Teaching with Visual Frameworks : Focused Learning and Achievement Through Instructional Graphics Co-Created by Students and Teachers

by Christine Allen Ewy

• ISBN13: 9780761946656
• ISBN10: 0761946659
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-14
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"Teaching with Visual Frameworks provides case studies that demonstrate how one teacher in one classroom can make a difference by using Visual Frameworks (graphic displays) that allow teachers and students to get the results they want from the work they do." Jessie Kalinowski, National Board Certified Teacher Golden Apple Fellow Educator in Residence/Illinois State Board of Education "Teaching with Visual Frameworks embraces the increasing diversity of our student population, values students as multicultural resources, and honors students as evaluators. These unique attributes make this book an invaluable guide for educators across settings and contexts." Margo Gottlieb, Director, Assessment and Evaluation Illinois Resource Center Des Plaines, IL Get the big picture on co-creating instructional graphics for maximum teacher-student success! Visual representations of course content are essential tools in today's classrooms. They can offset the challenges associated with teaching diverse student populations while simultaneously bringing instructional techniques into greater harmony with the growing influence of technology and the visual media on the way students process information. This groundbreaking volume provides a complete guide to visual instruction and assessment using the Unit Visual Framework (UVF). Combining pictures, color, and text for meaningful representation of the core concepts in a unit of study, UVFs result in a deepened understanding by all studentsa??regardless of language level. Key highlights of this indispensable manual include: Specific steps and suggestions for designing effective UVFs Real-life examples from classrooms successfully using these visual displays Tips for utilizing UVFs in standards-led instruction and student-directed learning More than 100 sample graphics and UVFs

