Building Academic Vocabulary

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Building Academic Vocabulary

• A District Initiative
• Proposed by ELA Curriculum Council

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What is Academic Vocabulary?

• Vocabulary pertinent to the understanding of a
  specific discipline.
• ELA, math, science, social studies

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Why is Academic Vocabulary important for our
students?

• Unifies our curriculum
• Improves students background knowledge
• Levels the playing field for our neediest
  learners
• Based on research done by Robert Marzano and
  Debra Pickering

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How do we implement this plan?

• ELA Curriculum Council member will meet with
  building principals to create building level
  committees (AVBT).
• These individuals will meet on Oct. 9th to be
  introduced to the plan and work out how to get
  all teachers involved in creating lists.
• Lists will be created at the building level and
  brought back to ELA Curriculum Council for
  consolidation.
• Tentative District wide lists will be generated
  and sent out to all teaching staff for input in
  December.

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ELA Curriculum Contact People

• Antwerp Lori Ritchie
• Calcium Marci Nash
• Evans Mills Jean Kiechle
• High School - TBD
• IRIS Debbie Reddick, Tom Howard
• Middle School George McAloon, Debbie Salisbury
• Philly Laura Gibbs
• Theresa Terry Drake
• Pat Fabrizio, Laura Carbone

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Long Term Goal

• To create District wide Academic Vocabulary Lists
  K-12 in the areas of ELA, science, social
  studies, and math.
• Implementation and training will follow.