01:00:02:10 01:00:03:11 >> How do students use 01:00:03:11 01:00:04:17 synthesizing to get into 01:00:04:17 01:00:05:22 the book? 01:00:05:22 01:00:07:00 Let's go Behind the Lesson 01:00:07:00 01:00:08:07 and see how teachers 01:00:08:07 01:00:09:27 make this happen. 01:00:09:27 01:00:11:02 >> Do you remember, boys and 01:00:11:02 01:00:12:07 girls, last week when I had 01:00:12:07 01:00:14:22 you write about strategies? 01:00:14:22 01:00:15:26 You've been working, 01:00:15:26 01:00:17:00 somebody told me the other day, 01:00:17:00 01:00:18:10 since kindergarten-- 01:00:18:10 01:00:19:15 since kindergarten-- 01:00:19:15 01:00:20:25 on strategies. 01:00:20:25 01:00:22:11 I asked you to think about 01:00:22:11 01:00:24:07 what strategies you use 01:00:24:07 01:00:26:06 and how strategies help you. 01:00:26:06 01:00:28:03 Some of you wrote and told me 01:00:28:03 01:00:30:13 that sometimes you feel like 01:00:30:13 01:00:32:16 you use some strategies more 01:00:32:16 01:00:34:11 than other strategies. 01:00:34:11 01:00:36:11 We talked about that 01:00:36:11 01:00:38:05 that's probably true, 01:00:38:05 01:00:39:15 depending on what you're 01:00:39:15 01:00:40:22 reading. 01:00:40:22 01:00:41:28 It depends on what kind of 01:00:41:28 01:00:43:17 strategies you use. 01:00:43:17 01:00:44:28 Do we use just one strategy 01:00:44:28 01:00:46:13 or are we using lots 01:00:46:13 01:00:47:21 of different strategies 01:00:47:21 01:00:48:26 all the time? 01:00:48:26 01:00:50:14 >> Mostly you don't realize 01:00:50:14 01:00:51:22 that you're using a lot 01:00:51:22 01:00:53:12 of strategies when 01:00:53:12 01:00:55:13 you're probably using 01:00:55:13 01:00:58:17 more than only one. 01:00:58:17 01:00:59:23 >> Right. 01:00:59:23 01:01:01:00 >> Your kids told us 01:01:01:00 01:01:02:07 that they've been working on 01:01:02:07 01:01:03:20 strategies since kindergarten. 01:01:03:20 01:01:04:22 What does the strategy 01:01:04:22 01:01:05:28 instruction look like 01:01:05:28 01:01:07:09 at the earlier grades? 01:01:07:09 01:01:08:19 >> In kindergarten, it starts 01:01:08:19 01:01:09:28 with a lot of modeling. 01:01:09:28 01:01:11:22 Modeling with big books. 01:01:11:22 01:01:13:24 They talk about visualizing. 01:01:13:24 01:01:15:06 They're questioning, asking 01:01:15:06 01:01:17:22 what do you think will happen, 01:01:17:22 01:01:19:19 why did the character do that? 01:01:19:19 01:01:21:05 We read a lot of different 01:01:21:05 01:01:22:11 things for a lot 01:01:22:11 01:01:24:21 of different reasons, don't we? 01:01:24:21 01:01:26:27 A lot of times, I like to do 01:01:26:27 01:01:29:24 a lot of information reading. 01:01:29:24 01:01:31:12 One of the things that I read 01:01:31:12 01:01:33:09 every night is the newspaper. 01:01:33:09 01:01:34:24 Now, today, what I'm going 01:01:34:24 01:01:36:10 to show you is exactly what I do 01:01:36:10 01:01:38:04 when I pick up the newspaper. 01:01:38:04 01:01:39:24 This one says, "Bald eagle 01:01:39:24 01:01:41:15 closer to coming off 01:01:41:15 01:01:43:18 endangered list." 01:01:43:18 01:01:45:27 Now, right away, my brain 01:01:45:27 01:01:48:01 starts thinking. 