Janet Sanders Master Math Teacher Round Rock High School Word Power Job Alike August 19, 2009

Find Someone Who… Tests vocabulary words and definitions Introduces vocabulary using root words Makes connections to other disciplines or examples for new vocabulary words Uses vocabulary flash cards Puts vocabulary words on the wall Points out the math glossary in the textbook Gives vocabulary lists to students Embeds vocabulary in their daily lessons Draws pictures for connections with new vocabulary words

1. DESCRIBE 2. RESTATE 3. SKETCH 4. ADD 5. DISCUSS 6. GAME 6 STEPS TO VOCABULARY ACQUISITION Marzano, Robert J, Building Background Knowledge For Academic Achievement: Research On What Works In Schools.

WORKING PERMANENTWORKING PERMANENT Construct meaning Construct a model Organize: picture, graph, chart Relative Time required by students to permanently learn a skill or process Internalize: practice to achieve fluency

Vocabulary acquisition STEP 1 Provide vocabulary lists.Provide vocabulary lists. Preview pronunciation.Preview pronunciation. Pre-assess vocabulary knowledge.Pre-assess vocabulary knowledge. Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term.Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term.

Organize vocabulary words into 3 lists. List A – basic math vocabulary words List B – words with multiple meanings List C – words that are required for the unit Prepare Vocabulary Lists

List A (basic math vocabulary words Angle Parallel Line AcuteObtuse List B (multiple meanings) Complementary Ray Relationships List C (unit required) Alternate interior angles Corresponding angles Transversal Bisector Supplementary Prepare Vocabulary Lists

List A (basic math vocabulary words) Angle Parallel Line Acute Obtuse List B (multiple meanings) Complementary Ray Relationships List C (unit required) Alternate interior angles Corresponding angles Transversal Bisector Supplementary Preview Pronunciation The teacher reads the prepared vocabulary list aloud to the students. ELL students need to REPEAT the words aloud 3x!

A quick matching assessment is given after previewing the list for the class.Pre-assessment Name ______KEY_______________ Directions: Please match the word with its definition. Write the letter of the definition on the line next to the word. __H___ 1) AcuteA) Straight lines or planes that remain a constant distance from each other and never intersect. __E___ 2) AngleB) Any angle that measures greater than 90 degrees. __D___ 3) Complementary AnglesC) The part of a straight line that extends infinitely in one direction from a fixed point. __A___ 4) Parallel LinesD) Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees. __F___ 5) TransversalE) Two rays that meet at a common endpoint. __B___ 6) ObtuseF) Parallel lines intersected by another line. __C___ 7) RayG) Interior angles that lie on opposite sides of a transversal. __G___ 8) Alternate Interior AnglesH) Any angle that measures less than 90 degrees. __I___ 9) Corresponding AnglesI) Angles that lie on the same side of a transversal, in corresponding positions

Vocabulary acquisition STEP 2 Ask students to restate the description, explanation, or example in their own words. Pick-a-word sort Vocabulary Deck Gallery Walk & Talk Find Someone Who…

ACTIVITY: PICK-A-WORD SORT Select a word from the basket. Say the word. Read the definition. Match the word with a picture that represents the word. Explain why the picture represents that word. Pass the basket.

Vocabulary acquisition STEP 3 Ask students to construct a picture, symbol, or graphic representing the term or phrase. Vocabulary DeckVisual Vocabulary Pick-a-word sort

Write a vocabulary word on one side of the card and divide the back of the card into 4 parts.Write a vocabulary word on one side of the card and divide the back of the card into 4 parts. Activity: Vocabulary Deck Formal definitionDefinition in your own words Non-example (or in your native language) Example or picture

Vocabulary acquisition STEP 4 Engage students periodically in activities that help them add to their knowledge of the terms vocabulary lists. Vocabulary Deck Literature Link Gallery Walk & Talk Pick-a-word sort Find Someone Who…

Vocabulary acquisition STEP 5 Periodically ask students to discuss the terms with one another. Gallery Walk & Talk Pick-a-word sort Find Someone Who… Literature Link

Vocabulary acquisition STEP 6 Involve students periodically in games that allow them to play with terms. Find Someone Who… Pick-a-word sort Visual Vocabulary

On 3 separate post-it notes please write 1 note about each topic and post on the chart paper: Something that squares with what you already knew. Something that squares with what you already knew. Something that completes an idea or concept. Something that completes an idea or concept. Something that was new to you today. Something that was new to you today. Evaluation

Resources Marzano, Robert J.. Building Background Knowledge For Academic Achievement: Research On What Works In Schools. Alexandria, VA: Association For Supervision &Amp; Curriculum Deve, Marzano, Robert J.. The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction. Alexandria, VA: Association For Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2007.