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CRCT TIPS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS!

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posted by Ashlynn Campbell, ALT 

 

Awtrey Teachers Study Higher Order Thinking Strategies

Teachers at Awtrey Middle School are studying higher order thinking strategies. 
They are using the following templates to increase high levels of thought in their instruction.
Thanks to them for sharing!

Download HOTS Text Template-Recursiveness

Download HOTS Text Template-Relatedness

Download HOTS Text Template-Relevance

Download HOTS Text Template-Richness

Download HOTS Text Template-Rigor

Based on the work of Bruce R. Williams.
(Williams, R. Bruce. (2003). Higher Order Thinking Skills: Challenging All Students to Achieve. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.)

Shared By Kristen Carwile, Area 5 Lead Teacher.

Graphic Organizers

                  

Check out this great site for Graphic Organizers.

Thanks to Patrice Jones, Assistant Principal at Pickett's Mill Elementary, for sharing thsi great resource.  These organizers are appropriate K-12. 

Teaching Strategies

Glossary of Teaching Strategies - posted by Ashlynn Campbell

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Summarizing Strategies

                 

Want quick and engaging ways to check for understanding?  Try out these summarization strategies: 

Download summarizing_strategies.doc

Creative Writing Workshop at Frey Elementary

            

Author Adrian Fogelin was invited to do a creative writing workshop at Frey Elementary on September 18th and 19th.  The workshop was a HUGE success.  The students were completely engaged as they learned practical strategies for building characters in their writing.  I am certain that the kids will have a renewed interest and excitement for writing as a result of their time with Ms. Fogelin!

1.  Teachers prepared by reading aloud two of her novels and by delving into her books for examples of good writing.

2. The author used shoes as a means to draw students to make inferences in order to build characters.  To begin, she held up one pair of interesting shoes and asked the students questions such as the following:

• How old is this person?
• What are his/her dreams?
• Does he/she have money?
• If you walked into his/her home, what would be the first thing that you'd see?
• What smells might you smell in his/her home?
• What sounds might you hear?
• Where might we meet this character for the first time?
• What does this character want most on the world?
• What is getting in his/her way?
• What is he/she most afraid of?

3.  The author then picked up various shoes to quickly brainstorm characters using the questions above.  The students were totally engaged with hands up in the air to share their many ideas!

4. The author then gave each child a unique photo of a person or place and a name.  Their task was to build a character by answering all of the above questions.

5.  After sharing some of their initial ideas whole group, the kids were asked to write a paragraph that introduced their character.  The room was silent as the students were anxious to get their thoughts on paper!

For more information about this author, visit Adrian Fogelin's website.

Teacher guides for two of her books:

Crossing Jordan: Download teachers_guide_crossing_jordan.pdf

Sister Spider Knows All: Download teachers_guide_sis_spider_knows_all.pdf

Walk This Way with E-Walk

Walk this way!  Access Cobb County E-walks

https://mxweb.media-x.com/home/ccsdga/

Download Cobbs E-Walk and palm tips and tricks...

Palm basics Download Palm_Basics.pdf

Working @ the E-Walk Download working_at_the_ewalk_website.pdf

E-Walk how to with palm tx Download ewalk_how_to_palmos.pdf

Atomic Learning Downloadatomic_learning_flyer_for_ewalk_sessoins.pdf

Learning walk form Download 20072008_cobb_learning_walks_updated_8_27_07.pdf

38 Writing Prompts That Will Have Your Middle Schoolers Happily Reaching For Their Pens

These are terrific writing prompts that cover all content areas.

Download pizza_fractions_writing_prompts_for_68.pdf

Classroom Management Resource

 

Check out this fantastic resource!  Here you will find a toolbox of strategies to help with classroom managment and at-risk students.   

http://interventioncentral.org

The Language of the Test

Standardized test are more rigorous than before and this is a good thing. However, do our precious students know the language of these test, and can they put it in their own words? 

In this posting, you will find a host of strategies and a Power Point Download crct_12_words_information.ppt  adapted from Nationally Renowned Educator Mr.Larry Bell.

Download larrys_poems_quotes_and_songs.doc

Download crct_the_12_words_schedule_for_teachers.doc