30 December 2010

THINK LIKE A DISCIPLINARIAN


ADVANCED
DIFFERENTIATION
INSTRUCTION:

JANUARY 19, 2011
MARCH 10, 2011
PLACENTIA YORBA LINDA USD
BOARD ROOM, DISTRICT OFFICES
8:00 A.M.--3:00 P.M.

Workshop Packet:  TEMPLATES


AGENDA:

  1. REVIEW: DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES
  2. UTILIZATION:
    THINK LIKE A DISCIPLINARIAN
  3. IMPLEMENTATION: MAKE-and-TAKE







WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
With time constraints, the amount of material to cover, pacing, and class sizes, a successful academic experience in honors, I.B., or A.P. courses is a daunting challenge for students AND for teachers. 

This GATE training will address these challenges with differentiation strategies (elements of depth and complexity, content imperatives), the TLAD pathway, and SMART classroom technology.


Key Questions:
  • How can GATE differentiation strategies help students navigate through the rigor and demands of high-level courses? 
  • How can these differentiation strategies enhance the delivery of curriculum for teachers?
  • What cognitive constructs and activities can be “layered” upon the existing curriculum without inhibiting or interfering with the course scope, sequence, and pacing for teachers?




WORKSHOP EXPECTATIONS:

In meeting the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, the goal of this GATE training is to:
  1. become familiar with the
    instructional applications and possibilities of differentiation strategies
    (elements of depth and complexity, content imperatives)
  2. utilize Think Like a Disciplinarian (Historian, Sociologist, Mathematician, Psychologist, Biologist, etc.) as a vehicle to expertise for students enrolled in A.P., I.B., or honors courses 
  3. plan, practice, revise, and/or implement (“Make-and-Take”) a unit of study using differentiation strategies






    DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES
    instructional applications and possibilities
    • Multiple Intelligences
    • Novelty
    • Acceleration
    • Ascending Intellectual Demand
    • Elements of Depth
    • Elements of Complexity
    • Content Imperatives
    • Rigor and Relevance


    THINK like a DISCIPLINARIAN
    a cognitive pathway to developing expertise

    • Krawthol and Anderson's FOUR DIMENSIONS of KNOWLEDGE
    • Essentials
    • Guiding Principles
    • Application: ROLES
      • HUMANITIES
      • SOCIAL SCIENCES
      • NATURAL SCIENCES
      • FORMAL SCIENCES 
      • PROFESSIONS and APPLIED SCIENCES





      MAKE-and-TAKE
      from promise to reality
      • Templates
      • Facilitation and Management
      • Collaboration
      • Media


        TLAD WEB RESOURCES

        24 December 2010

        Website LINKS



         














        27 September 2010

        OCC GATE UC Irvine, Fall 2010

        Fall Conference:   "Mind the Excellence Gap"
        University of California, Irvine
        16 October 2010 Saturday


        WORKSHOPS:


        Session I    9:40-10:40
        Strand: Secondary Strand

        Topic:  Hero’s Journey Archetype
        Description:  
        Discover what Harry Potter, Jack Sparrow, your Students, and your current core novel have in common through the Hero's Journey Archetype:  a literary, personal, and collaborative exploration on the monomyth enhanced with the elements of depth (patterns, big ideas) and complexity (across disciplines/genres).



        Session 2    11:20 – 12:20
        Strand: Secondary Strand

        Topic:  Literature Circles & Frames

        Description: 
        Using Literature Circle ROLES integrated into FRAMES, successful, scholarly “literary experiences” can be achieved. Intellectually rigorous, standards relevant, and flexible to student learning levels, find out how Literature Circles and Frames allow teachers to provide concrete pathways for students to actively engage in the literacy tasks needed for reading comprehension, analysis, and creative expressions.  Learn how to utilize the Lit. Circle Frames via samples and a brief simulation. 




        Session 3    12:30-1:30
        Strand: Secondary Strand

        Topic:  Creativity & Grammar

        Description:
        How can we enable our students to develop a unique voice and depth in their writing?   Propelling beyond the standard grammar worksheets, consider how the details, rules, and tools of the disciplines in Harry Noden's Image Grammar, Using Grammatical Structures to Teach Writing provide the “canvas” and inspiration for writing with any gifted student.