EngageNY.org Research Lessons from Module 4: Elementary Session 3, May 2014 NTI
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Research Lessons from Module 4: Elementary
Session 3, May 2014 NTI
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Learning Targets• I can analyze 3-5 ELA Module 4s for the
intentional backwards design process that scaffold students’ success.
• I can analyze appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities needing such support with the research process.
• I can analyze appropriate scaffolds for English Language Learners needing such support with the research process.
Written Conversation• Find an elbow partner.• In writing, silently respond to the first prompt
on the Written Conversation Notecatcher for 2 minutes (pg. 64 in your notebook).
• Exchange notecatcher with partner and build upon/ react to her/his response for 2 minutes.
• Return notecatcher; reflect on what partner wrote for 1 minute.
• Repeat process.
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Prompts1. How do you currently scaffold module lessons
to support students who are English Language Learners?
OR How do you currently provide accommodations for students with disabilities?
2. What do you know about the differences between scaffolds, accommodations and modifications?
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Introductions• In split table groups, share your name, role,
location and an item from your Written Conversation Notecatcher.
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Mix and Mingle• Select one quote from the envelope and read
silently.
• Stand and seek out a participant from another table to (a) share your quote (b) share a reaction to the quote.
• Find a new partner and repeat this process for a total of 2 rounds.
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Keep in Mind• Classrooms in many of New York's schools are
extremely diverse.
• Any given classroom may contain students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• It is important that students with learning challenges be treated as individuals with specific needs, rather than as a "group" with the same needs.
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Keep in Mind• Although many of the supports provided to
students with learning challenges may appear to be the same, teachers should be carefully considering the differences between:
accommodations: specific supports provided to meet the individual needs of special education students)
modifications: changes made to the outcomes/content of curriculum made by way of IEP
scaffolds: temporary specific supports provided to meet the needs of individual English Language Learners (and other learners who may benefit).
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We BelieveEvery student deserves is a "general education" student and that every student deserves the supports he/she needs to participate fully in his/her educational experience.
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Blueprint for ELL Success• Locate the “Blueprint for English Language
Learner Success.” (pg. 67)
• Read the principles (in bold) that guide the blueprint (#1-8.)
• Text-Code N=new information to me A=affirms what I already know
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Model Lesson- Part 1• Experience this lesson from a module through
the eyes of a 4th grade student.
• This module comes from 4th grade, Module 4; Unit 3.
• Hold on to questions until the end of the model lesson at which time we will synthesize the learning from the lens of an educator.
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PSA “Wear Your Helmet” • Listen to audio file.
• Follow along with your PSA “Wear Your Helmet!” transcript (p. 66 in your notebook).
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Learning Targets• I can describe how a public service
announcement is supported with reasons and evidence.
• I can find reasons and evidence for why voting is important in a text.
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Final Performance Task• Craft a PSA about the importance of voting.
Your audience is young adults.
• Before you can craft your PSA, you need to learn more about the reasons why voting is important.
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Research• Partner up. • One partner becomes “Partner A,” the other
becomes “Partner B.”• Partner A reads “Youth Power” and completes
embedded questions and attached notecatcher Partner B reads “I Can’t Wait to Vote” and completes embedded questions and attached notecatcher.
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Share• Partners A and B should share reasons and
evidence from their notecatchers.
• Partners should record new learning on their notecatchers.
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Fist-to-Five• I can describe how a public service
announcement is supported with reasons and evidence.
• I can find reasons and evidence for why voting is important in a text.
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Welcome Back to “Educator Hat”
• Please complete the first 3 rows on the Synthesis notecatcher (pg. 72 in your notebook).
• When finished, share your comments with your split table group.
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Accommodations and Scaffolds
• What do you notice?
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Break• Enjoy a 15 minute rejuvenation
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Model Lesson- Part 2• Find a partner from a different table, introduce
yourself, turn back-to-back.
• Given what you know about opinions and PSAs, what criteria would you expect to see on a rubric for a public service announcement?”
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PSA about the Importance of Voting
Rubric • Compare the criteria in this rubric to the
criteria that you brainstormed during the Back-to-Back; Face-to-Face Protocol.
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Learning Target• I can write an introduction to my public service
announcement that explains the importance of voting and states my opinion clearly.
• Think-Pair-Share: What is an opinion statement?
• Where does this target “live” in the PSA rubric?
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Why Voting is Important• Reread the “Reasons Why Voting is Important”
column.
• Of the reasons, ask yourself: “Which of these reasons is most compelling to me to write about for my PSA?”
• Of the reasons, ask yourself: “Which of these reasons is most compelling to a high school senior for my PSA?” Highlight or star this reason.
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Word Choice• “There is no good reason for not wearing a helmet: You may wear
your helmet when riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard.”
• “There is no good reason for not wearing a helmet: You can wear your helmet when riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard.”
• “There is no good reason for not wearing a helmet: You should wear your helmet when riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard.”
• “There is no good reason for not wearing a helmet: You must wear your helmet when riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard.”
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Your Turn• Craft an opening paragraph using the PSA
Draft form.• Remember:
Your tone must be strong. Your opinion should be stated. You should include at least two reasons.
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Revision:Mix and Mingle Style
• Revise it for a clear purpose: Does the statement say what you want people to do and remember after hearing the PSA?
• Revise it for a clear opinion: Does the statement share your opinion on the importance of voting?
• Revise it for word choice: Does the statement have words that are strong and relatable?”
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Self-Assessment• Place a check mark in the appropriate column
on your PSA Why Voting is Important rubric.
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Welcome Back to“Educator Hat”
• Please complete the last two rows on your Synthesis notecatcher (pg. 73 in your notebook).
• Share your comments with an elbow partner.
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Video• Use the notecather on pg. 76 in your notebook.
5th Grade Classroom Bronx, NYC Over 50% ELL students Several students with disabilities Research about characters in Esperanza Rising
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Turn and Talk• Students in this classroom were working on
this Performance Task: You are a playwright commissioned to write a narrative script using passages from the novel Esperanza Rising and one of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights themes.
• How does this teacher support the research process and all students in her classroom?
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Concentric Circles• How were students set up for success in
research and writing in this session?
• What are possible accommodations that were or could be made for students with disabilities when doing research and writing?
• What are possible scaffolds that were or could be made for ELL students when doing research and writing?
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3-2-1• 3 new things I learned about accommodations
and/or scaffolds.
• 2 ways reading deeply supports students’ writing.
• 1 way to improve my practice.
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