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Andrew HalterInstructional Coach

Hampton Twp. School DistrictNovember 16, 2011

Shades of Meaning

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A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings.

The term is derived from the Middle English bellewether and refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram (a wether) leading his flock of sheep.[1][2] The movements of the flock could be noted by hearing the bell before the flock was in sight.

Bellwether

Bellwether

A bellwether is one who leads or something that indicates future trends. It is also a term for a sheep with a bell around his neck, meant to ring so other sheep follow.

• Airplay on top 40 radio stations is a bellwether for future record sales.

• Steve Jobs was a bellwether for computer technology trends.

A NON EXAMPLE is the boy who cried wolf…loud, but no one followed.

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ASSIGNMENTDefine your vocab word.

Draw or find some sort of visual representation of your vocab word.

Use your vocab word in a sentence that has direct relevance to you.

Use your creations to teach the vocab word to someone sitting close to you. Make sure they understand the shade of meaning the word conveys, not just a regurgitated definition.

“If you really want to learn something…teach it”

This Approach Is…

Constructivist

Divergent

Innovative

Creative

Student-Centered

Inquiry-Based

Based Learning Systems

TransformationInformation

Tony Wagner Harvard Graduate School of EducationKeynote Address, PDE Annual Conference 1/12/2011

Source: http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html

Teacher Input

Student Output

Teacher Input

Student Output

BEGIN AT THE END

Assess

Review assignment/rubric

Research

PeerReview of

rough draft

Time to revise

Publish and

share

Organize

Materials

Build Product

(in and out of class)

TIPSFrontload with time to research and organize

Provide project resources for anywhere/anytime access

Students need to OWN the rubric

Provide time in and assume time out of class

Using a wiki makes the PROCESS transparent

Hold individuals accountable for group participation (peer evaluation, clear tasks, etc.)