PIIC Coaches Meeting Notes
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ARIN IU28

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February 20, 2014


Objectives:


  • To implement strategies for integrating deeper vocabulary learning in the content areas
  • To explore and share various online vocabulary resources
  • To continue to refine a plan for successful “first interactions” in schools
  • To identify strategies for providing effective professional development
  • To take a "big picture" look at what you are doing through PIIC
  • To begin the online course pilot


Notes:



ARIN Coaches’ Meeting 2-20-2014

  • Share out—what is new in your schools?
  • Please Do Now: What is one good way to ensure that professional learning is effective?
    • Sharing answers
  • Think about the word “Vocabulary” Use graphic organizer to list synonyms, antonyms, related words, and illustrations
  • Break into 4 groups to explore online vocabulary resources
    • Create visual to explain your group’s web sites to everyone
    • Dan, Kayla, Joy had Lingro and Shahi
    • Snappy Words creates a web that shows words related to, synonyms, antonyms, etc for words you enter
    • Word Hippo—has resources for word use but too many ads—too distracting; Wordnik has unrelated pictures; they like Dictionary.com better than these
    • Mathwords—too cluttered, overwhelming for kids; Math Dictionary for Kids—click on discipline, click on term, it shows images and information that goes along with the word
      • Which of these resources would you share with your teachers?
        • Math Dictionary is popular with the group
        • Snappy Words—have students create a graphic, then compare with the ones on the Snappy Words site
    • Also check out ‘21 Digital Tools for Teaching Vocabulary’ on link on A.C. Wiki
  • Working on LiveBinder
  • Quotation Mingle—move around and share it with another; write their quote down.
    • What are we looking at here?
    • ’10 Good Ways to Ensure Bad Professional Learning
      • How could you incorporate one of these lessons into working with other teachers?
      • Create an 11th ‘Bad Learning’ way