Graphic Organizers
What are Graphic Organizers ? A graphic organizer is a visual communication tool that uses visual symbols to express ideas and concepts, to convey meaning. A graphic organizer often depicts the relationships between facts, terms, and or ideas within a learning task. It is often referred to as a "map" because it can help teachers and students "map out" their ideas in a visual manner. What is its purpose? The main purpose of a graphic organizer is to provide a visual aid to facilitate learning and instruction. How do I do it? In 1992, Jay McTighe in his book Graphic Organizers: Collaborative Links to Better Thinking outlined three main ways teachers may use graphic organizers in their teaching and a number of ways that students can use them to aid in the learning process. Before instruction, teachers may use a graphic organizer to attempt to provide structure for the presentation of new material while indicating relations between ideas. How can I adapt it? Early Childhood Adaptations
Clip Art Collection for FL instruction
[View this page in Japanese] NEWS (October 21, 2012) The illustrations in this collection have been incorporated in a collection called "New Nakama" on www.flickr.com. The merged collection contains over thousand illustrations. Please search "New Nakama" in the search people option. This page contains a growing collection of clip art (simple line-drawings) to be used by foreign language instructors. Guideline for using the drawings: You can freely use these drawings without any fee as long as they are used for not-for-profit educational purposes . Project personnel: The project director is Kazumi Hatasa (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University). This project is supported by Center for Technology Enhanced Language Learning ( Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures , Purdue University). Contributors: ** This project is on-going. The Clip Art for Foreign/Second Language Instruction: The drawings contained in this collection are all bitmap graphics.
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English Language Learner (ELL) Resources
The number of students with limited proficiency in English has increased significantly in recent years. Here are a variety of resources to help educators with English Language Learners. General WIDA ELP StandardsThe World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium's ELP Standards for grades PreK - 12. Colorín ColoradoColorín Colorado is a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners. Everything ESLThis site includes Lesson Plans, Teaching Tips, Resource Picks, and a question answer section to help teachers with English Language Learners. Dave's ESL Cafe A portal of ESL resources for Teachers, Students, and the general public. ESL Gold ESLgold provides thousands of free information and resources for ESL/ELL. ESL Resource CenterFree ESL Materials, ESL Resources and ESL Lesson Plans for TEFL/TESOL teachers. Teaching Ideas Resources For Students Forums News and Research
The PYP Curriculum Model | Bradbury School
At the heart of the Primary Years Programme's philosophy is a commitment to structured inquiry as the leading vehicle for learning. Six transdisciplinary themes provide the framework for the exploration of knowledge. Teachers and students are guided by these themes as they design curricular units for exploration and study. Primary Years Programme model Rationale The Primary Years Programme offers a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning. Concepts What do we want students to understand? Eight fundamental concepts, expressed as key questions, propel the process of inquiry and help to encourage a transdisciplinary perspective. The concepts are the following: Form: What is it like? Skills What do we want students to be able to do? The five sets of transdisciplinary skills acquired in the process of structured inquiry are: thinking, communication, social, research and self management skills. Attitudes: What do we want students to feel, value and demonstrate? Action: Knowledge:
ESL Podcast Blog
Welcome to ESL Podcast Blog So Go Ahead and Sue Me, Taylor Swift I can’t say that I have never, never, never listened to a song by Taylor Swift, but I can say that I’m not exactly (I’m not really) a fan of her music. But if you’re not careful, Swift may just decide to sue you (take you to court and demand money from you for something you did wrong). What phrases are we talking about here? The reason behind Swift’s trademarking of these phrases is not just meglomania (the desire to dominate everyone around you, to have great power). You might be wondering about whether we here at ESL Podcast have trademarked anything. ~Jeff Image credit: “Swift performs in St. Podcasts This Week (March 2, 2015) Get the full benefits of ESL Podcast by getting the Learning Guide. Get the Learning Guide and support ESL Podcast today by becoming a Basic or Premium Member! ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1082 – Traveling to a Remote Island ON FRIDAY ESL Podcast 1083 – Types of Pants This Cookie’s On A Roll* - Lucy
Top Ten Books and Resources For Online Teachers
284 Flares Twitter 30 Facebook 193 Google+ 16 LinkedIn 45 inShare45 284 Flares × (Images created via Prezi) As an online teacher, I am always developing professionally and seeking inspiration and know-how. 1. 2. If you are new to online teaching or feeling overwhelmed by web 2.0 technology, this book will save you a lot of time, searching and stress. 3. “The book is for online conference/webinar presenters and moderators, teachers of online classes and anyone thinking of offering webinars but unsure of how or where to start” 4. Beyond this, the resources are too vast to cover in one paragraph, so I highly recommend exploring this collection of great ebooks written by educational innovators on WizIQ. 5. 6. No teacher’s library is complete without some soul food. A striking feature of the book is the caring way in which it is written with the professional teacher-training insights of one of the leading experts in the English language teaching field today. 7. 9. 10.
