Interactive Classroom Strategies & Structures for Success

Interactive Classroom Strategies & Structures

for Success

Focus on English Learners

Francisca S?nchez

We become chameleons, we are chameleon. As we move from one world to the other, we exchange colors, ideas, symbols, and words in order to fit, to relate, and to survive. The result is a prismatic iridescence when the difference of colors play on each other, like a rainbow after a rainstorm in the desert. We are chameleons.

Born into a bicultural and bilingual world, we have experienced the changed meanings and power . . . The ironies in the experience of living within, between, and sometimes outside, of two cultures; the damnation and the salvation, the celebration of it all.

Jos? Antonio Burciaga

Cover art is the original work of Nicol?s S?nchez, an up and coming artist poised to help pave the way for a stronger tomorrow. Using his own life experiences as his base, he turns them into original ideas: artwork with a pulse meant to grab your attention and broaden your perspective on life. S?nchez's style communicates simplicity and common sense. Strongly believing that through the knowledge of yesterday one can better understand the significance of present day events, S?nchez immerses himself in political and social studies to forge his own artistic style. A child of hip-hop's Golden Era, the native Californian spent his childhood embedded in its rich multicultural environment and has enjoyed absorbing knowledge from across the artistic spectrum.

Contact Information

Nicol?s S?nchez nicolas@ ? 209.938.8378



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Interactive Classroom Strategies & Structures for Success

Focus on English Learners

Francisca S?nchez

Copyright ? Francisca S?nchez 2010

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? Francisca S?nchez, Revised 2010

contents

Vision, Commitment, & Success 10

Courageous Leadership 11 Our Leadership Role 11 The Leadership Imperative 12 Believing We Can 12 What's At Stake 13 Our Approach 14 Our Vision: Redefining Student Success 15 Committing to Success 16

framework for success 18

Framework for Success 19

Intelligence 23

A Pedagogy of Confidence 24

Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Teaching 24

Mediated Learning 25

How We Learn 27

Student-Centered Practices 27

Development of Academic Expertise 28

Conditions for Success 29

Development of Critical Social Skills 30

Rich & Affirming Learning Environments 31

Empowering Pedagogy 33

Challenging & Relevant Curriculum 40

High Quality Resources 50

Valid & Comprehensive Assessment 52

High Quality Professional Preparation & Support 58

Powerful Family & Community Engagement 60

Advocacy-Oriented Administrative & Leadership Systems 63

instructional models 66

Three Organizational Models 67

Theme Exploration 68

Theme Cycle 76

4 Moon Journal

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Interactive structures 78

Structures v. Activities 79

Structure Template 80

Reflection Questions 81

Into: Tapping & Using Prior Knowledge 82

1. Lingo Line-Up

83

2. Data Hunt

84

3. Silent Mingle

85

4. Proverb Connection

86

5. Tea Party

87

6. What We Know Charts

88

7. What We Know Books & Tapes

89

8. Semantic Mapping

90

9. Think Pair Share

91

10. Guided Conversation

92

11. Totems, Taboos, and Repetitive Interaction

93

12. Imaginization

94

13. Power Brainstorming

95

Through: Access to Comprehensible Input/Key Content, 96

Personal Interaction with Text/Topic, & Divergent Experiences/Applications

1. Four Corners

98

2. Video Quiz

99

3. Tag the Gap

100

4. Survey, Question, Predict, Read, Respond, Summarize

101

5. Pyramid

102

6. Big Art

103

7. Long Sentence Writing

104

8. Real Vocabulary

105

9. Ticket Champion

106

9. Big Words for Big Minds

107

10. Story Charts

108

11. T-Charts

109

12. Fact or Fiction Books

110

13. Literature Selection

111

14. Pop Culture 101

112

15. Proverbial Interpretations

113

16. What We Want to Know Charts

114

17. Center Studies

115

18. Literature Studies

116

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