What in the World is this?
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Complexity Through Problem Based LLearning
Write-On
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Complexity in Writing
Yesterday's News
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Complexity as You Assess Prior knowledge
Talk To Me
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Vocabulary
Tic-Tac-Toe
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Complexity in Review Games
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The students are more self-directed and create their own questions and solutions.
What is problem-based learning
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Role, Audience, format and topic
What is Raft
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The knowledge base students bring to a lesson or specific topic under study
What is content-based prior knowledge?
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A definition, an illustration, usage in a sentence, and other uses
What is the character traits of a vocabulary word
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Adds interest and variety and allows teacher to tailor review to the needs of the students
Why should one use games in the classroom.
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The teacher directs the questions and assigns the final product.
What is project-based learning
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Students write a paragraph about the Solar System
What is lower level writing
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Quizzes that ask up to 3 questions about prior knowledge. They are usually T/F and allow students to self-check and to discuss with a partner
What are Anticipatory Guides?
200
Students just copy the word and definition, and use it in a sentence.
What is the introduction of vocabulary in a non-rigorous classroom?
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All students create questions for the game after discussing the categories created by teacher
What is how to make your game more rigorous and involve all students giving them ownership.
300
Teacher directed learning in contrast to student direct control of learning
What is the difference between problem-based and project-based learning
300
Students choose the role of an astronaut and write to the moon
What is an example of RAFT
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This is the letter added to the KWL chart that allow students to take more ownership in their learning
What is "H"...How can we learn this
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The students demonstrate their understanding of the word meaning through details, examples, and elaboration.
How do you introduce vocabulary in a rigorous classroom?
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Student assign $ value to the questions according to their level of difficulty
What is how to differentiate the review and include learning levels
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The project Robert R. Church Courtyard that students are working on.
What is a problem-based learning experience
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Students developing on-line blogs
What is an example of authentic audiences
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Teachers reteach things students already know, students are bored, have poor class behavior, and low test scores.
What happens when teachers do not Assess Prior Knowledge
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What culminating activity is demonstrated in this video?
What is "What am I"
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A way to promote analytical thinking and help students develop questions?
What is have the students use a question matrix
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This enables students to solve a complex problem of interest to them that was also linked to their class standards.
What is an open ended activity?
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Students tend to complete assignments more effectively when a task is tailored to their specific needs.
What is writing for a genuine purpose and audience
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Activities that teachers can use to increase rigor
What is collaborative learning activities increase rigor by allowing students to speak and increase listening skills
500
In a rigorous classroom students are expected to demonstrate they understand what a vocabulary word means, usually through an explanation with details, examples, and elaboration.
What is how do we move beyond students simply memorizing definitions and regurgitating information on a test
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1. Plan general topic 2. Determine 3. Small group instruction on how to create 4. determine how students will respond, points will be distributed and categories to use
What are steps used in planning Jeopardy Game
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