Cindy Pino, 2012 Ambassador for Excellence
◦ Know that it all starts with YOU
◦ Infuse technology, a wide range of
activities and alternative methods of
assessment
◦ Consider the importance of the
Common Core Standards (CCS)…no
matter what your content area
I will give you a
taste of a whole
bunch of
options…and you
decide what you
would choose for a
2nd helping
Let them know who YOU are
 Know who THEY are
 Smile…the first day
 Be organized, energized, flexible
 Make connections to real life
 Keep in contact with parents
 Mix it up
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a video inspiration…
a laugh…
a brainteaser…
According to a research published in a -- -- -- -- -- issue of The
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
academic journal, it was one-third more -- -- -- -- -- at stopping a
unrelenting cough than a placebo.
Modern - Efficient
Recent - Effective
Contemporary - Resourceful
Current - Inventive
Existing - Creative
a bell ringer…
a quote…
Walk around the
room…
?
Pose questions,
pause, and then call
on a student to
answer…
Give positive,
specific feedback
Have a connection
to every student in
the class at least
once
Give examples with
modeling…
Celebrate success…
Whole group
practice…
Individual
practice…
Save time for
closure, even it’s a
quick one
Reflect on your
lesson – what will
you modify for the
next class? What
should you spend
more time doing?
Check for understanding
Take a deep breath
and get ready to
start again
Sometimes, if you are around
long enough, you see a
teaching philosophy,
pedagogy, practice….. return
or return with modifications
Well, you just better keep up…
’cuz there ain’t no going back!
My students today:2012
•Most communication with parents is completed with emails or group
emails.
•Parents and students can access grades on-line.
•Assignments (with attachments of hand-outs) are on-line.
•Schools have websites, as do the individual teachers.
http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us//Domain/3400
Let’s start with something easy:
Vocabulary
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Learning definitions, synonyms, antonyms,
prefixes and suffixes
Use the words correctly in sentences and in
writing pieces.
Capturing
a
vocabulary
word by
using a
cell phone
or digital
camera
Euphony
Parallelism
Pacing
Pathos
Vocabulary PP\Junior AP Period 1Vocabulary Slide.ppsx
Another lesson in Using the
Dictionary
Your
Students
Can Learn
How To
Design an
Almanac
Page
Fallacious Reasoning Skit
Instructions:
In the great short play, Love is a Fallacy, we saw how fallacious
reasoning is not limited to our AP class but can penetrate any
portion of our lives. In addition to a host of examples from the
media, we can also find faulty logic in other disciplines. Political
campaigns, scientific debates (cloning, DNA testing, animal
rights, etc…), historical events, and pop culture events provide
us with rich examples of people being swayed by faulty emotion
and reasoning.
Your Task
In groups of 3-4 you will create and stage a short play which
employs all the fallacies listed on our hand-out. The subject of
the skit is completely up to you and you are encouraged to
create props/sets to provide as much realism as possible. In
addition to the play itself, you must, in some way through the
presentation, show us what fallacy you are demonstrating.
Can she
really make
them
sing???
Yep…
.
Vide\R&J music video.mov
Survivor Mike Episode 1.wmv
Instead of the old, traditional method of
teacher lecture and student note taking, how
about infusing a little technology?
 How about having the students conduct a
Web Quest?
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=68364
 How about having the students research a
sub portion of the topic and contribute to a
Power Point presentation?
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Research papers (no matter
the length) are an important
component of many classes.
Students demonstrate many
skills, including the use of
technology:
◦ Surf the Internet or Data
Base for material
◦ Choose appropriate cites
(.org/.edu instead of .com)
◦ Take notes, organize
material, write outline
◦ Write paper and use
internal citations
◦ Prepare a Works Cited
page
How can a student share his
or her work with the class?
Vide\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.VOB
•Students choose a “controversial” topic to research. (death penalty,
illegal immigration, genetic testing)
•Every other Friday, students present 1 fact about their topic.
•First Quarter- Narratio -Background of their topic, indisputable
facts that are not argued by either side.
•Second Quarter – Confirmatio – Facts to support the stance they
take
•Third Quarter – Counter Argument – the other side’s facts
•Fourth Quarter – Qualifier – the “gray area” that softens the
stance
At the end of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter, videos
are made, an infomercial, to present the
information
•Don’t let go of the basics: the reading, the writing, the vocabulary, the
speaking. Just consider infusing the technology as an added component.
•Use an anti-plagiarism website, such as turnitin.com to check for authenticity.
You need to be one step ahead of your students.
•Preview Everything – don’t be surprised by the subject matter or language of any
media, films, Power Points.
•Know your audience! What is appropriate in some school districts might be
frowned upon in others. Always err on the side of caution.
•Have a back-up plan. Technology is a beautiful thing, but it can have problems:
the internet can go down, a computer can fail, a program is not readable on all
computers.
•Offer choices for integrating technology. Not all students have access to the
technology you are asking them to use. How can you meet their needs? Or, what
alternative method can you offer?
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Check for understanding
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Marking the text
Dialectal journals
Quizzes, tests
Essay answers
◦ And…how about listening to them talk about it?
•A chance to evaluate students’ understanding of the text
•A chance to allow students to listen to their peers
•A chance for the teacher to take a backseat to the
discussion
Socratic Seminar
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5
Common Core Standardsthings every
teacher should be doing to meet the CCS
◦ Lead High-level, text based discussions
◦ Focus on process, not just content
◦ Create assignments for real audiences and with real
purpose
◦ Teach argument, not persuasion
◦ Increase text complexity
See hand-out
2012 Eye on Education, Inc. Larchmont, NY
What content are you
studying? How can you
incorporate additional
reading into your lesson?
Informational article
entitled “Nacirema”, a
strange culture with very
odd customs….until the
reader figures out what
Nacerima really spells
Preparation for reading
“The Odyssey”
in 9th grade
Want to caution against
the pre- judgment of
another culture
Find a magazine or
newspaper article, section
of textbook, editorial.
This lesson was used to
teach how to mark text,
so the article is not as
difficult as ones will be
in the future.
Consider the text
complexity. We must push
students towards reading
at a higher level of
difficulty..and teach them
to read independently.
As we read Greek mythology, how will our
study of “Nacirema” help us to understand the
Greek’s ancient culture?
a few challenges
And you will face challenges….
but it will be the most amazing journey
of your life