Vocabulary
This aspect of a lesson helps ensure the TEKS and lesson activities are aligned. It also helps students commit to learning because they know what is expected of them and why.
What is the content learning objective?
In this phase of the Jigsaw, students study a small section of the overall material to learn. The students are preparing to be effective in their groups.
What is the gradual release framework?
This activity is matches: Algebra I students will write a letter to a friend explaining how to calculate rate of change of a linear function.
This activity does not: English II students will listen to The Illustrated Man while following along in their novels.
What is an activity that matches an ELPS standard in 120.21(d)(4)? (writing)
An example is drawing the water cycle while explaining the water cycle.
What is an example of combining visual and verbal input?
This aspect of a lesson raises students' interest and curiosity, activates prior knowledge and links it to a knowledge gap, and/or settles students for learning.
What is "engage"?
In this phase of the Jigsaw, students demonstrate their knowledge of the full content and are rewarded/recognized for their success as a group.
What is phase 4, "evaluate"?
In this phase of the 5E, teachers provide more information about a topic and students participate in discussions to describe their understanding.
What is "explain"?
Texas' standards for what students should be able to know and do in each course.
What are TEKS?
This concept from the science of learning supports the assertion that one of the most effective teaching strategies is "to invite your students to share, recall, or brainstorm what they already know about a topic they are going to learn more about."
What is "all new learning requires a foundation of prior knowledge?"
Texas' state assessment program designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state-mandated curriculum standards.
What is STAAR: State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness?
-Direct Instruction
-Guided Practice
-Collaborative Practice
-Independent Practice
What are the phases of the Gradual Release Lesson Framework, in order?
In this phase of the Jigsaw, students gather with others who studied the same section of material. In this phase, they are ensuring they understand the content they studied independently.
What is phase 2, "expert groups"?
Yes, school districts are required to provide content-based instruction including cross-curricular second language essential knowledge and skills.
Are you required to use the ELPS in your lesson daily?
-can hold 4-7 bits of information at a time
-times out after 5-10 minutes
As teachers, what do we need to know about student's working memory?
The process of seeing a problem for what it is an conjuring up the right script in our mind to solve it.
What is a mental model or schema?
In this phase of the 5E lesson framework, students have the opportunity to investigate or question a topic to develop a personal understanding of the topic.
What is "explore"?
In this phase of the 5E framework, students demonstrate their learning.
What is "evaluate"?
English Language Proficiency Standards
What are the ELPS?
Retrieval practice is one of the most effective ways to commit new learning to memory for students at these grade levels.
What are preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school?
One typically requires repetition of new learning while the other requires developing multiple pathways to the memory.
What is the difference between storing and retrieving memories?
In this phase of the 5E model, students combine the lesson from the teacher and their own learning to extend learning and apply it in new ways.
What is "elaborate"?
In this phase of the Jigsaw, students gather into a group with individuals who studied different materials and everyone shares their findings. In this phase, every student now gains access to the full amount of content to be learned.
What is phase 3, "jigsaw/home group"?
This is a resource that allows teachers to use and customize free materials to fit their students' needs.
What is an OER (open education resource)?
Space practice sessions over a period of days or even weeks.
What is the best way to encode learning into long-term memory?