In this Professional Development Session, slides will cover the three tiers of academic vocabulary, Marzano's Steps for Teaching Vocabulary, exploring tech resources that can be used to supplement vocabulary teaching strategies. Tools include: Padlet, Edmodo, ThingLink, Tagxedo, Wordle, NewsELA, InstaGrok, Google Flashcard Builder, Dictionary Extension, StudyBlue

1. Welcome!
 Please log in to a computer
 Go to Edmodo
 Join our group using the code:
i7eqp

3. What is it we want our students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
How will we respond when some students don't
learn it?
How can we extend and enrich the learning for
students who have demonstrated proficiency?
GUIDING QUESTIONS

4. SESSION OBJECTIVES
• TLW identify the three tiers of academic vocabulary.
• TLW review selections from Marzano’s Steps for
Teaching Vocabulary
• TLW explore technology resources that can be used to
supplement these vocabulary teaching
strategies.
• TLW summarize how they could use technology
resources for vocabulary instruction and
exploration.

7. Marzano’s 6 Steps to Teach Vocab

8. Task 1: Identify Vocabulary
Find text to work with. *Don’t
close it!
Examples: NewsELA.com, Full
text speeches, textbook
content

9. Go to Wordle.com

10. http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
Give the same text shape!

11. Putting it together

12. Return to original text to find
highlighted words in context
Use Control + F to find
instances of the word in a
sentence
Diigo- Highlight/Make notes

13. Padlet
http://padlet.com/ashly2499/pd

14. InstaGrok
Pop quiz- What does Grok mean?

15. To save their work…
Screenshot with Skitch or have them
email it to you
Students could also add their work to a
class Padlet or post (and discuss!) on
Edmodo

16. ThingLink

17. Thinglink, cont’d

18. Google Flashcard builder
Template
Bit.ly/TR7CDE
*requires sign in

19. Dictionary Extension

20. StudyBlue

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22. What are you going to try
with your classes?