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    Adapted from the new schools project Common Instructional Practices. Focus is on explanation and understanding, not on the right answer (low stakes) online collaborative tools: Google Apps for ed, prezi, collaborative mind maps, bulletin boards, discussion boards, back channels, etc.

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    Wayside County Common Instructional Practices Adapted From The New Schools Project Common Instructional Practices

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    WaysideCountyCommonInstructionalPractices

    AdaptedfromtheNewSchoolsProjectCommonInstructional
    Practices
    CollaborativeGroupWork

    CooperativeLearningStructuresKaganwouldbethepreferredprocess
    ExplorationStations(Math)
    Goesbeyondgroupworkandiswellplannedandstrategic
    Activitiesdesignedsoallstudentsarechallengedandsupported
    Utilizationofonlinecollaborativetools:GoogleAppsforEd,Prezi,collaborativemind
    maps,bulletinboards,collaborativewikis,discussionboards,backchannels,etc.

    WritingtoLearn
    Focusisonexplanationandunderstanding,notontherightanswer(lowstakes)
    Focusonprocesswithanendproductwithfeedbackandascore(highstakes)
    Frequentopportunitiesareprovidedforstudentstodraworshowandthendescribe
    whatisdrawnorshown(Math)
    Studentandteacherexplanationsmakefrequentandpreciseuseofmathematics
    terms,vocabulary,andnotation(Math)
    WordWallsassistwithvocabularydevelopment
    Developsconfidence,helpsreachunderstandingandclarifyideas
    Encouragescriticalthinking
    Shouldbeapartofeverylessonineveryclass
    Interactivenotebooks/Journals/Portfolios
    Constructiveresponses
    Utilizationofdigitalwritingtools:desktoppublishingdocuments,GoogleDocs,digital
    notebooks,digitaljournals,discussionboards,blogs,backchannels,etc.
    Creatingdigitalpresentations:Vokis,Kerpoofs,ZooBurst,VoiceThread,ToonDoo,
    StoryBird,Pixton,etc.

    ReadingtoLearn
    Anongoingemphasisontheuseandmeaningofmathematicalterms,includingtheir
    definitionsandtheirconnectionstorealworldentities
    WordWallsareusedextensivelytocapturekeytermsandvocabulary
    Includesliteracygroupsorcirclesinallsubjects
    Specificrolesordiscussionguidelineswillvaryfordifferentcontentareas,lengthof
    texts,orstudentslevelsofsophisticationusingthisstrategy
    Requiresthatateacherunderstandtextcomplexity
    Implementationofdigitalmediaresources:LexileFramework,NCWISEOwl,ERIC,
    GoogleScholar,LibraryofCongress,onlinetextsandtextbooks,ebooks,etc.

    QuestioningStrategies
    Questionsprobeforwaysinwhichtheanswerswerefound,alternativeapproaches,
    andreasonableness
    Allnumericalandonewordanswersmustbejustified(Math)
    MakeWhy?Howdoyouknow?andCanyouexplain?classroommantras
    Effectivequestioningcandeepenclassroomdiscussions
    Utilizationofavarietyofsearchengines:NCWiseOwl,WolframAlpha,Boolify,Sweet
    Search,AnswerGarden,etc.

    ClassroomTalk
    NumberTalksandbuildingofnumbersense(Math)
    Necessaryforlearninginpairs,groups,orwholeclass
    Studentsneedstimeandguidancetopracticedeep,academicconversations
    Teacherbecomesfacilitatorasstudentsbecomeaccustomedtoaccountabletalk
    Focusisonexplanationandunderstanding,notontherightanswer
    Utilizationofdigitalresources:bulletinboards,discussionboards,blogs,collaborative
    documents,backchannels,etc.

    FormativeAssessment
    Givesfeedbacktoredirectinstructionafteralllessons
    Reviewslearningtargetforstudents
    Utilizationofdigitalresources:commentsindesktoppublishingdocument,comments
    inGoogleDocs,GoogleForms,etc.
    Utilizationofresponsesystems:SmartResponse,MimioVotes,eInstruction,Activ
    Votes,Quizdom,etc.
    Utilizationofonlinepolls:Socrative,PollEverywhere,SurveyMonkey,JeopardyLabs,
    TestMoz,Quizlet,Edmodo,Moodle,etc.
    Utilizationofopenended/shortresponsecomputeradaptivetasks:Web2.0tools,
    SBACorPARCoronlineReady/MSLsite,iPadapps

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