2. Agenda
Welcome & Sharing
Let’s talk about Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers: How To…
This Week
Looking Ahead
Questions?
Food for Thought
3. Graphic Organizers
Why bother? Let’s Discuss:
What does the research tell us?
For which learning styles do graphic
organizers work best?
How can graphic organizers keep kids
engaged?
How do graphic organizers help teachers
share important information?
4. Graphic Organizers can…
streamline information
clarify concepts
involve students with varying learning
styles
increase retention
develop organizational skills
shift learning from ho-hum to FUN!
9. Now, let’s do a couple…
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Graphic Organizers
Primary
Intermediate
Beehive
Chain of events
Main idea
Cluster
10. This Week
FRIDAY: Reply to at least 3 classmates in
the Discussion board
SATURDAY: Post your original Graphic
Organizer in the DropBox
SUNDAY: Post your Week 4 Reflection in
the DropBox
11. Looking Ahead to Week 5
Read and Research Parent Involvement
Meet in Elluminate on Thursday
We will make a newsletter
Think about teamwork
13. Food for Thought
"In a completely rational
society, the best of us
would be teachers and
the rest of us would have
to settle for something
less." --Lee Iacocca