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"Effective vocabulary instruction is a key foundation to helping students acquire a wide and diverse vocabulary. Students need both direct and indirect instruction in vocabulary and word meanings as well as multiple exposures to words. It is through multiple exposures and repetition that students begin to understand the nuances of words and how to use them when speaking and writing."
Beth Dichter's insight:
With Common Core State Standards coming into play quickly the issue of vocabulary is coming into play in a new way. This post provides a look at six strategies to use with vocabulary instruction. Get a great look at the strategies and learn some of the lessons that have been learned. 
Jose Ines Andrade's curator insight,
March 11, 2016 10:43 PM
With Common Core State Standards coming into play quickly the issue of vocabulary is coming into play in a new way. This post provides a look at six strategies to use with vocabulary instruction. Get a great look at the strategies and learn some of the lessons that have been learned. |
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"Effective schools make a big difference in student achievement. Effective leadership makes a positive difference, too. Effective teachers, however, directly impact student learning and achievement. It’s been shown that teachers who have a large repertoire of effective instructional strategies teach differently."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic shares Marzano's nine effective instructional strategies and may also be downloaded as a pdf. As teachers we may "know" these strategies but we may not "remember" them all the time. As we learn how important visual aids are for students we should also recognize they are important for teachers. Take time to review these strategies by checking out this infographic. It may make a difference in your classroom!
Kirsten Macaulay's curator insight,
February 19, 2014 4:30 AM
A literacy-rich environment in classrooms and schools, for example, is an important K-12 foundation to support and extend effective instruction. And, effective vocabulary instruction (here, here, here, and here, too) is an integral part of a comprehensive literacy framework and supports student learning and achievement. Building a common language educators is also important, though frequently lacking. A common language helps teachers, coaches, and administrators communicate more easily and specifically around instructional strategies associated with literacy instruction, educational initiatives, and the Common Core State Standards
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Socol begins this essay suggesting that there are many words that he would like to "toss out of our educational vocabulary"...including rigor, flipped classroom, special education...and evidence-based practice. Perhaps a question that we need to ask (and answer) is why are schools using the term evidence-based practice. It turns out that the term comes from the medical profession, as in evidence-based medicine...but is it possible to transfer what works in the field of medicine to education? As always Socol provides links to many resources and a look at where he thinks we need to be in the future...an article worth reading and sharing.
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Many schools are exploring online instruction as a component of education (including K-12). If you are interested in learning how one organization (edmentum) had the Marzano Research Laboratory review "the impact of strategies on student academic outcomes in an online learning environment." The report explores best practices in three areas:
* Marzano Dimension: Strategies Involving Routine Events - This area covers six best practices, including
* Communicating course /assignment rules and procedures
* Allowing students to keep track of their learning progress
* Marzano Dimension: Strategies Enacted on the Spot - This area also discusses six best practices, including:
* Providing help to understand and practice new knowledge
* Allowing students to ask questions during online course/assignment
* Marzano Dimension: Strategies Addressing Content - This area has only one practice:
* Adding external resources to assignments aligned to local objectives
There is a page devoted to each of the best practices. This information may not be new to you, but if teaching online is new to you there are great suggestions to help you design a course (or teach a course) that will lead to a more successful implementation.
The link to this file is located at: http://www.edmentum.com/sites/edmentum.com/files/resource/media/0317-01%20Marzano_eBook.pdf