GGA11-12 Why Do First Graders
Fall Off Their Chairs? Part II (5
DAY WORKSHOP)
Presenter: Jane Maki, Osceola
School District
Grade Level: PreK-3
makij@osceola.k12.wi.us
Best
practice in the primary classroom
involves creating an environment
that suits young learners.
Participants of this workshop will
identify the characteristics of 4 to
8 year old learners and investigate
ways to integrate, through teaching
and instruction, best practice,
research based strategies responsive
to the needs of their students.
This
class will explore:
-
Morning
meetings and Community Building
-
Building a
Professional Learning Community
-
Academic
Choice and Differentiated
Instruction
-
Teacher
Language for Academic Success
-
Learning
styles and Brain Development
-
Questioning
and Critical Thinking
-
Using Reading
Strategies across Content Areas
-
Reflection
and Assessment tools appropriate
to young learners
The academy
learning environment will provide
participants the opportunity to
dialogue in large and small groups
as well experience hands-on
activities to further their own
understanding. The goal will be for
each community member to connect and
apply these purposeful experiences
into their own professional practice
and strengthen their beliefs in what
is essential in the education of
young learners.
Outcome:
Participants of this workshop will
become familiar with research based
best practice instructional
strategies: community building,
differentiation, academic choice,
teacher language for student
achievement, learning styles and
brain development, higher level
questioning and critical thinking,
reading strategies for across the
content areas.
Wisconsin Teacher Standards
Addressed: 1, 2, 3, and 4
