Quick Links

• SETT Framework forms
• SIOP checklist [XLS]
• UDL framework [XLS]
• How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School.
• David H. Rose & Anne Meyer. Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. ASCD, 2002. Full text online at: http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

Introduction:

We continue our journey exploring samples of what is available in Assistive Technology tools, paying closer attention to the role of visual and graphic organizers. In addition, we will begin our IEP group project (Anna case study). In order to make it easier to manage, I have broken out the activities and will include them in the discussion threads over the next several weeks. This week we will focus on Part 1-gathering information to complete the SETT framework.

Readings

• Read How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. Chapter 6 The Design of Learning Environments (131--154)
• Read the short overview about Instructional Strategies Online - Graphic Organizers
• Read A Pérez-Prado ACCESS: Building Literacy Through Learning [PDF]

Readings to Skim

• Skim the bullet points made by James McKenzie in Graphical Organizers as Thinking Technology
• Learn how White boards can aid in visual representation
• Read more about how students use Inspiration to organize their work and achieve top grades
• Find inspiring ideas for using Kidspiration’s SuperGrouper tool in the classroom
• Download a summary of the research report on graphic organizers
• Read tips for creating better concepts maps
• Skim Twyman, Ketterlin-Geller, McCoy and Tindal, Effects of Concept-Based Instruction on an English Language Learner in a Rural School:A Descriptive Case Study [PDF]

Visit some of the Graphic Organizer Links

• Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers
• Relationships Between Ideas and Common Patterns that Occur in Text
• Education Place: Graphic Organizers
• Education World Tools and Templates: Graphic Organizers
• Graphic Organizers: Schools of California Online Resources for Education
• Problem - Solution
• Graphical Organizers as Thinking Technology (From Now On)
• Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction
• Graphic.org
• Comparing and Contrasting (Science)
• Rubric for a Graphic Organizer (Inspiration)
• The Graphic Organizer – This site is a rich resource for learning about graphic organizers, offering links, lists of references and books about graphic organizers, information about using graphic organizers for writing, guidelines for designing graphic organizers and assisting students in designing them, and samples of student work with graphic organizers.
• Graphic Organizers from NCREL - gives specific examples of graphic organizers such as K-W-L-H (Know, Want, Learn, How), Anticipation Reaction Guide, Spider Map, Series of Events Chain, Continuum Scale, Compare/Contrast Matrix, Problem/Solution Outline, Network Tree, Human Interaction Outline, Fishbone Map and Cycle.
• Graphic Organizer Printables from Teacher-Vision.com - These graphic organizers will help you and your students organize ideas and concepts.
• Online Graphic Organizer Generators
• Various Graphic Organizers
• Graphic Organizers from Education Place - PDF's of many graphic organizers
• WriteDesign On-Line - Graphic Organizers - explains the five main types of organizers with examples
• Learning Resources: Graphic Organizers
• ABC's of the Writing Process - Specific Graphic Organizers Links
• Graphic Organizers from Houghton Mifflin
• Graphic Organizers from the Four Blocks Approach
• Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction - from ESL net
• Graphic Organizers that Support Specific Thinking Skills
• Graphic Organizers from Scholastic.com
• Graphic Organizers from Enchanted Learning
• Using Graphic Organizers to Construct Meaning - Teacher Examples
• Free Graphic Organizers

You may have found that the information from this session has captured your attention and would like to read further. Here are additional resources:

• Read How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. Chapter 5 & 6. Chapter 5 Skim 114-120. Read for detail 121-128 The Role of Instruction on Brain Development.
• Teaching and Learning Strategies and Tasks for ESOL
• Delgado (2005). oEngaging Strategies for All Students:The SpringBoard™ Example [PDF]

Asynchronous Postings:

Please read the class summaries for the previous session’s threads

• 7.1 Graphic Organizer Mini Assignment I
• 7.2 Graphic Organizer Mini Assignment II
• 7.3 IEP Group Exercise Part A

Post by Thursday 12-21