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Identifying
Similarities & Differences
Classroom Instruction That Works
Lake Myra Elementary
Professional Development
Similar or Different?
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Real World Thinking
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4 Thinking Process Tasks
… of how items, events, processes, words, things or concepts are
similar and different.
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Higher Level Thinking…
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for Understanding Content…
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at a Deeper Level….
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For High Yield Results!
That when used, this strategy can yield a 45
percentile point increase in student
achievement! Research proves it works!
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Bridging
Known to New
Comparing
Classifying
Creating
Metaphors
Creating
Analogies
…is identifying
…is identifying
...is identifying a
…is identifying
and articulating S characteristics
pattern in one
and analyzing
& D between or and grouping like topic, then finding
relationships
among items or
items.
a different topic
between ideas.
ideas.
that has the same
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pattern.Similarities & Differences
Essential to the Tasks
Students must understand:
• Characteristic
• Property
• Feature
• Attribute
• Trait
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Marzano’s
Recommendations
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give students a model for the process
use familiar content to teach the steps
give students graphic organizers
both teacher directed guidance &
student centered opportunities
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Layers of Scaffolding
Teacher
DirectedExplicit
Guidance
Sorting
Rule
Provided
Student
DirectedIndependently
Identifying
Sorting
Rule SelfGenerated
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Comparing & Classifying
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Listening for rhyming sounds, vowel sounds
Looking at letters, fonts, words carefully
Book Characters
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
Freshwater & Saltwater
Tsunamis & Earthquakes
Solids & Liquids (Gas & Plasma)
Fiction & Non-fiction Features
Cultures/Holidays/Traditions
Numbers/Sets
Types of Music/Sounds/Art/Movement
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Thanks, John!
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Seeing Logical Relationships
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…they will never have a
relationship!
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Teacher Directed
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Science
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Genres & Characters
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Assessment
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Student Directed
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Social Studies
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Math Venns
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Math & Technology
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Science Notebooks
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Cooperative Learning
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Venn Pocket Charts
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Artifact Venn
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Comparison Matrix
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Comparing Story Elements
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Comparing Liquids
& their Flow Rates
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T-Charts
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Author Study:
Comparing Texts
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Comparing
when Reading & Writing
Compare
Words
Contrast
Words
Same
Different
Both
But
Alike
On the other hand
Similar
Instead of
Compare to
In contrast to
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Your Turn!
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Classifying Rocks
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Classifying Numbers
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Classifying Words
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Word Sorts
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Classifying Spelling Patterns
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Affinity Diagrams
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Sorting by Attribute
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Sorting by Hardness
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Sorting by Size
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Your Turn!
• Sorting Game: Guess My Rule!
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Creating Metaphors
• Recognizing metaphors requires identifying a
pattern in one topic, then finding a different topic
that has the same pattern.
• “Graphic organizers are not as common with
metaphors and analogies.”
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Weather Metaphors
The school showered the families with kindness.
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Creating Analogies
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Analogies to
Teach Vocabulary
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Mr. Argent
are
to
Ms. Lavery
Lake Myra
Relationship: Both are important leaders of their people.
are
to
A king & queeen
Their Kingdom
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Analogy Caution
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What’s Essential?
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Task Differentiation
Thinking Task
Graphic Organizer
Task Delivery
Differentiation
Differentiation of Task Medium
Comparing
(& Contrasting)
Venn Diagram
Comparison Matrix
T-Chart
Frayer Model
Classifying
Sorts-Word, Picture, Sound,
Objects
Classifying Organizer
Affinity Diagram
Teacher Directed
Teacher Guided
Student Directed
Student Generated
Sorting Rule Provided
Mystery Sorting Rule
Whole Group
Small Group
Cooperative Group
Partnership
Peer Coaching
Independent
Before/During/After
Formative Assessment
Team Time
Alternate Teacher
Homework
Chart Paper
Content Journal
Classroom Whiteboard
Small Whiteboard
Smartboard Lesson
Kidspiration
CD’s/Sounds
Paint/Baggies
Magnetic Letters
Word/Picture Cards
Objects
Manipulatives
Sticky Notes
Sorting Mats
Pocket Charts
Venn Rings
Books/Music
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Creating Analogies
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Where Are Your Students?
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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/download.aspx
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http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/iden.php
www.graphic.org
www.bradfitzpatrick.com
www.fotolia.com
www.microsoft.clipartgallery.com
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