TexTESOL
Houston, TX
November 15, 2013
Rosemary Anthony and Dana Dorsett
Katy ISD
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Rosemary Anthony - I enjoy working with students and
discovering innovative ways to make learning experiences
meaningful and authentic for my students. I have been in
education since 1999 and I currently teach 6th, 7th, and 8th
grade ESL in Katy ISD.
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Dana Dorsett- I have been in education since 1993. My areas
of specialization are Reading, English, Math, GT, and ESL
and am currently teaching reading and English to grades 6, 7,
& 8 in Katy ISD.
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Using Sentence Frames to Develop Academic Vocabulary for
English Learners
 Written by Donnelly
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Structuring Talk: Ensuring Academic Talk Matters
 Written by Fey
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Do Current ELL Standards Meet the English Needs of Our
Students?
 Written by Bailey and Huang
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A website where teachers and students explore, share,
collaborate and comment on visual media.
Teachers upload images or video using their accounts. They
post comments to prompt students in one of three ways: by
typing text, recording their voice, or recording video.
Students also have their own accounts and can add
comments from school or home and create their own
VoiceThreads to share with others.
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http://voicethread.com/
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Kidblog is a safe and simple blogging
platform for students. Kidblog gives teachers
the ability to monitor and control all
publishing. There is no email address
required.
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www.kidblog.com
Use Sentence Frames…..
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At the beginning of lessons to check for prior
knowledge before teaching
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In the middle of lessons to check for
understanding as you teach
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At the end of lessons to assess learning
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Prior Knowledge Sentence Frames
A graph is ………………………………..
An example of a graph is …………...
A type of graph is ……………………..
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Checking for Understanding
A similarity between a bar and a circle graph is…………..
A difference between a bar and a circle graph is…………
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Assessing Learning
It is best to represent data on a circle graph when………
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address
In the torn up town, no post code envy
But every song's like:
Gold teeth
Grey Goose
Tripping in the bathroom
Bloodstains
Ball gowns
Trashing the hotel room
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams
(continued)…….
But everybody's like:
Crystal
Maybach
Diamonds on your timepiece
Jet planes
Islands
Tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
Royals sung by Lorde
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QR Code Stations can excite and engage students
and increase student learning by increasing interest.
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QR Code Stations is a kinesthetic activity which gets
students out of their seats and learning at the same
time.
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Students will need internet access, electronic
device, downloaded QR scanner, and QR codes.
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Students walk around the classroom with
electronic device and scan the QR code.
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After viewing video, document, or webpage,
etc. to which the QR Code is linked to,
students may have a worksheet, activity, or
project to complete using sentence frames.
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QR Code poster
1. Discuss with a partner one characteristic
you notice about the article ‘Into The
Deep’. Then write the response with the
sentence frame provided.
One characteristic of the article ‘Into The Deep’ is
__________________________________________________________.
2. What does the title reveal?
The title reveals __________________________________________.
3. What is the importance of the
subheading in the article “Into the Deep’?
The subheading is important because _______________________.
4. What is the job of map?
The map in the article helps the reader by ____________________.
5. What does the caption in the first
picture help the reader to conclude?
The caption under the first picture helps the reader to
conclude ___________________________________________________.
6. How are the text features in this article
significant?
The text features in the article ‘Into the Deep’ are
significant because___________________________________________.
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QR codes on objects around the room so
students may learn to pronounce by scanning
the object to hear the object pronounced
correctly in English.
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QR Codes on a worksheet to link to videos or
websites for students to use to answer
questions using sentence frames.
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Direct math students to on-line multiplication
or division flash cards.
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Link QR Code to math website with
definitions of math vocabulary and complete
activity using sentence stems.
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Link QR Codes on homework to math videos
on how to solve a problem or podcasts of
teaching a skill.
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QR Codes on maps or a globe to link to a
video or webpage to learn more about a
topic.
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Attach a QR Code on a calendar to link to a
website or video of something that happened
on that day in history.
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QR Code on a periodic table for students to
use to answer questions using sentence
stems.
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QR Codes can be placed on science models
such as a skeleton to link to online flash cards
or a video about the skeletal system.
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Use sentence frames enabling students to write
academically, share what they’ve learned with other
students
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View student’s responses on one page and add to the
conversation
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Use Edomod0 for Sentence Frames for beginning of lesson,
during the lesson, or end of the lesson as a ticket out
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www.edmodo.com
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Bailey, A. L., & Huang, B. H. (2011). Do Current English Language Development/Proficiency
Standards Reflect the English Needed for Success in School?. Language Testing, 28(3), 343365.
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Donnelly, W., & Roe, C. J. (2010). Using Sentence Frames to Develop Academic Vocabulary
for English Learners. Reading Teacher, 64(2), 131-136.
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Frey, N. (2011). Structuring the Talk: Ensuring Academic Conversations Matter. Clearing
House, 84(1), 15. doi:10.1080/00098655.2010.484440
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Seidlitz, John, Valerie Auer, and Marcy Voss. "Sentence Stems and Activities Aligned to
Student Expectations." Navigating the ELPS in the English Language Arts and Reading
Classroom: Using the Standards to Improve Instruction for English Language Learners. San
Clemente, CA: Canter, 2010. 229+. Print.
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Seidlitz, John, and C. Araceli. Avila. "Sentence Stems and Activities Aligned to Student
Expectations." Navigating the ELPS in the Math Classroom: Using the New Standards to
Improve Instruction for English Learners. San Antonio, TX: Canter, 2009. Print.
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Seidlitz, John, and Jennifer Jordan-Kaszuba. Navigating the ELPS in the Science Classroom:
Using the Standards to Improve Instruction for English Learners. San Clemente, CA: Canter,
2010. Print.
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Seidlitz, John, and Bill Perryman. Navigating the ELPS in the Social Studies Classroom: Using
the Standards to Improve Instruction for English Language Learners. San Clemente, CA:
Canter, 2010. Print.
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Allen, Janet. "Reading Informational Text." Holt McDougal Literature: Texas Grade 8.
[Evanston, Ill.]: Holt McDougal, a Division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. 884. Print.
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Ogen, Karen. "QR Codes & Ideas for Using Them in
the Classroom." Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything.
N.p., Jan. 2012. Web. 1 Oct. 2013.
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http://www.unitaglive.com/qrcode
http://www.unitaglive.com/qrcode/app
http://classroomclipart.com/clipart/Clipart/Sp
ace.htm
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lorde/royals.ht
ml
http://sni.scholastic.com/news/
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Rosemary Anthony
RosemaryLAnthony@katyisd.org
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Dana Dorsett
DanaFDorsett@katyisd.org
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