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Last Date to Register: 2/27/2013 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 2/24/2013 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 5
Agency Contact: Julee Dredske
Agency Assistant: Douglas Shanks update
Audience: K-12 teachers
Location: CESA 5
626 E. Slifer St
Portage, WI 53901
Facility: Main Conference Room
Date/Time:
3/6/2013 08:30 AM - 02:00 PM

 Expanding academic vocabulary knowledge requires moving beyond the highlighted words in a textbook to include words crucial to conceptual understanding of a topic ­not only technical terms like "quotient" and "perimeter" but also expressions like "in comparison"and "as a result", which act like connective tissue in text. Students need multiple opportunities to practice using these words orally and in print. Reading glossary definitions is not sufficient. Strategies such as word walls, semantic webs, and structural analysis can help students organize the new words in meaningful ways. Other vocabulary techniques include demonstrations, illustrations, foldables, and student's personal dictionaries of specific vocabulary will be discussed as means to help students. Participants will have work time to develop individual materials for math units and should bring curricular materials to build academic vocabulary tools.

Cost: $50 CESA 5 Title III Consortium
$100 CESA 5 Center Members
$150 All Others

Teacher Standards
WES1The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES4The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
WES7The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
Administrator Standards
WAS1The administrator has an understanding of and demonstrates competence in the teacher standards under s. PI 34.02.
Pupil Services
WPS1The pupil services professional understands the teacher standards under s. PI 34.02.
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