BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference June 18-­‐20, 2014 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Gloria Kotrady Just like
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I work at an elementary school I work at a middle school I work at a high school I work at a K-­‐8 Center I am an administrator I am a teacher I am a central office administrator I am from Florida I am from a northeastern state I am from a southeastern state I am from a northwestern state I am from a southwestern state I am from the heartland I am from another country IntroducCons •  Choose one of the following characters from the Wizard of Oz to introduce yourself to your tablemates: o  Dorothy o  Lion o  Tin Man o  Scarecrow •  What characteris+cs do you share with this character? •  How are you and the character you selected different? ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 1 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Where are you in the journey of the Marzano June 18-­‐20, 2014 Teacher EvaluaCon Model? Agenda • 
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Norms Learning Targets Art and Science of Teaching Framework Similari+es and Differences o  Comparing o  Classifying o  Crea+ng Metaphors o  Crea+ng Analogies •  Tips for Success •  Reflec+on Norms • 
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Par+cipate ac+vely Ask ques+ons Listen aXen+vely Set your own learning into ac+on ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 2 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Learning Targets June 18-­‐20, 2014 ParCcipants will be able to: •  Understand the impact of using strategies for iden+fying similari+es and differences on student learning •  Become familiar with the four basic tasks that facilitate the iden+fica+on of similari+es and differences •  Engage in ac+vi+es that focus on strategies to examine similari+es and differences using the Marzano Casual Evalua+on Model Art and Science of Teaching Framework Based Upon Decades of Research PERCENTILE GAIN FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 3 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Taxonomy June 18-­‐20, 2014 Quadrant Partners __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ Examining SimilariCes and Differences There are four basic tasks that facilitate the iden+fica+on of similari+es. •  Comparing •  Classifying •  Crea+ng Metaphors •  Crea+ng Analogies ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 4 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Desired Result June 18-­‐20, 2014 Element 17 – Examining Similari+es and Differences •  Why should teachers inten+onally plan for the use of this strategy? COMPARING The process of iden+fying and analyzing the significance of similari+es and differences among or between things and ideas. Comparing Comparin ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 5 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Comparing June 18-­‐20, 2014 Sentence Stem Comparison ___________ and _____________ are alike because they both______________. They are different because ________________. Comparing and ContrasCng What does it looks like? •  Teacher introduces the strategy/graphic organizer -­‐ begin with very structured, explicit, and teacher directed lesson •  Teacher selects items to compare and the criteria for making the comparison •  Teacher selects items to compare, students select the criteria for making the comparison •  Students select items to compare and the criteria for making the comparison Dorothy Quadrant Partner Iden+fy the instruc+onal strategies/ elements that focus on rigor in each Design Ques+on Design QuesCon 2 Design QuesCon 3 Design QuesCon 4 Iden+fy the similari+es among these Design Ques+ons What do all three Design Ques+ons have in common? •  With your Dorothy Quadrant Partner, complete the Venn Diagram. •  What new insights with regard to rigor did you l earn as a result of this comparison? ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 6 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference June 18-­‐20, 2014 CLASSIFYING The process of grouping things that are alike into categories on the basis of their characteris+cs. Classifying Waterways Flatlands Highlands Channel Valley Volcano Gulf Prairie Peak Swamp Plain Range Stream Marsh Hill Port Mesa Canyon Strait Tundra Glacier SorCng and Classifying What Does it Look Like? www.teachingchannel.org/videos/sor+ng-­‐
classifying-­‐equa+ons-­‐overview ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 7 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Scarecrow Quadrant Partner June 18-­‐20, 2014 •  With your Scarecrow Quadrant Partner, complete the Design Ques+on Classifica+on Chart •  Is this lesson centered more around DQ1, DQ2 or DQ3? Design QuesCon 2 Design QuesCon 3 Design QuesCon 4 CREATING METAPHORS The process of iden+fying a general or basic paXern that connects informa+on that is not related on the literal or surface level. CREATING SIMILES The process of explicitly comparing two fundamentally unlike things, usually in a phrase introduced by “like” or” as.” Metaphors Similes •  A metaphor is using two seemingly unrelated objects to draw a comparison or to point out a similarity •  For example: – 
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He has the heart of a lion You are the apple of my eye Life is a journey Love is a rose My classroom is a zoo •  A smile states the comparison using “like” and “as” •  For example: ⁻  The stars were like jewels in the sky ⁻  Life is like a bowel of cherries ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 8 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Metaphors and Smiles What Does it Look Like? June 18-­‐20, 2014 hXps://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=player_detailpage&v=arieKArcXE8 Tin Man Quadrant Partner •  With your Tin Man Quadrant Partner, create an original metaphor and simile using the following: o  Marzano Teacher Evalua+on Model is _________________. o  Instruc+onal strategies are like ___________. CREATING ANALOGIES The process of iden+fying the rela+onship between two sets of items. A is to B as C is to D. ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 9 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference CreaCng Analogies Florida AS Earth USA Solar System Blue June 18-­‐20, 2014 IS TO Orange RELATIONSHIP ________________________________________________ IS TO Violet Yellow Metaphor Matrix Life is a Stage Element/Concept 1 Common Abstract CharacterisCcs Element/Concept 2 Life Stage A person is born into life Entrance/birth A play has an opening scene A person progresses through life Acts/scene A play progresses through acts and scenes A person dies at the end of his/her life Exit/Death A play has an ending scene Analogies What Does it Look Like? hXp://fw.to/K1kmymM ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 10 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference Lion Quadrant Partner June 18-­‐20, 2014 With your Lion Quadrant Partner, complete the following analogies: Courage is to the Lion as brains are to the ___________________________. State the rela+onship:_____________________ Instruc+onal strategies are to teachers as _______________ are to _______________. State the rela+onship: _____________________ Ruby Slippers ReflecCon What new learning will you take home with you? 1.  ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ 3.____________________________________ Tips for Success •  Teach the strategies using familiar context -­‐ one strategy at a +me •  Model the cogni+ve process that shows each dis+nct step involved •  Provide students with opportunity to prac+ce each of the steps •  Gradually give students less structure and less guidance ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 11 BUILDING EXPERTISE 2014 Annual Interna+onal Marzano Conference June 18-­‐20, 2014 TO LEARN MORE: MarzanoCenter.com LearningSciences.com 1.877.411.7114 ©2014 Learning Sciences Interna+onal 12