Instruction of Frame routine with teacher
I had the pleasure to instruct Dale Floyd in using the Frame routine with her students. We have worked together for years as Earth Science teachers so working together on this was an easy accomplishment. We probably worked through it quicker then I would with another teacher because we already understand how to work with each other.
She has seen some Frames I have created over the year to use with my students so she was already sold and knew they were something "good". I introduced the basic parts to her and we got to work on creating a Frame on VA Geology. This is a Frame both of us could use in class and would nicely work. The process of creating the draft of the Frame went easily and at the end we created a wonderful draft to use with students.
Here is a link to the draft we created:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Oe-B6PSzDncXFGVmRGbk95LXN0YmpVWXFxbENRVFUwRHFN/view?usp=sharingHere is a link to the Device Checklist I went over with Dale after we created the draft so she saw all the pieces that needed to be included.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Oe-B6PSzDnejFwWnU2UEphQVhpTlZyM3JVX2ttU1NOU3Zv/view?usp=sharing
I implemented this with a class of 8th graders. Had FRAME puzzle pieces for the linking steps
I met with the teacher and we built the FRAME for the lesson together. I modeled it for her and then watched her do it with her next class.
Collaboration was the key. The teacher understood the process better after having it modeled. The challenges were adapting the FRAME to different classes' needs. The way we solved the problem really arrived through allowing the children to co-construct with us.
I use the books, powerpoints, adult learning strategies, and cooperative learning to teach the routine and stress cue, do, review.
We meet monthly during her planning period.
As I discussed earlier, selecting the appropriate content for the FRAME was a challenge because she enjoyed the structure so much that she wanted to use it all of the time. Drafting a student-friendly "So What" statement was also a challenge. We also spent time brainstorming ways to guide students in the co-construction of the FRAME to tie the information into their prior knowledge.