Elements Of A School

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Elements Of A School by Mind Map: Elements Of A School

1. Literacy

1.1. E-Learning

1.1.1. Effective Education Videos

1.1.1.1. Non-cognitive elements that impact engagement

1.1.1.2. Cognitive Load

1.1.1.3. Features that promote active learning

1.1.2. Theories

1.1.2.1. Signaling

1.1.2.1.1. is the use of on-screen text or symbols to highlight important information

1.1.2.2. Weeding

1.1.2.2.1. elimination of interesting but extraneous information form the video, that is information that does not contribute to the learning goal

1.1.2.3. Segmenting

1.1.2.4. Matching Modality

1.1.2.4.1. process of using both the audio/verbal channel and the visual/pictorial channel to convey new information

1.2. Reading Fluency

1.2.1. the ability to read accurately, quickly (yet smooth), expressively, good phrasing, and good comprehension

1.2.2. a developmental mile stone

2. Student Expectations

3. Components of Fluency

3.1. automaticity - the fast, effortless word recognition

3.2. speed - the number of words a person can read correctly per minute

3.3. accuracy - ability to read without making mistakes

3.4. prosody - refers to the expressiveness with which a student reads

4. The Importance of Fluency

4.1. reading fluency is the bridge between decoding and comprehending

4.2. fluent readers are better able to comprehend what they're reading because a minimal amount of cognitive energy is expended in decoding the words

5. Guided Reading is a teaching approach designed to help individual students learn how to process a variety of increasingly challenging texts with understanding and fluency

6. Incorporating in my classroom allows teachers to meet students at their level and move them forward in their reading development. Allows teachers to provide different levels of support and different levels of text to the students based on assessed need.

7. benefits: dive deeper, reuse lectures, self-paced

8. Classroom Set Up/ Layout

9. Classroom Management

9.1. Student's Behavior

9.1.1. 5 basic needs that drive human behavior

9.1.1.1. survival (physiological)

9.1.1.2. love and belonging (psychological)

9.1.1.3. power (psychological)

9.1.1.3.1. power over - exercising one's influence over something or someone

9.1.1.3.2. power within - developing the knowledge and skills that increase the quality of our lives

9.1.1.4. freedom (psychological)

9.1.1.4.1. freedom to - involves having choices

9.1.1.4.2. freedom from - freedom from thing that cause physical or emotional discomfort

9.1.1.5. fun (psychological)

10. Teacher Expectations

11. Student's Learning

11.1. Theories

11.1.1. Choice Theory - a psychological model that explains how and why humans behave

11.1.2. Vygotsky Social Interaction - plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition. Learning is a reciprocal experience - beneficial to both students and teachers.

11.1.3. Haim Ginnot Congruent Communication

11.1.3.1. addresses situations, not student character or personality

11.1.3.2. teachers should use I - messages rather than you - messages

11.1.3.3. "if you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others."

11.2. Types of Motivation

11.2.1. Internal

11.2.1.1. comes from within the student

11.2.1.2. a need or a drive

11.2.2. External

11.2.2.1. reinforcement

11.2.2.1.1. positive: incentives and rewards

11.2.2.1.2. negative: consequences

11.2.2.2. negative: removing a reinforcing stimulus

11.2.2.2.1. a child yells out in class (behavior), loses a token for good behavior on his/her token board (reinforcing stimulus removed) that could have later be cashed in for a prize

11.2.2.3. punishment

11.2.2.3.1. positive: presenting an aversive consequence

11.3. Comprehension

11.3.1. is a "creative, multifaceted thinking process in which students engage with the text."

11.3.2. is a "reader's process of using prior experiences and the author's text to construct meaning that's useful to that reader for a specific purpose."

11.3.3. Levels of Comprehension

11.3.3.1. literal comprehension - readers pick out main ideas, sequences details, notice similarities and differences, and identify explicitly state reason (exclusively use information from the text).

11.3.3.2. inferential comprehension - readers use clues in the text, implied information, and their background knowledge to draw inferences. They make predictions, recognize cause and effect, and determine author's purpose.

11.3.3.3. critical comprehension - reader analyze symbolic meanings, distinguish fact from opinion, and draw conclusions.

11.3.3.4. evaluative comprehension - readers judge the value of a text using generally accepted criteria and personal standards. They detect bias, identify faulty reasoning, determine the effectiveness of persuasive techniques, and assess the quality of a text.

11.3.4. Comprehension Factors

11.3.4.1. reader factors

11.3.4.1.1. background knowledge

11.3.4.1.2. vocabulary

11.3.4.1.3. fluency

11.3.4.1.4. comprehension strategies

11.3.4.1.5. comprehension skills

11.3.4.1.6. motivation

11.3.4.2. text factors

11.3.4.2.1. genres

11.3.4.2.2. text structures

11.3.4.2.3. text features

11.3.5. Comprehension Strategies

11.3.5.1. activating background knowledge

11.3.5.1.1. readers think about what they already know about the topic

11.3.5.1.2. this helps fill in gaps in the text and enhance comprehension

11.3.5.1.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.2. connecting

11.3.5.2.1. readers make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections

11.3.5.2.2. this helps readers personalize their reading by relating what they're reading to their background knowledge.

11.3.5.2.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.3. determining importance

11.3.5.3.1. readers identify big idea in the text and notice the relationships among them

11.3.5.3.2. this helps reader focus on the big ideas so they don't become overwhelmed with details

11.3.5.3.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.4. drawing inferences

11.3.5.4.1. readers use background knowledge and clues in the text to "read between the lines."

11.3.5.4.2. this helps readers move beyond literal thinking to grasp meaning that isn't explicitly stated in the text

11.3.5.4.3. instructional practice

11.3.5.5. evaluating

11.3.5.5.1. readers evaluate both the text itself and their reading experience

11.3.5.5.2. this helps reader assume responsibility for their own strategy use

11.3.5.5.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.6. monitoring

11.3.5.6.1. readers supervise their reading experience, checking that they're understanding the text

11.3.5.6.2. this helps comprehension by readers expecting the text to make sense, and recognizing when it doesn't so they can take action

11.3.5.6.3. instructional practice

11.3.5.7. predicting

11.3.5.7.1. readers make thoughtful "guesses" about what will happen and then read confirm predictions.

11.3.5.7.2. this helps reader become more engaged in the reading experiences and what to continue reading

11.3.5.7.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.8. questioning

11.3.5.8.1. readers ask themselves literal and inferential questions about the text

11.3.5.8.2. this helps readers use questions to direct their reading, confusions, and make inferences

11.3.5.8.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.9. repairing

11.3.5.9.1. readers identify a problem interfering with comprehension and they solve it

11.3.5.9.2. this helps readers regain comprehension and continue reading

11.3.5.9.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.10. setting a purpose

11.3.5.10.1. readers identify a broad focus to direct their reading through the text

11.3.5.10.2. this helps readers focus their attention as they read according to the purpose they've set

11.3.5.10.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.11. summarizing

11.3.5.11.1. readers paraphrase the big ideas to create a concise statement

11.3.5.11.2. this helps readers have a better recall of the big ideas

11.3.5.11.3. instructional practices

11.3.5.12. visualizing

11.3.5.12.1. readers create mental images of what they're reading

11.3.5.12.2. this helps readers use the mental images to make the text more memorable

11.3.5.12.3. instructional practices