15:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265668762 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265668858  Use Penzu to post reading response assignments tied in with skills we cover in class. So if we're talking about figurative language, for example, as students read looking for examples of figurative language in their books. ]]> 2018-06-05 15:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/265668858 jscheffer11 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673097 In the past, I have also allowed students to use an]]> 2018-08-01 14:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673097 cphillips210 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673164 2018-08-01 14:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673164 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673181 I use Frayer Models in class with my kiddos. It allows students to choose 4 categories for the new word. They can choose between synonyms, antonyms, illustrations, writing it in a sentence, examples, non examples, etc. Another idea is to have a competition with the finished models. The winning one could be displayed on the class word wall. 

]]> 2018-08-01 14:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673181 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673199 Exploring vocabulary via Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic expression.]]> 2018-08-01 14:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673199 rriggs1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673219 Turn personal dictionary words into a word wall for the class by grouping up kids, having them choose their favorite word from thei notebooks and then add each group's best word to the word wall.]]> 2018-08-01 14:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673219 rriggs1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673767 2018-08-01 14:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673767 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673926 FlipGrid is a great way for students to share their thoughts on the book! Writing responses on the class blog is another great opportunity for students to earn!

]]> 2018-08-01 14:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271673926 rriggs1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271674328 2018-08-01 14:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271674328 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271674412

]]> 2018-08-01 14:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271674412 rriggs1 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271674706 For independent reading if anyone wants to use it.]]> 2018-08-01 14:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271674706 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271695155 start with a pretest at the beginning of the week]]> 2018-08-01 18:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271695155 bvinson07 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271695161 Select model sentence/vocabulary the from text. Use the structure of that sentence to create your won sentence using that vocabulary word in the same or different context. (This can be scaffolded/modified for all levels of learners.)]]> 2018-08-01 18:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271695161 https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271695177 2018-08-01 18:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tgillaspie1/tmerxg8p82gn/wish/271695177