EIL InformationEIL InformationNovember 27, 2007November 27, 2007

Objective: To share learned Objective: To share learned knowledge with buildingknowledge with building

To Share:To Share:

-Teacher Leaders-Teacher Leaders

-Cooperative Learning-Cooperative Learning

-Questioning-Questioning

-Conferencing-Conferencing

What and who is a What and who is a Teacher Leader?Teacher Leader?

-Anyone willing! You! -Anyone willing! You!

-Someone who is committed to improving -Someone who is committed to improving professional learning opportunities for self professional learning opportunities for self and others. Someone who is willing to and others. Someone who is willing to share and model ideas to better children’s share and model ideas to better children’s education.education.

-Some one who is motivated, communicates, -Some one who is motivated, communicates, is productive, takes initiative,coaches, is productive, takes initiative,coaches, sculpts, supports others, challenges others sculpts, supports others, challenges others to improve, listens, cares, is considerate, to improve, listens, cares, is considerate, has values, is flexible, ...has values, is flexible, ...

Teacher Leadership = Successful School!Teacher Leadership = Successful School!

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning

Line UpLine Up

Wrap the LineWrap the Line

Group Team TeachingGroup Team Teaching

SnowballSnowball

JigsawJigsaw

Team Pair ShareTeam Pair Share

QuestioningQuestioning-On average, teachers ask 80 questions per hour. Students -On average, teachers ask 80 questions per hour. Students ask two.ask two.

-Wait time! (5-10 seconds) Pair/Share-Wait time! (5-10 seconds) Pair/Share

-Don’t call on students until at least half the class has raised -Don’t call on students until at least half the class has raised their hands.their hands.

-Differentiated Wait Time:-Differentiated Wait Time:-Boys need more wait time than girls.-Boys need more wait time than girls.- Some students from poverty need more wait time - Some students from poverty need more wait time because they have less background knowledge.because they have less background knowledge.-Many students with learning disabilities need extra -Many students with learning disabilities need extra processing time.processing time.-Gifted students have neural networks that are much -Gifted students have neural networks that are much denser and their thoughts and responses are more denser and their thoughts and responses are more complex.complex.

-Higher Level Thinking: Describe, Explain, Develop, Classify -Higher Level Thinking: Describe, Explain, Develop, Classify Create, In Your OpinionCreate, In Your Opinion

-QAR: Right There, Think, Search Find, Author and Me, and -QAR: Right There, Think, Search Find, Author and Me, and On My OwnOn My Own

ConferencingConferencingSSR: So Important to know where you kids are!SSR: So Important to know where you kids are!

Methods: File Folders & BindersMethods: File Folders & Binders

Running Record: 100 Word Running RecordRunning Record: 100 Word Running Record

Group Conferencing: Students support and assist each other Group Conferencing: Students support and assist each other and may lead to richer conversation among students beyond and may lead to richer conversation among students beyond the conference. Great way to sell books to each other.the conference. Great way to sell books to each other.

Reading Response Journals: Sticky notes, Summary Reading Response Journals: Sticky notes, Summary paragraph, Letter to the teacher, Web, Chart, List, or paragraph, Letter to the teacher, Web, Chart, List, or IllustrationIllustration

Fun way to Share a Book at the end of SSR:Fun way to Share a Book at the end of SSR:Group Share: 1-Share 2- Compliment 3- Question 4- Group Share: 1-Share 2- Compliment 3- Question 4- ParaphraseParaphrase

Interruption Boa- While ConferencingInterruption Boa- While Conferencing

Clipboard Math Skills- Check Off- Who needs to work on whatClipboard Math Skills- Check Off- Who needs to work on what