01:01:48:01 01:01:49:16 I think about what I 01:01:49:16 01:01:52:11 already know about bald eagles. 01:01:52:11 01:01:53:29 I'm going to think just like 01:01:53:29 01:01:55:23 I do when I pick this paper up. 01:01:55:23 01:01:57:09 I thought, okay-- 01:01:57:09 01:01:58:23 I'm going to have Ms. Spielbauer 01:01:58:23 01:02:01:24 write down what I'm thinking. 01:02:01:24 01:02:03:15 I want you to see. 01:02:03:15 01:02:04:22 This is like I'm opening 01:02:04:22 01:02:06:11 my brain up for you. 01:02:06:11 01:02:07:23 Okay, I'm looking at that, 01:02:07:23 01:02:09:14 and I'm thinking there's 01:02:09:14 01:02:11:21 a bald eagle by the river 01:02:11:21 01:02:13:29 in Amherst. 01:02:13:29 01:02:15:14 I know that. 01:02:15:14 01:02:16:21 >> What was your outcome 01:02:16:21 01:02:18:05 for today's lesson? 01:02:18:05 01:02:19:21 >> What I wanted to achieve 01:02:19:21 01:02:21:17 with the students, was I wanted 01:02:21:17 01:02:23:21 them to understand 01:02:23:21 01:02:25:16 what synthesizing was 01:02:25:16 01:02:28:25 and how we think about things 01:02:28:25 01:02:31:12 before we read, and that 01:02:31:12 01:02:34:08 we come away with something new 01:02:34:08 01:02:35:20 when we're done reading, 01:02:35:20 01:02:37:08 which was very evident today 01:02:37:08 01:02:39:01 as the students had those 01:02:39:01 01:02:40:27 "ah-ha" moments. 01:02:40:27 01:02:43:07 Now, I want you to turn 01:02:43:07 01:02:45:17 to the person next to you 01:02:45:17 01:02:47:07 and come up with something 01:02:47:07 01:02:50:17 that you know about bald eagles. 01:02:50:17 01:02:53:03 >> They are our state bird 01:02:53:03 01:02:55:21 and they are very rare. 01:02:55:21 01:02:57:12 >> Does somebody have something 01:02:57:12 01:02:58:21 they want to share? 01:02:58:21 01:03:00:01 We'll put it up there, because 01:03:00:01 01:03:01:09 we're going to read the article 01:03:01:09 01:03:02:14 and see if we're right, 01:03:02:14 01:03:04:12 or if our thinking changes. 01:03:04:12 01:03:07:01 What do you think? 01:03:07:01 01:03:08:07 >> The bald eagle 01:03:08:07 01:03:10:03 is our state bird. 01:03:10:03 01:03:13:13 >> Okay. 01:03:13:13 01:03:14:24 >> They're called bald eagles 01:03:14:24 01:03:17:10 because their heads are white. 01:03:17:10 01:03:18:14 >> Okay, I'm going to start 01:03:18:14 01:03:20:01 reading, and if you hear 01:03:20:01 01:03:21:23 something that we talked about, 01:03:21:23 01:03:24:19 I want you to put your hand up. 01:03:24:19 01:03:26:14 Okay, are you ready? 01:03:26:14 01:03:27:24 "The Interior Department's 01:03:27:24 01:03:29:28 Fish and Wildlife Service issued 01:03:29:28 01:03:31:22 draft volunteer guidelines 01:03:31:22 01:03:33:29 spelling out how landowners, 01:03:33:29 01:03:35:21 land managers and others 01:03:35:21 01:03:37:10 should protect the bird, 01:03:37:10 01:03:40:11 once it is no longer safeguarded 01:03:40:11 01:03:43:05 by the 1973 law." 01:03:43:05 01:03:45:06 Oh, you heard something. 01:03:45:06 01:03:46:15 Brianna? 01:03:46:15 01:03:48:12 >> Protected by a law. 01:03:48:12 01:03:49:16 >> Okay, they are protected 01:03:49:16 01:03:51:24 by law, so are we right? 