Vocabulary Instruction

Popcorn and a Movie

Educators spend lots of time searching for the just right video to inspire their teaching. Let ARI Region 1 Support Staff do the searching for you. Sit back and watch some great videos on vocabulary instruction. Thanks again to Susan Thornton for sharing her video collection with us!

Kick Me: Making Vocabulary Interactive- Grade 7

Vocabulary Paint Chips- Grades 9-12

College Talk: Improving Students' Vocabulary-Grade 2

Literacy in Science: Word Clouds- Grades 6-12

Building Science Vocabulary- All Grades

Extending Understanding: Vocabulary Development

Text Complexity

                         
CCRS Anchor Standard 10: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

How can we be sure that the text and the tasks we are assigning to students will help move them toward this standard? Educators should evaluate texts using these three criteria, as well as scaffolds and extensions for meeting the needs of all learners.

CCRS Quarterly Meeting #3
UNA Regional In-service Center	February 10, 2015
Jasper/ Bevill State Campus	February 13, 2015

Popcorn and a Movie for Professional Development

Round up your favorite snack and watch these great videos on formative assessment. Thank you Susan Thornton for creating this informative and timely resource for us!

Rick Stiggins- Assessments of Learning and for Learning

Rick Wormeli: Formative and Summative Assessment

Understanding Formative Assessment

I like this clip because it has students talking about formative assessment.

The Formative Classroom

Good clip from a teacher's point of view.

Fist to Five Formative Assessment

ARI Coaching Module

This is a link to view and print the Professional Learning Module for Coaching.

ARI Coaching Module

This is an excellent article with great insights from a classroom teacher and useful tips for purposeful planning.Read the entire article at:

The 8 Minutes That Matter Most

What a blessing to spend last week with these future educators. Best of luck as you start your first week of internship. 
ARI Team Region 1