Navigating the Common Core with English Language Learners. Sypnieski Katie

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      Tech Tools

       Voice Recording for Speaking Practice

      If students create posters (or even any written work), turning them into a slideshow with audio narration of students saying their goals aloud provides great speaking practice for ELLs. There are many easy and free iPhone/iPad apps for making these presentations, including Shadow Puppet (http://get-puppet.co/education/), Fotobabble (http://www.fotobabble.com/) and VoiceThread (https://voicethread.com/). The slideshows can then be posted on a class blog for viewing (see Chapter 4 for a discussion of blogs).

Exhibit 2.1 . Goal Setting and Planning Sheet

      Name ______________________

      ATTITUDE

      Goal: I am a ______________________(good learner, respectful person, helpful person, etc.) and I want to be even___________________________________ (more positive, more respectful, more eager to learn, more eager to help others, etc.).

      Action: I will ________________________________ (remind myself each day that what I'm learning today will help me achieve my life dreams, offer to help another student each day, offer to help the teacher each day, etc.).

      Obstacle: If __________________________ (I let boyfriend/girlfriend problems start affecting how I act in class, I feel sad in class about missing my family in Mexico, etc.), then I will _______________________ (ask to see the school counselor, write a letter to my sister, etc.).

      ENGLISH

      Goal: I am a _____________________ (writer, reader, good speaker, etc.) and I want to become a better ____________________ (writer, reader, speaker) in English.

      Action: I will _____________________________ (do Duolingo or another computer site one half hour a day at home, ask the teacher for more challenging work, attend seventh period, etc.).

      Obstacle: If __________________________ (I get distracted by Facebook, I start feeling like I don't want to do my homework), then I will __________________________ (stop being online and read an English book instead, think about how learning English will help me become successful in my long-term goal of becoming a doctor/lawyer/restaurant owner/etc.).

      BEHAVIOR

      Goal: I am a _______________________________ (serious student, a role model for my classmates, etc.) and I want to become _______________________________ (more focused, less talkative in class, more prepared, more respectful, etc. ).

      Action: I will ____________________________________ (change my seat to sit farther away from a person I talk with too much, help other students more when I'm done with my work, ask the teacher how I can help, apologize when I do something wrong, etc.).

      Obstacle: If ______________________________________ (I get distracted from my work, I don't feel like working, (talk to my friends too much in class), then I will ________________________ (ask to go outside for two minutes to collect my thoughts, ask to change seats, think about what a person I respect would do, etc.).

      ACADEMIC

      Goal: I am a _______________________ (scholar, serious student, etc.), and I want to get a(n) _______________________ (A, B, C) in class.

      Action: I will __________________________________ (do my best work all the time, do harder projects on the computer, ask for extra credit work, etc.).

      Obstacle: If __________________________________ (I get behind on doing my homework, I don't understand something in class , I don't feel like doing my best on an assignment, etc), then I will _____________________ (ask the teacher for a one-time extension on due date for homework, ask the teacher or a classmate about what I don't understand, remember how learning English will help me become successful in my long term goal of becoming a doctor/lawyer/restaurant owner/etc.).

Exhibit 2.2 . Goals Feedback Form

      Name __________________________

      Date ___________________________

      ATTITUDE

      Copy your goal here:

      Did you make progress toward achieving your goal in the past week?

      What did you do to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      What can you do this week to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      ENGLISH

      Copy your goal here:

      Did you make progress toward achieving your goal in the past week?

      What did you do to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      What can you do this week to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      BEHAVIOR

      Copy your goal here:

      Did you make progress toward achieving your goal in the past week?

      What did you do to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      What can you do this week to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      ACADEMIC

      Copy your goal here:

      Did you make progress toward achieving your goal in the past week?

      What did you do to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      What can you do this week to make progress toward achieving your goal?

      Is there anything your teacher can do to help you achieve your goals?