01:03:51:24 01:03:53:01 Ms. Spielbauer, do you want 01:03:53:01 01:03:54:05 to put a plus by that, 01:03:54:05 01:03:55:27 because we know we were right. 01:03:55:27 01:03:57:02 >> I liked your use 01:03:57:02 01:03:58:07 of the newspaper as part of your 01:03:58:07 01:03:59:21 shared reading lesson today. 01:03:59:21 01:04:01:14 How important do you think it is 01:04:01:14 01:04:04:19 to bring in real-life texts? 01:04:04:19 01:04:05:13 >> We really try 01:04:05:13 01:04:07:00 and do that a lot. 01:04:07:00 01:04:08:10 As research is looking at, 01:04:08:10 01:04:09:17 kids need to read 01:04:09:17 01:04:11:14 a lot of nonfiction. 01:04:11:14 01:04:13:01 The kids love the magazines. 01:04:13:01 01:04:14:20 It's really important 01:04:14:20 01:04:15:29 that they see we read 01:04:15:29 01:04:18:02 all the time, everywhere. 01:04:18:02 01:04:19:07 We're always looking 01:04:19:07 01:04:20:16 for information. 01:04:20:16 01:04:21:23 Have I learned some new things? 01:04:21:23 01:04:23:05 Have you learned something new 01:04:23:05 01:04:24:11 about bald eagles 01:04:24:11 01:04:25:22 that you didn't know before? 01:04:25:22 01:04:27:01 So, are you coming away 01:04:27:01 01:04:29:16 with a new learning? 01:04:29:16 01:04:32:08 So you know what you just did? 01:04:32:08 01:04:34:13 We synthesized. 01:04:34:13 01:04:35:26 Today, we're going to do 01:04:35:26 01:04:36:29 something called 01:04:36:29 01:04:38:08 an anticipation guide. 01:04:38:08 01:04:39:20 I've written little statements 01:04:39:20 01:04:41:00 out for you. 01:04:41:00 01:04:42:22 What you're going to do, 01:04:42:22 01:04:44:06 is I'm going to read 01:04:44:06 01:04:45:16 the statements and you're going 01:04:45:16 01:04:46:25 to use that colored pencil 01:04:46:25 01:04:48:10 at your desk to mark 01:04:48:10 01:04:50:10 whether you agree or disagree 01:04:50:10 01:04:52:06 with the statement. 01:04:52:06 01:04:53:25 >> The lesson featured 01:04:53:25 01:04:55:08 the use of a technique 01:04:55:08 01:04:57:27 called the anticipation guide. 01:04:57:27 01:04:59:12 Can you tell us a little bit 01:04:59:12 01:05:00:25 more about why you selected 01:05:00:25 01:05:03:09 that instructional technique? 01:05:03:09 01:05:04:14 >> I like to use 01:05:04:14 01:05:05:20 the anticipation guide 01:05:05:20 01:05:06:23 for nonfiction. 01:05:06:23 01:05:08:01 One of the reasons is 01:05:08:01 01:05:10:06 because it is very obvious 01:05:10:06 01:05:11:12 for students 01:05:11:12 01:05:12:20 who have misconceptions. 01:05:12:20 01:05:14:00 When they are done 01:05:14:00 01:05:15:18 looking through the resources, 01:05:15:18 01:05:16:27 they can look and see 01:05:16:27 01:05:19:04 whether it was a misconception, 01:05:19:04 01:05:20:15 and how their thinking 01:05:20:15 01:05:21:22 has changed. 01:05:21:22 01:05:23:24 And it's very personal 01:05:23:24 01:05:25:17 because they each answer 01:05:25:17 01:05:27:29 whether they agree or disagree. 01:05:27:29 01:05:29:04 And they go back 01:05:29:04 01:05:30:12 and they prove. 01:05:30:12 01:05:31:26 It's not threatening, because 01:05:31:26 01:05:33:03 they know there's no right 01:05:33:03 01:05:34:09 or wrong answer. 