Getting Started with Word Generation

Cara Cassell, Word Generation Coach

Mt. Washington Conference Center

August 1, 2014

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Getting Started

• In your classroom (physical space)• curriculum – Print– Electronic

• planning (toolkit)• Coaching Support• District Support• Processing Time

The Physical Space

• Display norms, current vocabulary, vocabulary from past units

• Desk arrangement to support discussion/debate or a procedure in place–Whole class vs. small group

Word Walls

Word Walls

Language Frames and Norms

Materials Management

Desk Arrangement

Getting Started- The Logistics

Getting Started: Working with a Team

Long-Range Planning

Getting Started-Coaching Support

Adell Cothorneacothorne@serpinstitute.org443-948-0724

Cara Cassell

ccassell@serpinstitute.org980-322-9225

Coaching support:•Lesson planning, co-teaching, modeling lessons, lesson observation•Monthly meetings•Check-ins

Getting Started with the Curriculum

• Teacher Guides will be provided in print and electronic format

• Student materials-spiral bound – Grades 4 and 5 (books A-D) – Grades 6-8 (the original 12; science; social studies)

• Electronic curriculum–Wordgen.serpmedia.org

The Word Generation Website

• Log on to the Word Generation Website• wordgen.serpmedia.org (no www)– Site contains information pertaining to Word

Generation– Series 1, 2, 3 are middle school units

• Access the “one hub” workspace–Word Generation teacher coach workspace– Online community for Word Generation

District Support

• Earn up to 5 AU’s for teaching and supporting the Word Generation Program– Document the time you spend planning for Word

Generation, meeting with the coach, meeting with team about Word Generation, organizing materials/outside resources, providing feedback about the units

– Coach will collect AU logs in January and May– Complete a “Lessons Learned” Document

Processing Time

• Take time to meet with your team to process the information presented over the past two days.

• Please reach out to your coaches and other teacher presenters

• Enjoy the remaining weeks of summer vacation!