Description: Teachers face a tremendous challenge to meet the diverse needs of learners in classes that demand the presentation of a massive amount of course content. In particular, students whose reading and written expression skills are not up to grade level will struggle immensely in content area classes. This workshop will introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instructional Model® (SIM®) Content Enhancement principles and will teach three specific Content Enhancement Routines:
UNIT ORGANIZER ROUTINE – Teachers use the Unit Organizer Routine to plan units; introduce and maintain the big ideas in units; and show how units, critical information, and conceptsare related.
CONCEPT MASTERY ROUTINE – Teachers use the Concept Mastery Routine to define, summarize, and explain a major concept and where it fits within a larger body of knowledge.
FRAMING ROUTINE – Teachers use the Framing Routine to transform abstract main ideas and key topics into a concrete representation that helps students think about and talk about the key topic and essential related information.
These Routines will prepare them to implement these research-based interventions to help students acquire the critical components of the vast amount of content presented in the general education curriculum. The routines are designed for collaborative use between the teacher and students during group instruction to help a teacher provide instruction more sensitive to the learning needs of individuals in the group.
Cost: $275 (includes refreshment breaks, instructor’s manuals, packets of training materials, as well as supplemental handouts and PowerPoint presentations sent electronically following the workshop to augment instruction.)
Successful completion of both workshops will provide 1 PLU for eligible participants.
Instructor: Kathy Boyle-Gast, Communication Sciences & Special Education, SIM® Professional Developer
Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus
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