Class Outline: March 24, 2004

SPC ED 303: Materials and Methods - Dual License

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March 24, 2004 (class #10)

Course Outline: multisensory instruction

1.) announcements:

meet next week in computer lab

questions about classroom-based assessment assignment? (due March 31)

assign strategies for insturctional strategies assignment

2.) Interactive presentation: multisensory instruction

3.) break & demographics survey

4.) small group activity #1: Each small group will have 5-10 minutes to explore the multisensory activity at a station. Small groups will rotate through all stations.

5.) small group activity #2: Decide as a group the three most important things you have learned today about multisensory instruction (write down on big paper or on an overhead)

6.) report out to whole group

7.) minute paper

Overheads:

MS Word file

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Handouts:
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Reading Questions:

Author: Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock (2001), Chapter 6: Nonlinguistic representations

1.)	What are nonlinguistic representations?
2.)	How do you see this as related to multiple intelligences theory?
3.)	What are the different ways described in the chapter to help students form nonlinguistic representations?
4.)	Now that you've read this chapter: ...what seem to be some important concepts in this reading? ...what are some new terms for you? ...what new questions do you have?

Author: Burke, chapter 3

1.) Which of the eight intelligences described seem to especially draw you? Which seem to be ones that you are less comfortable with?

2.) How do you think you might use multiple intelligences theory in your lesson planning and assessment activities?

3.) Which of the included assessments do you think you might be able to incorporate into your final lesson plan for this class? How so?

4.) Now that you've read this chapter:

...what seem to be some important concepts in this reading?

...what are some new terms for you?

...what new questions do you have?

Additional Resources:

These web sites include information about multisensory teaching and proven instructional strategies for students with dyslexia:

These web sites havbe information about a related topic -- multiple intelligences:

Try a search for "multiple intelligences" on the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication: http://eric.indiana.edu/www/indexdb.html
This web page from Ptrick Morris at the University of South Florida has examples of materials and activities that would be applicable to each of the eight intelligences listed: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/multiple.html
Link to this web page and learn a little more about Howard Gardner himself: http://pzweb.harvard.edu/PIs/HG.htm

The web site of the American Education Network Corporation has some nice information on multiple intelligences with clear descriptions of each intelligence: http://www.aenc.org/ABOUT/MI-Pie.html

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1.)	announcements: meet next week in computer lab questions about classroom-based assessment assignment? (due March 31) assign strategies for insturctional strategies assignment
2.)	Interactive presentation: multisensory instruction
3.)	break & demographics survey
4.)	small group activity #1: Each small group will have 5-10 minutes to explore the multisensory activity at a station. Small groups will rotate through all stations.
5.)	small group activity #2: Decide as a group the three most important things you have learned today about multisensory instruction (write down on big paper or on an overhead)
6.)	report out to whole group
7.)	minute paper

1.)	Which of the eight intelligences described seem to especially draw you? Which seem to be ones that you are less comfortable with?
2.)	How do you think you might use multiple intelligences theory in your lesson planning and assessment activities?
3.)	Which of the included assessments do you think you might be able to incorporate into your final lesson plan for this class? How so?
4.)	Now that you've read this chapter: ...what seem to be some important concepts in this reading? ...what are some new terms for you? ...what new questions do you have?