1. Framing Math Vocabulary School Leadership Campus Instructional Coaches MATH WORKS AHEAD

2. Norms Participate Be respectful Challenge your limits Monitor technology Make learning meaningful

3. Core Beliefs o Our main purpose is to improve student academic achievement. o Effective instruction makes the most difference in student academic performance. o There is no excuse for poor quality instruction. o With our help, at risk students will achieve at the same rate as non-at risk students. o Staff members must have a commitment to children and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence. A ___________ (item) is like Core Belief #_____ because...

4. Purpose Lesson Objective Participants will learn how to effectively construct and utilize visual vocabulary word walls. Demonstration of Learning Participants can illustrate a word to visually represent the meaning and generate an interactive activity successfully.

5. Roll the Tape

6. Walk and Talk

7. What does the research say? Socio- Economic Status Words Heard per Hour Cumulative Language by Age 4 (million) High2,15345 Middle1,25126 Low61613

8. Reflections 1 & 2 How does vocabulary instruction impact your role as an Instructional Coach?

9. Lifelong Effects of Vocabulary The language problems of students who enter school with poor or limited vocabularies only worsen over time. Vocabulary knowledge is closely related to earning potential. Students’ lack of everyday and academic vocabulary ultimately translates into shallow interactions with print and the spoken word, fewer job opportunities, and less income. Beck, McKeown, & Kucan (2002)

10. State Standard Rationale Math - K.14B, 1.12B, 2.13B, 3.15B, 4.15B and 5.15B Relate everyday language to mathematical language and symbols.

11. Which tools are used to teach vocabulary?

12. Word Walls

13. Visual Vocabulary Display

14. Vocabulary Number and Operations Algebraic Reasoning Geometry and Measurement Data Analysis Math Vocabulary Reporting Categories Grades K – 2 nd

15. Vocabulary Number Sense Patterns Geometry Measurement Graphs and Statistics Math Vocabulary Reporting Categories Grades 3 rd – 5 th

16. Visual Vocabulary Display Reporting category

17. Visual Vocabulary Display

18. Visual Vocabulary Activity

19. Activity for Vocabulary Select one math vocabulary word. Use an index card to illustrate the meaning. Place cards under appropriate reporting categories. Be prepared to discuss words.

20. Roll the Tape: Let the Games Begin

21. Interactive Activities Clap, chant & write Make a Sentence Bag and Tag Be Mind Reader Flashlight Word

22. Demonstration of Learning Participants can illustrate a word to visually represent the meaning and generate an interactive activity successfully.

23. Closure and Reflections New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become. Kurt Vonnegut