The Real Work Of A Professional Learning Community 1

The Real Work of a Professional Learning Community “Chets Creek Star Book Vocabulary Unit”

Identifying our need and setting our goals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How could we improve our instruction? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Identifying which components were most important for quality instruction. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What were our goals? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2. Choosing our vocabulary ? ,[object Object],[object Object]

What are tier two words? ,[object Object]

Three things to keep in mind when evaluating possible words: 1. How generally useful is the word? Is it a word that students are likely to meet often in other texts? 2. How does the word relate to the other words, to ideas that students know or have been learning? Does it relate to some topic of study in the classroom? 3. What does the word bring to a text or situation? What role does the word play in communicating the meaning of the context in which it is used?

3. Writing the lessons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Samples of activities included : Acting out the word Idea Completions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Drawing a picture and writing about it to illustrate the word Using photographs to illustrate the word

4. Finding an assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

5. Implementing a curriculum ,[object Object],[object Object]

Two teachers giving an example of frightened A student giving an example of thrilled. A student giving an example of terrified.

What have we learned from our data?

6. Star Vocabulary… a work in progress ,[object Object],[object Object]

Examples of student and class work

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