1. Sam Nofziger Founder www.theenglishlearnergroup.com
Using Video to Activate Prior Knowledge or Build Background Knowledge in ELLs
Burton Schools
Porterville, CA
January 12, 2015

2. Activating Prior Knowledge
Students learn and remember new information best when it is linked to relevant prior knowledge. Teachers who link classroom activities and instruction to prior knowledge build on their students’ familiarity with a topic and enable students to connect the curriculum content to their own culture and experience (Beyer, 1991) .
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3. Building Background Knowledge
Children from language-rich homes where ideas are discussed and curiosity about the world is encouraged develop a basic understanding of concepts important to academic achievement (Marzano, 2004).
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4. Building Background Knowledge
Students who have greater access to academically oriented experiences outside of school are more likely to do well in school than those students who do not (Marzano, 2004).
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5. Check for Understanding
What does the current research say about activating prior knowledge and building background knowledge for students?
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6. Objectives
Quickly locate videos for building background knowledge or activating prior knowledge.
Creating playlists in YouTube.
Organize playlists by topics, units, content area, story selection, etc.
Sharing playlists
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7. Where to Locate Playlists
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8. Playlist Options
What are some types of playlists that can be created for your class?
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9. Learn By Doing Launch YouTube.com in one browser tab.
Launch Google.com in a second browser tab.
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10. The English Learner Group
Emy Lopez Phillips, Ed.D.
Consultant
The English Learner Group
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