June 2006 Summer Leadership Institute
Participant Agenda
Instructional Strategies
PLC QUESTION: What is it we want all students to learn?
Development Team:
Armando Alaniz, Tina Angelo, Sharon Berry, Charles Bryant, Patsy Cavazos, Lisa Gilbert, Stephen Gonzales, Lupita Hinojosa, Monica Kendall, Stephanie Moss
Expected Outcomes
Participants will:
· Understand the meaning of the term “research-based strategies” and the importance of using such strategies during instruction.
· Be aware of current strategies recommended and supported by the district.
· Discuss the role of data in instructional decision-making.
· Consider how collaborative planning assists teachers in developing their knowledge and skills in the use of research-based instructional strategies.
Instructional Strategies:
· Cooperative Learning (Think-Pair-Share, Round Robin Discussion)
· Non-linguistic Representation (Role Play)
· Cues and Questioning (Sponge question)
· Identifying Similarities and Differences
· Summarizing and Notetaking (Give one/Get one)
· Direct Instruction
Key Concepts:
· Research-based strategies are transferable and assist students in constructing meaning.
· Teachers who use research-based instructional strategies increase the likelihood of student achievement.
· To strengthen daily instruction, the district recommends that all teachers infuse strategies from the Marzano categories. Secondary teachers should also consistently use the HISD Literacy strategies.
· Choosing the right instructional strategies takes time and planning.
· Strategies work best when implemented school-wide in a strategic and systemic manner.
Next Steps:
· Learn more about the effective strategies through workshops, professional reading, and dialoguing with peers.
· Share module with others on home campus.
· Create a campus-wide plan for supporting teachers in their collaboration and implementation of research-based instructional strategies.
Resources:
· What is Scientifically Based Research?: A Guide for Teachers. National Institute for Literacy
www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/science_research.
· Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen.
· Super Teaching by Eric Jensen.
· Activating and Engaging Habits of Mind by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick.
· Engaging Creative Thinking:Activities to Integrate Creative Problem Solving by Bertie W. Kingore.
· A Look at Transfer: Seven Strategies that Work by Robin Fogarty.
· Summarization in Any Subject by Rick Wormeli.
· A Handbook for Classroom Instruction That Works by McREL.
· A Facilitator’s Manual for Classroom Instruction That Works by McREL.
· A Participant’s Manual for Classroom Instruction That Works by McREL
· Quality Questioning: Research-Based Practice to Engage Every Learner by Jackie Acree Walsh and Beth Dankert Sattes.
· QUILT: Questioning and Understanding to Improve Learning and Thinking by Jackie A. Walsh and Beth D. Sattes
· Teaching Reading in the Content Areas by Rachel Billmeyer and Mary Lee Barton.
· Project CRISS: Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies by Carol M. Santa, Ph.D., Lynn T. Havens, and Bonnie J. Valdes.
· Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding by Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey.
· When Kids Can’t Read: What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers.
· Cooperative Learning by Dr. Spencer Kagan.
PLC Big Ideas: 1) Clarity of Purpose; 2) Collaborative Culture, 3) Results and Excellence