Vivian Del Cid

FL

Strategies for ELL Success

Sun, Nov 26, 2017 4:33 PM
Practical Inquiry Tips for ELL

This article was incredibly insightful yet practical. The author provided several different strategies that utilized the step of inquiry and provided very specific steps for each. I really liked the tip that during preassessment, students could complete inquiry charts in buddy pairs instead of as a whole group. This idea of think-pair-share encourages students to use simple high frequency English words and illustrate pictures to express their ideas. This author knew what she was talking about as all this information is easily applicable for elementary and middle school level classrooms. I think with some simple modifications to these inquiry lessons a high school teacher could use these as jumping off points for lessons.

Coral Reef Ecosystems: Ecosystems in Crisis

Sun, Nov 26, 2017 2:55 PM
Coral Reef Destruction

This science object goes in depth to discover the cause of coral reef destruction around the globe. I liked this object because it was presented in a simple, list format that was easy to digest. This object also doesn't shy away from the knowledge that humans are in large part destroying our coral reefs. From pollution, to massive hurricanes which are worsened by global warming, and how that global warming is killing the reefs which are then leading to increased tsunamis - this science object shows the cyclical nature of our planet. This was extremely impactful and I would definitely use these resources in my classroom.

Rock cycle Collection

Sun, Nov 26, 2017 2:45 PM
This Rocks!

This collection had a surplus of information! Anything you need to know about the principles used to determine the relative age of rocks is available in this collection. There was a plethora of illustrations using detailed diagrams to illustrate the rock cycle and how to date rocks.It explained the rock cycle in detail, plus there were hands-on activities described that would work perfectly in a classroom.