How to use graphic organizers for teaching writing, learning, and understanding across the curriculum. Graphic organizers guide learners’ thinking as they fill in and build upon a visual map or diagram. Graphic organizers are some of the most effective visual learning strategies for students and are applied across the curriculum to enhance learning and understanding of subject matter content. In a variety of formats dependent upon the task, graphic organizers facilitate students’ learning by helping them identify areas of focus within a broad topic, such as a novel or article. Because they help the learner make connections and structure thinking, students often turn to graphic organizers for writing projects. In addition to helping students organize their thinking and writing process, graphic organizers can act as instructional tools. Graphic Organizer Example Definition of a Graphic Organizer A graphic organizer is a visual display that demonstrates relationships between facts, concepts or ideas. Types of Graphic Organizers Concept Maps Concept Map Example Web Example Mind Map Example
Teaching Speaking Many language learners regard speaking ability as the measure of knowing a language. These learners define fluency as the ability to converse with others, much more than the ability to read, write, or comprehend oral language. They regard speaking as the most important skill they can acquire, and they assess their progress in terms of their accomplishments in spoken communication. Language learners need to recognize that speaking involves three areas of knowledge: In the communicative model of language teaching, instructors help their students develop this body of knowledge by providing authentic practice that prepares students for real-life communication situations. Section Contents Goals and Techniques for Teaching Speaking Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills Developing Speaking Activities Using Textbook Speaking Activities Assessing Speaking Proficiency Resources
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Graphic Organizers Prepared by Tracey Hall & Nicole Strangman Please visit the AIM Center home page. Introduction One way to help make a curriculum more supportive of students and teachers is to incorporate graphic organizers. Top Definition A graphic organizer is a visual and graphic display that depicts the relationships between facts, terms, and or ideas within a learning task. Types of Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers come in many different forms, each one best suited to organizing a particular type of information. Image description:This graphic organizer is made up of a series of shapes in several rows. Image description:This graphic organizer is entitled "Network Tree" and is made up of a series of ovals of two different sizes. Image description:This graphic organizer is entitled "Spider Map" and is made up of a large, central oval with four sets of black lines extending from it. Image description:This graphic organizer is entitled "Problem and Solution Map" and is made up of a series of boxes.
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center Graphic Organizer Worksheets Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages.Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here.) Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers (some of which are also called concept maps, entity relationship charts, and mind maps) are a pictorial way of constructing knowledge and organizing information. Increasing Understanding by Creating Graphic Organizers: The process of converting a mass of data/information/ideas into a graphic map gives the student an increased understanding and insight into the topic at hand. The creation of graphic organizers also helps the student generate ideas as they develop and note their thoughts visually. Uses of Graphic Organizers: Graphic organizers can be used to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming.
Library Genesis Project : Welcome Teaching Ideas One of the most useful techniques for revision I've come across is known as Mind Mapping. I've successfully mind-mapped with many of my GCSE Information Technology and Geography students with some great results (see later). Mind Mapping is a fun way to revise and really does seem to work well. It gives the students much more time to fit in the topics that need to be covered and, I believe, makes revision 'less boring'. So explain Mind Mapping to me! Mind mapping is a graphical way to arrange a topic onto a piece of paper. As you can imagine, Mind Maps can become complex but exciting revision tools which allow the students (and you) to build up links between the main topics of the map. Finally, try Mind Mapping not just as a revision technique but also to fortify your student's notes. Related Sites
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Teaching Mindmapping For a number of years now, I have worked with a number of primary school teachers and their classes to develop their understanding of Mindmapping and its uses. Initially, I was naïve enough to assume that a simple demonstration would be sufficient to trigger the production of immaculately planned maps. It is true that the demonstration went well. Neither was there any lack of enthusiasm when the students started work on their own Mindmaps. There were some delightful drawings (of cats, dogs, mice, rats, hamsters and guinea pigs – all looking remarkably similar); incredible diversity of ideas (from archery to pheasant shooting) and some inventive spellings (I especially liked “Greg Regretsky” – the famous tennis player). Although there was evidence of considerable organisational skill on the part of some students (the main theme of “Pets” being split into categories that included mammals, rodents, reptiles, birds and even amphibians), on the whole there was more enthusiasm than order.
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