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Robert J. Marzano
Acknowledgments	xi
About the Author	xiii
Unit Visual Framework: Making Ongoing Sense of a Unit of Study	1	(24)
What Are Unit Visual Frameworks?	3	(2)
What Teaching/Learning Situations Do UVFs Serve?	5	(5)
Who Are UVFs For?	10	(2)
How Did UVFs Evolve?	12	(2)
Why UVFs Now?	14	(1)
Why Do UVFs Work?	14	(2)
How Do UVFs Compare With Other Visuals?	16	(9)
Advance Organizer	16	(1)
Graphic Organizer	17	(8)
Focus: The Basis for Coherence and Cohesion	25	(22)
Global Visual Frameworks	26	(1)
One Source of GVF Content---Learning Standards	27	(14)
Co-Developing GVFs Enables Making and Understanding Generalizations	27	(2)
Learning for Forever	29	(2)
GVFs Maintain Focus at the Generalization Level	31	(6)
Teacher Concerns	37	(3)
English Language Learners	40	(1)
Meaning From Abstractions	40	(1)
Honest and Possible	41	(6)
Source of Units	41	(1)
Teacher Planning	41	(1)
Desire to Get It Right	42	(2)
Invitation: Just Get Started	44	(3)
Getting Started	47	(32)
Getting to Know the Unit	47	(5)
Previewing the Unit for Priorities and Focus	48	(4)
Previewing the Unit for Student Challenges and Supports	52	(1)
Designing the Core UVF	52	(3)
Core UVF Content: Key Text and Images	55	(1)
Considering Student Characteristics	56	(3)
Core UVF Format	59	(15)
Formats Based on Graphic Organizers	61	(2)
Metaphor Base	63	(1)
Visually Depicted Critical Questions	63	(1)
Basic Shapes and Forms	63	(11)
UVFs With Units That Integrate Complex Studies of Multiple Disciplines	74	(2)
Resources	76	(1)
Beginning UVF Co-Development With Students	76	(3)
Co-Development and Ownership: Essential Requirements	79	(20)
Applications of This Chapter for Teachers of Older Students	80	(1)
Co-Development Process	80	(14)
Eliciting Student Images	81	(4)
Organizing and Highlighting Student Contributions to Show Unit Focus	85	(1)
Moving Prior Knowledge Toward Unit Generalizations	86	(1)
The Class Core UVF	87	(3)
The Portable Core UVF	90	(1)
Expanding and Updating the UVF	91	(3)
A Curricular, Teaching/Learning, and Assessment Resource	94	(1)
Visible Feedback and Accountability	95	(1)
Format Revisited	96	(1)
Management Concern: Physical Size of Expanded UVF	96	(3)
Visual Consistencies: Cohesion Building Blocks	99	(44)
Sample Unit's Origins	100	(2)
Eliciting Students' Image of the Unit	102	(1)
Display Students' Image Organized to Show Unit Focus	103	(3)
From GVF to Expanding UVF	106	(2)
Hindsight	108	(1)
Expanding UVF Integrates Consistent Support Visuals	108	(7)
``Before Reading'' Support Visuals	109	(1)
``After Reading'' Support Visuals	110	(5)
Hindsight	115	(1)
Portable UVF	115	(1)
Using the Expanded UVF to Demonstrate Learning	116	(9)
Authentic Context	116	(2)
Elephant Game	118	(1)
UVF Brings Focus Back to the Whole Unit	118	(2)
Writing Task	120	(1)
Writing Support: Science Standards GVF	120	(2)
Integrating Content: Adapted Core UVF	122	(3)
Hindsight	125	(1)
Using the UVF Portfolio for Demonstrations to Guests	125	(2)
Visual Consistencies Help Student Reflection and Evaluation	127	(2)
Evaluating the Unit	127	(1)
Evaluating the Impact of the UVF	127	(2)
Mapped Learning Paths, Risk-Taking Safety Net	129	(4)
Mapping Learning Paths	132	(1)
Risk-Taking Safety Net	133	(1)
Consistency in Integrated Units	133	(5)
Integration in a Self-Contained Classroom	136	(1)
Integration in a Departmentalized Situation	136	(2)
Cautions About Generalizations From the Chapter's Case Study	138	(5)
A Teacher's Story: Moving From Beginning to Experienced Use of UVFs	143	(26)
Getting Started	144	(3)
Knowledge of the Unit	144	(2)
Ginger's Initial Thoughts	146	(1)
Three Units, Three Student Groups, Three UVFs, and Variations on Co-Development	147	(10)
First Co-Development of a UVF	147	(3)
Ginger's Thoughts and Practices After the First Unit	150	(1)
Second Co-Development of a UVF	151	(3)
Third Co-Development of a UVF	154	(3)
Productive Home, School, and Resource Personnel Connections via Portable UVFs	157	(1)
Author's Notes: Portable UVF Use in Coordination and Communication	157	(1)
Evolution and Results of Assessment	158	(3)
Alignment	159	(1)
Performance Results	160	(1)
Satisfaction/Enthusiasm	160	(1)
Observation Tool	161	(2)
Ginger's Reflections After Multiple Times Teaching With UVFs	163	(1)
Following Through on Appealing Characteristics	163	(1)
Other Areas of Impact	164	(5)
Getting the Results You Want	169	(26)
Teaching With UVFs: The Implementation Rubric Scale	170	(1)
An Example From Student-Directed Learning	170	(11)
Unit and UVF Focus	171	(4)
UVF Format, Ownership, and Use	175	(2)
Participation	177	(4)
Achievement	181	(1)
Examples From Teacher-or Curricular-Directed Learning	181	(10)
Unit and UVF Focus	182	(2)
UVF Format	184	(1)
Limited Ownership and Use	184	(3)
More Authentic Ownership and Use	187	(4)
Participation and Achievement	191	(1)
Conclusions I Could and Could Not Make in This Case Study	191	(1)
Safeguards	191	(1)
Don't Panic Now!	192	(1)
Conclusion	193	(2)
Appendix A: Structured Student Interview	195	(2)
Appendix B: Teaching With UVFs Implementation Rubric	197	(2)
Appendix C: Software and Hardware Resources	199	(4)
References	203	(4)
Index	207