Andrew Halter
Instructional Coach
Hampton Twp. School District
November 16, 2011

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 A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves
to create or influence trends or to presage future
happenings.
 The term is derived from the Middle English
bellewether and refers to the practice of placing a bell
around the neck of a castrated ram (a wether) leading
his flock of sheep.[1][2] The movements of the flock
could be noted by hearing the bell before the flock was
in sight.

A bellwether is one who leads or
something that indicates future
trends. It is also a term for a sheep
with a bell around his neck, meant to
ring so other sheep follow.
recluse leader bellwether
• Airplay on top 40 radio stations is a bellwether for future record sales.
• Steve Jobs was a bellwether for computer technology trends.
A NON EXAMPLE is the boy who cried wolf…loud, but no one followed.

 Define your vocab word.
 Draw or find some sort of visual representation of your
vocab word.
 Use your vocab word in a sentence that has direct
relevance to you.
 Use your creations to the vocab word to
someone sitting close to you. Make sure they
understand the shade of meaning the word conveys,
not just a regurgitated definition.

“If you really want to learn
something…teach it”

This Approach Is…
 Constructivist
 Divergent
 Innovative
 Creative
 Student-Centered
 Inquiry-Based

Tony Wagner Harvard Graduate School of Education
Keynote Address, PDE Annual Conference 1/12/2011

Source: http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html

Review Organize
assignment/ Research
Materials
rubric
Build Product
(in and out of
class)
Peer
Time to Publish
Review of Assess
revise and share
rough draft

 Frontload with time to research and organize
 Provide project resources for anywhere/anytime access
 Students need to OWN the rubric
 Provide time in and assume time out of class
 Using a wiki makes the PROCESS transparent
 Hold individuals accountable for group participation
(peer evaluation, clear tasks, etc.)