2009 International SIM Conference http://sim2009.kucrl.org The Strategic Instruction Model Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:47:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tell us how we did! http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/tell-us-how-we-did/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/tell-us-how-we-did/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:12:40 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1053 We have set up a survey that will allow you to tell us your thoughts and give us feedback on your conference experience. We highly value your input and we will look at every comment in order to make improvements to next year’s conference. Follow this link to take the survey.

]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/tell-us-how-we-did/feed/ 0 Rethinking Xtreme® Reading http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/rethinking-xtreme%c2%ae-reading/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/rethinking-xtreme%c2%ae-reading/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:00:10 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1211

NOTES:

RETHINKING XTREME® READING

  • Word Mapping
    • Ways to remember meanings
    • Ways to practice
  • Word ID
    • Shorter initial practice
    • Explicitly practice throughout-year
    • 80% of kids are at mastery on grade level
  • Visual Imagery
    • Grab students and show process with videos
    • Use poetry in introduce
  • Summarizing and Paraphrasing
    • Move quickly through paraphrasing after summarizing
    • Move to earlier in year – before VI
  • Formative Assessment
    • Pre and post tests
    • Other assessments
  • Generalization
    • Interesting materials
    • More explicit use of content materials
]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/rethinking-xtreme%c2%ae-reading/feed/ 0 Affinity Group Videos http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/affinity-group-videos/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/affinity-group-videos/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:47:45 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1181 We have just posted the video summaries of the affinity group sessions. We are currently collecting the notes from each group and will be posting them in the next week or so. Please feel free to start some discussions in the comments section. Some things that you might consider posting to get started are: additional notes and summaries from the group discussion, links (with commentary) to online resources and materials, questions to be considered by the group, and appropriate responses to questions posed by other group members. Those are just some initial ideas, but the space is yours to use, so be creative and keep that momentum going!

UPDATE: We’ve posted the notes that we have for the groups. If there are any additional notes that you’d like posted, please contact us and we’ll make them available!

]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/affinity-group-videos/feed/ 0 Xtreme Reading http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/xtreme-reading/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/xtreme-reading/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:26:39 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1179
[See post to watch Flash video] ]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/xtreme-reading/feed/ 0 Making Content Enhancement Make a Difference http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/making-content-enhancement-make-a-difference/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/making-content-enhancement-make-a-difference/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:56 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1150
[See post to watch Flash video] ]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/making-content-enhancement-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 Becoming an Independent Professional Developer http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/becoming-an-independent-professional-developer/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/becoming-an-independent-professional-developer/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:54 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1146
[See post to watch Flash video]

NOTES:

BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER

  • Consult the experts (i.e. Gail Cheever)
  • Network with others
  • Decide what you value and your areas of strength
  • Make a plan: finances (fees, expenses, taxes, insurance, travel, copies), record keeping, organization)
  • Design a positive marketing plan (i.e. website, brochure, mission/value)
  • Think of your value added to organization after you leave
  • Bottom line: we are the CEO’s of a servant leadership organization
  • Sheila Hays, Mary Liebl, Karen Koskovich, Mandy Horton Walker, Patricia DePriest
]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/becoming-an-independent-professional-developer/feed/ 0 Fusion and Beyond http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/fusion-and-beyond/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/fusion-and-beyond/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:49 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1128 http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/fusion-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Preservice Educators http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/preservice-educators/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/preservice-educators/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:36 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1144
[See post to watch Flash video]

NOTES:

PRESERVICE EDUCATORS
How will we better prepare future educators? (Pre-service and In-service, Pre-12 setting)

  • Courses
    • Content Enhancement Routines in courses
    • Bought texts for classes
    • Course/unit – LINCS introduction
    • Introduce themselves using LINCS
    • Teaching Content to All textbook
    • Strategic Teaching Course (Grad)
    • Course Organizer (syllabus)
    • Positive feedback from students
    • Require students to use device
    • TWU – Goal, Collaborate, Gen. Ed. Faculty, CER and LS
    • Need more cohesiveness
    • How do you plan integration across courses?
  • LSC and CE
  • Resources
    • Dee – Intro SPED, ASCD tape, char. of special ed $500.00
    • Gail Cheever – Frame
    • Text – Reason, Miller, Validated (NCATE/CEC/SPA)
    • See strengthening your SIM Core for Wed. Strand for descriptions on methodologies such as AVID, Read 180, SIOP, Corrective Reading, etc
    • National Center for Response to Intervention
  • Next Steps
    • Keep the conversation going via email
    • Collaboration models
  • Topics
    • Organizers (Course Org, Unit Org, Concepts)
    • Theories, law, character, methods, co-teaching
    • Course Requirements:
      • Activities, asst
      • Ex: FRAME, Concept Mastery
  • Hal Jackson, Rose Lee, Joyce Rademacher, Heather Siegfried, Beverly Downey, Shirley Leali, Barb Duchardt, Barbera Morganfield
]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/preservice-educators/feed/ 0 Tech Tutorial http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/tech-tutorial/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/tech-tutorial/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:22 +0000 Aaron http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1142
[See post to watch Flash video]

NOTES:

TECH TUTORIAL

  • In the future, offering a pre-conference professional development session on KUCRL links
  • Using learning labs for special interests
  • Have a simplified/single log-in for all CRL Links
  • SIMtube… video clips (strategies, workshops)
    • Organize by categories
  • Have a course organizer created explaining the technology aspects, links, etc. of KUCRL
  • Aaron Sumner
]]> http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/tech-tutorial/feed/ 0 Content Enhancement: Midwest Project http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/content-enhancement-midwest-project/ http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/content-enhancement-midwest-project/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:19 +0000 David http://sim2009.kucrl.org/?p=1152 http://sim2009.kucrl.org/2009/content-enhancement-midwest-project/feed/ 0