TexTESOL Houston, TXNovember 15, 2013Rosemary Anthony and Dana DorsettKaty ISD

Rosemary Anthony - I enjoy working with students and discovering innovative ways to make learning experiences meaningful and authentic for my students. I have been in education since 1999 and I currently teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ESL in Katy ISD.

Dana Dorsett- I have been in education since 1993. My areas of specialization are Reading, English, Math, GT, and ESL and am currently teaching sheltered ESL English and reading to grades 6, 7, & 8 in Katy ISD.

Using Sentence Frames to Develop Academic Vocabulary for English Learners Written by Donnelly

Structuring Talk: Ensuring Academic Talk Matters Written by Fey

Do Current ELL Standards Meet the English Needs of Our Students? Written by Bailey and Huang

A website where teachers and students explore, share, collaborate and comment on visual media.Teachers upload images or video using their accounts. They post comments to prompt students in one of three ways: by typing text, recording their voice, or recording video.Students also have their own accounts and can add comments from school or home and create their own VoiceThreads to share with others.

http://voicethread.com/

Kidblog is a safe and simple blogging platform for students. Kidblog gives teachers the ability to monitor and control all publishing. There is no email address required.

www.kidblog.com

Use Sentence Frames…..

At the beginning of lessons to check for prior knowledge before teaching

In the middle of lessons to check for understanding as you teach

At the end of lessons to assess learning

Prior Knowledge Sentence FramesA graph is ………………………………..An example of a graph is …………...A type of graph is ……………………..

Checking for UnderstandingA similarity between a bar and a circle graph is…………..A difference between a bar and a circle graph is…………

Assessing Learning It is best to represent data on a circle graph when………

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(continued)…….

But everybody's like:CrystalMaybachDiamonds on your timepieceJet planesIslandsTigers on a gold leashWe don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair

Royals sung by Lorde

QR Code Stations can excite and engage students and increase student learning by increasing interest.

QR Code Stations is a kinesthetic activity which gets students out of their seats and learning at the same time.

Students will need internet access,

electronic device, downloaded QR scanner, and QR codes.

Students walk around the classroom with electronic device and scan the QR code.

After viewing video, document, or

webpage, etc. to which the QR Code is linked to, students may have a worksheet, activity, or project to complete using sentence frames.

QR Code poster

1. Discuss with a partner one characteristic you notice about the article ‘Into The Deep’. Then write the response with the sentence frame provided.  

 One characteristic of the article ‘Into The Deep’ is  __________________________________________________________.  

2. What does the title reveal?    

The title reveals __________________________________________.

3. What is the importance of the subheading in the article “Into the Deep’?  

The subheading is important because _______________________.

4. What is the job of map?  

The map in the article helps the reader by ____________________.

5. What does the caption in the first picture help the reader to conclude?  

The caption under the first picture helps the reader to  conclude ___________________________________________________.

6. How are the text features in this article significant?   

The text features in the article ‘Into the Deep’ are  significant because___________________________________________.

 

QR codes on objects around the room so students may learn to pronounce by scanning the object to hear the object pronounced correctly in English.

QR Codes on a worksheet to link to videos or websites for students to use to answer questions using sentence frames.

Direct math students to on-line multiplication or division flash cards.

Link QR Code to math website with definitions of math vocabulary and complete activity using sentence stems.

Link QR Codes on homework to math videos on how to solve a problem or podcasts of teaching a skill.

QR Codes on maps or a globe to link to a video or webpage to learn more about a topic.

Attach a QR Code on a calendar to link to a website or video of something that happened on that day in history.

QR Code on a periodic table for students to use to answer questions using sentence stems.

QR Codes can be placed on science models such as a skeleton to link to online flash cards or a video about the skeletal system.

Use sentence frames enabling students to write academically, share what they’ve learned with other students

View student’s responses on one page and add to the conversation

Use Edomod0 for Sentence Frames for beginning of lesson, during the lesson, or end of the lesson as a ticket out

www.edmodo.com

Bailey, A. L., & Huang, B. H. (2011). Do Current English Language Development/Proficiency Standards Reflect the English Needed for Success in School?. Language Testing, 28(3), 343-365.

Donnelly, W., & Roe, C. J. (2010). Using Sentence Frames to Develop Academic Vocabulary for English Learners. Reading Teacher, 64(2), 131-136.

Frey, N. (2011). Structuring the Talk: Ensuring Academic Conversations Matter. Clearing House, 84(1), 15. doi:10.1080/00098655.2010.484440

Seidlitz, John, Valerie Auer, and Marcy Voss. "Sentence Stems and Activities Aligned to Student Expectations." Navigating the ELPS in the English Language Arts and Reading Classroom: Using the Standards to Improve Instruction for English Language Learners. San Clemente, CA: Canter, 2010. 229+. Print.

Seidlitz, John, and C. Araceli. Avila. "Sentence Stems and Activities Aligned to Student Expectations." Navigating the ELPS in the Math Classroom: Using the New Standards to Improve Instruction for English Learners. San Antonio, TX: Canter, 2009. Print.

Seidlitz, John, and Jennifer Jordan-Kaszuba. Navigating the ELPS in the Science Classroom: Using the Standards to Improve Instruction for English Learners. San Clemente, CA: Canter, 2010. Print.

Seidlitz, John, and Bill Perryman. Navigating the ELPS in the Social Studies Classroom: Using the Standards to Improve Instruction for English Language Learners. San Clemente, CA: Canter, 2010. Print.

Allen, Janet. "Reading Informational Text." Holt McDougal Literature: Texas Grade 8. [Evanston, Ill.]: Holt McDougal, a Division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. 884. Print.

Ogen, Karen. "QR Codes & Ideas for Using Them in the Classroom." Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. N.p., Jan. 2012. Web. 1 Oct. 2013.

http://www.unitaglive.com/qrcode http://www.unitaglive.com/qrcode/app http://classroomclipart.com/clipart/

Clipart/Space.htm http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lorde/

royals.html http://sni.scholastic.com/news/

Rosemary AnthonyRosemaryLAnthony@katyisd.org

Dana DorsettDanaFDorsett@katyisd.org