SIOP World History

South Burlington High School & St. Michael’s College CREATE grant project - 2008

SIOP World History The Purpose  Support English Language Learners to allow successful participation in the mainstream World History class The Players  Jan Russell, SBHS World History   Heidi Western, SBHS ELL Rita MacDonald, SMC, VCLA and Project CREATE   Alysia Backman, SBHS Literacy Aostre Johnson, SMC Graduate Ed.

SIOP Components

        Planning Background Building Comprehensible Input Strategies Interaction Practice/Application Lesson Delivery Review/Assessment

Planning  ELL and World History teachers meet at a regular time; requested common planning period in master schedule (1 hour before each class )  Use the SIOP planning form  Review content and language objectives for the day and prepare meaningful activities for future classes

Building Background

 Where in the world are we from?

Comprehensible Input

scribes keep track of barter trade Word Splash calendar Ur theocracy writing the sail Theocracy surplus the wheel Babylon maintain order laws cuneiform religion king and queen artisans government metal

irrigation workers

URBAN city-state solving problems large population education ziggurat

Civilizations Chart

surplus scribes

Student translation

Strategies  Varied groupings  Intentional by proficiency  Random for social integration  Graphic organizers  Support in ELL Enrichment

 Pass the chalk

Interaction

Practice and Application  Mapping the textbook, Alysia Backman, literacy consultant  Role-playing in response to newspaper articles  Dramatizing an Egyptian myth

Lesson Delivery

 Scaffold or cloze supplementation for note taking  Differentiated activities  Intentional seating- place ELLs near helpful students and/or where H.Western can easily assist with text or notes  Call on student when sure they know the answer

Review and Assessment  Modify formal assessment to student proficiency level  Increase informal assessment

Modified Assessments

Conclusion  Observations  All students responding well  Inclusive accepting group  SMC students observing  Sharing materials with SMC class  Next steps  Continue with planning and activities  Increase collaboration with guidance department