As I am working on my action research with academic vocabulary and getting ready for back to school, I am feeling a little overwhelmed. There are two books that I am reading for research right now. The first is From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks: 100Ways to Differentiate Instruction in K - 12 Classrooms by Paula Kluth. Differentiated Instruction is not new for elementary but at the high school level very little has been done in my experience. As we use differentiation the academic vocabulary will be a huge part of this. The second book I am reading is BuildingAcademic Vocabulary: Teacher's Manual by Robert J. Marzano. I love these books since one is the why vocabulary and the other is the how.
What I have found in teaching is the research is so important but there are teachers that have researched this before me. To steal…borrow…their ideas I go to my favorite theft place…PINTREST. Here are a couple of the great ideas I am anxious to try VocabularyTwister, Popcorn Words, and an interactive objective/word wall. I love being able to find great ideas from others. STEALING Where do you go for great ideas?
