Graphic Organizers for Vocabulary
FIID 2015 Guadalajara, Mexico Graphic organizers for vocabulary learning Several types and purposes of graphic organizers have been proposed over the years. In this presentation, several explore types and purposes of graphic organizers preserving the themes of using these in a scalable manner across the grade levels and between various disciplines through a literacy lens (e.g., sciences, mathematics, physical education, literary study, etc.). The primary focus of this session is to demonstrate how vocabulary, especially, can be more effectively taught using graphic organizers. Participants will learn to create graphic organizers to address specific learning purposes rather than relying solely on generic organizers. Five different organizers will be introduced, and participants will be able to experience the use of the organizer. Digital versions, paper versions prepared by the teacher, and manipulative versions created by the students will be explored.
Graphic Organizers for Vocabulary
- 1. Graphic Organizers for Vocabulary Learning Thomas DeVere Wolsey The Institute to Advance International Education tdwolsey@iaieus.com https://app.box.com/FIID2015-GO
- 2. Academic Vocabulary • Specific to a discipline • Used in schools across disciplines
- 4. Visual?
- 8. Adaptable KWL: Math What Do You Know for Sure? What are you trying to find out? Are there special conditions or precise words to address? Solution
- 9. Adaptable KWL: Science Text and page or chapter numbers: What I know about this topic What I need to know about it What I learned from the written text What I learned from the graphics or data Categories : Synthesis of text and graphics/data
- 10. Adaptable KWL: Science 7th grade Sci-Ber text section “How Does Density Affect The Earth?” What I know about this topic What I need to know about it What I learned from the written text and experiments What I learned from the graphics or data Density has somethingto dowithhow heavy somethingis. It couldbea way tofigure out howmuch theearth weighs. X-rayswork becausebones aremoredense than other partsof the body. o Howdoscientists usedensity to makeamodel of theinsideof the earth? o Howdoscientists figureout the density of the insideof theearth if they cannot go there? o Thereisa formulafor calculating density density = mass/ volume o If themassof one object isgreater than another, the object will sink. Thereverseisalso true. o I learnedhowto calculate density. o Moredense objectssettle towardthebottom or center of an object that is spinning. o Earthquake waveshelp scientistsfigure out thedensity of different layers. o Thepictureson thepageabout earth’sstructure helpedmeseehow sizeandmass work together to calculatedensity. o Theinteractive visualsthat includedlabels when I hover over wordshelpedme visualizewhat I wouldnever be abletoseewith my own eyes. Questions I’mstill not surehow earthquakewaves helpscientists calculatethedensity of theinterior of Synthesis of text and graphics/data Thesizeandthemassof an object determineitsdensity. Moredenseitems work their way towardthebottomwhile lessdenseitemsstay towardthetop.
- 11. Foldable KWL
- 12. Feature Matrix Trees Habitat Needles Compound Leaf Simple Leaf Avg. Height Bark Ponderosa Pine mountains +clusters 60-130' yellow Blue Spruce Rocky Mtns +single 80-100' brn furrow Peppertree SW US + 50' brn Sycamore lowlands + 50-100' whitish Maple low-mid elev + 100' brn Washington Fan Palm deserts 50' light brn Calif Black Oak Pacific Cst + 30-75' greyish
- 15. FrayerModelo
- 16. Frayer Model and Jigsaw Learn More: https://www.jigsaw.org/
- 17. WordMap
- 18. Foldables • In a notebook: Source: Dinah Zike
- 19. Foldables • Positional words: Source: http://getinthefold.blogspot.mx/2010/08/helping-children- understand-positional.html
- 22. Image Sources • Eye: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Iris_- _left_eye_of_a_girl.jpg • Dialog: http://pixabay.com/en/users/sandra_schoen-53876/ • Cooperate: https://www.flickr.com/photos/epublicist/8718123610 • KWL Basic: http://www.invitein.org/tag/kwl-chart-template • Jigsaw: http://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords- blog/how-do-you-like-these-flipping-jigsaws
- 23. Resources • Thomas DeVere Wolsey • The Institute to Advance International Education • tdwolsey@iaieus.com https://app.box.com/FIID2015-GO
Editor's Notes
- What are they? Visually arranged. Explore a single word (synonym antonym definition, context, image). Explore relationships between words.