01:05:34:09 01:05:35:25 It sets that purpose 01:05:35:25 01:05:37:05 for reading. 01:05:37:05 01:05:38:07 They're looking 01:05:38:07 01:05:39:17 for that information. 01:05:39:17 01:05:40:17 You're going to get 01:05:40:17 01:05:42:11 with your partners. 01:05:42:11 01:05:43:09 We have books 01:05:43:09 01:05:45:06 with your names on them. 01:05:45:06 01:05:46:25 What we want you to do, is you 01:05:46:25 01:05:48:14 are going to go through those 01:05:48:14 01:05:50:25 books see if you can prove. 01:05:50:25 01:05:53:01 Remember as I was thinking 01:05:53:01 01:05:54:29 out loud, and what 01:05:54:29 01:05:57:11 I anticipated reading? 01:05:57:11 01:05:58:24 You're going to write 01:05:58:24 01:06:01:10 whether you were right or not. 01:06:01:10 01:06:02:17 So, you can just do a plus 01:06:02:17 01:06:03:28 in front if you were right. 01:06:03:28 01:06:06:03 Then, any notes you have, 01:06:06:03 01:06:07:09 maybe you find something 01:06:07:09 01:06:08:19 really interesting. 01:06:08:19 01:06:09:27 When you're finding out 01:06:09:27 01:06:11:13 that bees are insects, 01:06:11:13 01:06:14:00 how come they're insects? 01:06:14:00 01:06:15:03 If that's right, 01:06:15:03 01:06:17:07 then write down a couple things. 01:06:17:07 01:06:18:14 Now, if you find something 01:06:18:14 01:06:20:10 really good that you're 01:06:20:10 01:06:21:26 really interested in, and 01:06:21:26 01:06:23:05 you think other kids would be 01:06:23:05 01:06:24:16 interested in about bees, 01:06:24:16 01:06:26:00 I've got sticky notes 01:06:26:00 01:06:27:05 over here. 01:06:27:05 01:06:28:16 You can put a sticky note 01:06:28:16 01:06:30:01 on that page, and you can put 01:06:30:01 01:06:31:18 a couple words on that 01:06:31:18 01:06:33:24 sticky note so you remember. 01:06:33:24 01:06:35:11 Because when we're all done, 01:06:35:11 01:06:36:23 just like we always do, 01:06:36:23 01:06:38:07 we come back and we talk about 01:06:38:07 01:06:41:02 what we found, and we share. 01:06:41:02 01:06:42:26 Because when we share, 01:06:42:26 01:06:45:11 everybody learns new information 01:06:45:11 01:06:47:14 and everybody will come away 01:06:47:14 01:06:49:21 with new learning. 01:06:49:21 01:06:51:06 >> Now this lesson, dependent 01:06:51:06 01:06:52:23 on a lot of resources, in fact 01:06:52:23 01:06:54:20 there was at least one book per 01:06:54:20 01:06:57:13 every child on the same topic. 01:06:57:13 01:06:58:26 Talk about your preparation 01:06:58:26 01:07:00:23 for the lesson. 01:07:00:23 01:07:02:05 >> I knew they were going to be 01:07:02:05 01:07:04:12 doing a unit on plants. 01:07:04:12 01:07:06:01 There were a couple kids in here 01:07:06:01 01:07:07:22 who I knew were a little more 01:07:07:22 01:07:09:21 concerned about bees. 01:07:09:21 01:07:11:00 I went into the library 01:07:11:00 01:07:12:28 one night after school, and just 01:07:12:28 01:07:14:15 pulled everything I could find. 01:07:14:15 01:07:16:02 Then I asked a couple other 01:07:16:02 01:07:17:10 teachers and went through 01:07:17:10 01:07:18:15 my own resources, 01:07:18:15 01:07:20:00 and had more than enough books. 01:07:20:00 01:07:21:06 >> "Every year they build 01:07:21:06 01:07:22:15 a new nest out of 01:07:22:15 01:07:24:26 thin sheets of paper. 