Stop thinking "lecture" and startthinking "multiple means of representation"
Scaffolding the Presentation of Content
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Scaffolding Presentation of Content
Use a Variety of Media
ProvideCognitiveSupports
Highlight Critical Features
Use Interactive
DisplayTools
Embed Supports
Ensure Perceptual
Access
Use a variety of media and Presenters
Have visual and text backup for auditory information
Discovery Education Streaming
SIRS Discoverer Search Engine
Digital ImagesImages can enhance attention, understanding and retention
Character Types
Instructional Video
Brain PopUsing Brain Pop with Interactive Whiteboards
Video makes connections to today’s world
How Stuff Works is a great place to find connections to peak kids’ interest about science and history
Provide Cognitive Support for your Presentations
Declare your Learning Intentions“Watch this video to find out if this fish has a symbiotic or parasitic relationship with the tongue biter”
Provide Multiple ExamplesSHOW your students what you want them to do by the end of your unit
SHOW your students that there are several ways to accomplish the task – they shouldn’t make an exact COPY of the example
Teach in Small StepsWriting a research paper has many steps
Activating interest in a topicResearchingOrganizing informationWritingRevising
Are you teaching ALL of these parts?
Are you providing enough practice with each step or are you just focused on the end result?
Highlight Critical Features
Teach, don’t just say or even showHow do you debrief with the class after watching a video or having them read some text?
If by question and short answer – are you providing digital options for reading and writing?
Are you ensuring comprehension?
Make Structure and Relationships Clear
Show relationship in graphic organizers
Have students interact with the conceptual relationshipsusing Inspiration
Another ExampleAdd background information and video!
BIOLOGY • ECOLOGY • © 2003 MCPS SCIENCE
Use Interactive Display Tools
Highlighter PensUse in PowerPoint or ActivStudio
Use for demonstration or interactively with students
Spotlight Tool
Reveal Tool
Hide and Reveal
Embed Supports
Supports in PresentationsNon-linear presentation
Extra examples in case they are needed
Link out to pictures, videos, demonstrations
What examples of embedded supports have you seen me use in this presentation?
Embed Supports into materials students will use independently
Dictionary or picture dictionary
Thinking questions
Background information
Kurzweil Example
Ensure Perceptual Access
Font of PresentationsSan Serif Fonts are easier to read on screen
Not too much text on a page
Large enough font size (about 36 pt)
Colors and Contrast
Better Worse
Scaffolding Presentation of Content
Use a Variety of Media
ProvideCognitiveSupports
Highlight Critical Features
Use Interactive
DisplayTools
Embed Supports
Ensure Perceptual
Access