Description
Word ownership is an essential element for content learning. This course will explore research-based best practices for supporting students in the acquisition of vocabulary needed to be successful learners in grades 4-12 across all content areas. You will leave this class with a deeper understanding of how to identify instructional vocabulary, how to teach it for effective learning, and a toolbox of resources and activities to optimize learning in your classroom.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Educators will:
- Apply key concepts and ideas about vocabulary instruction.
- Identify and clarify instructional vocabulary.
- Determine best practices for vocabulary acquisition in their classroom.
- Identify activites for teaching instructional vocabulary.
- Consider and select techniques for determining word ownership.
"THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT FORCED ME TO GROW IN MY KNOWLEDGE AND THAT HELPED ME APPLY TEXTBOOK CONTENT WERE MOST VALUABLE. I ALSO APPRECIATED STACY'S COMMENTS ON MY ASSIGNMENTS."
"I WILL USE THE INFORMATION FROM THIS CLASS FOR SURE THIS FALL."
"IT WAS GOOD TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NECESSITY AND HOW TO CHOOSE WHAT VOCABULARY WORDS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL."
"THIS COURSE WAS HELPFUL TO TEACHERS WANTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS."
"ALL CONTENT TEACHERS COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE."
"THE TEXT WAS FULL OF GOOD INFORMATION AND THE ASSIGNMENTS ENCOURAGED ME TO REFLECT ON THE LEARNING."
"CLASS WAS WORTHWHILE AND USEFUL. ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO WORK AT MY OWN PACE."
REQUIRED STUDENT RESOURCES:
Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students: Research-Based Lists and Strategies for Key Content Areas, 1st Edition by Jennifer Wells Greene, Ph.D. & Averil Jean Coxhead, Ph.D. - ISBN-13: 978-1598573053, Brookes Publishing (Feb 3, 2015)
Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2023.
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