01:07:24:26 01:07:30:07 They make the paper themselves 01:07:30:07 01:07:32:20 by chewing tiny pieces of food 01:07:32:20 01:07:36:06 and mixing it with saliva." 01:07:41:11 01:07:42:28 >> "Honey bees live in groups 01:07:42:28 01:07:47:14 called a colony." 01:07:47:14 01:07:48:12 >> You write that, 01:07:48:12 01:07:49:13 I'll write this. 01:07:49:13 01:07:50:21 Okay? 01:07:50:21 01:07:51:23 >> "These homes 01:07:51:23 01:07:53:19 are called hives." 01:07:53:19 01:07:54:26 Most people already know 01:07:54:26 01:07:57:24 that they live in hives, 01:07:57:24 01:07:59:09 so you should write beekeepers 01:07:59:09 01:08:00:27 build homes for honey bees 01:08:00:27 01:08:05:11 and they are called colonies. 01:08:05:11 01:08:06:16 >> If it weren't for bees, 01:08:06:16 01:08:08:28 what would the earth be? 01:08:08:28 01:08:12:18 >> Just plain grass and dirt. 01:08:12:18 01:08:15:10 >> Yeah, and trees. 01:08:15:10 01:08:17:17 >> And some water. 01:08:17:17 01:08:19:11 >> And plus, if we didn't have 01:08:19:11 01:08:20:22 flowers, it wouldn't be, like 01:08:20:22 01:08:22:19 on Valentine's Day or Christmas, 01:08:22:19 01:08:25:05 some people give flowers away. 01:08:25:05 01:08:26:10 If they didn't have flowers, 01:08:26:10 01:08:28:00 what would they give away, 01:08:28:00 01:08:30:29 just chocolate? 01:08:30:29 01:08:32:24 >> Who has something to share 01:08:32:24 01:08:34:08 that they found out 01:08:34:08 01:08:36:10 that their thinking changed? 01:08:36:10 01:08:37:27 Hannah. 01:08:37:27 01:08:39:22 >> There can be more than 01:08:39:22 01:08:43:04 6,000 bees in one hive. 01:08:43:04 01:08:44:29 >> That bees have six legs 01:08:44:29 01:08:47:08 and four wings. 01:08:47:08 01:08:49:12 >> So what did you find out? 01:08:49:12 01:08:50:18 They are what? 01:08:50:18 01:08:52:15 >> That they are insects. 01:08:52:15 01:08:53:24 >> My sense is that you felt 01:08:53:24 01:08:55:04 the lesson was fairly successful 01:08:55:04 01:08:56:09 for today. 01:08:56:09 01:08:57:13 Was there anything 01:08:57:13 01:08:58:15 that you would change 01:08:58:15 01:09:00:12 if you were teaching this again? 01:09:00:12 01:09:03:04 >> I felt it was successful. 01:09:03:04 01:09:04:15 What I would look at 01:09:04:15 01:09:05:26 is some thing's I've implemented 01:09:05:26 01:09:07:26 with a couple students 01:09:07:26 01:09:10:15 who have a little more 01:09:10:15 01:09:12:11 difficulty reading, 01:09:12:11 01:09:14:23 because of having special needs. 01:09:14:23 01:09:16:19 I would look at some other 01:09:16:19 01:09:19:27 options for them. 01:09:19:27 01:09:21:09 I try and keep them 01:09:21:09 01:09:22:13 with everyone else. 01:09:22:13 01:09:23:22 We have different assistive 01:09:23:22 01:09:25:21 technology devices we use. 01:09:25:21 01:09:27:16 Sometimes, those devices 01:09:27:16 01:09:29:25 are more effective than others. 01:09:29:25 01:09:31:00 >> It was an excellent lesson 01:09:31:00 01:09:32:04 to observe. 01:09:32:04 01:09:33:05 We really want to thank you 01:09:33:05 01:09:34:04 for sharing it with us. 01:09:34:04 01:09:35:22 >> Well, thank you.