1. Vocabulary Night Kathy Waldsmith TESOL/507 January 27, 2013 Cindy Perez

2. Icebreaker Jigsaw Activity Everyone select one puzzle piece from the bag but do not look at it. Take 5 minutes to find your match. Discuss with your partner the word and definition. Reflect on your findings. Answer: Was this hard or easy?

3. Proposal This year the Instructional Leadership Team has decided to focus on vocabulary development for student growth and success. There is a direct relationship between vocabulary growth and academic achievement. In order to build enthusiasm for this school-wide endeavor, A Night With Words has been offered as the vehicle for inspiring students, parents, and staff.

4. Student Population Demographics

5. Early Childhood Literacy Activates that include how people live (Il Standard 16.Akc) Students in Pre- School learned this year about China. Mask making promoted comprehension.

6. Primary In 1 st grade, they are studying clothes. This class used fabric paper and made representations of different clothing types. The activity supports the Common Core Standards of interpreting words.

7. Middle Grades Games Promote Word Consciousness Second Language Acquisition Grants Useful Application of Academic Vocabulary Games: Card Games, Bingo, Pictionary, Scrabble, Probe, & Jeopardy (Blachowicz & Fisher, 2010)

8. Jr. High Storytelling, Word Plays, Drama –Builds vocabulary –Stimulates Challenging Ideas –Fosters Diversity –Promotes Reflective Thinking –Encourages Collaboration –Aligns with the Common Core Standards for College and Career Readiness

9. The Event Save the Date When: March 6, 2014 Where: Main Building Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Group Activities with movement every half hour. Goody Bags (7:00 pm) Raffle (7:20 pm)

10. Organizational Design Event Planning Volunteers: Financial

11. Parking Lot for Committees Planning: Secure funding, Create Flyers, Collect Responses, Establish Schedule, & Select Appropriate Classrooms. Volunteers: Attend Event (Set-up, Facilitators of Activities, Relief Support, Greeters, Security and Clean-up). Financial Supports: Monetary, supplies, Activity Materials, & Prizes.

12. Conclusions Recipe for Achievement Take Culturally responsive Teaching: add respect, diversity & equality Mix with Interactive, relevant, interesting activities Place in a caring collaborative environment Let reflection thrive Achievement Abounds (Chartock, 2010).

13. References Blachowicz, C. & Fisher, P. (2010). Teaching Vocabulary in all Classrooms (4 th ). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Chartock, R. K. (2010). Strategies and lessons or culturally responsive teaching: A primer for K–12 teachers. Boston, MA: Pearson. ("Commoncorestandards@cps.edu", 2010).