My notes

My teacher inquiries will be petite snapshots. The following notes and reflections will base the foundation and guide my process. Hear it from me.

Chapter 1- Acceleration:

Jump-Starting students who are behind

Acceleration:

Jump-Starting students who are behind

how can we help students with gaps from the past succeed today?
if you lack schema for reading, you would fail to spark a connection between knowledge and new information

Why and how do we implement Acceleration.

So what?!

acceleration strategically prepares students for success in the present
it jump starts underperforming students into learning
learning academic vocabulary is a key step in acceleration

Self-efficacy

Acceleration vs remediation

positive feedback from teachers and peers ignites students' desire to keep succeeding
spikes in their self-efficacy enable them to stay engaged, motivated and equip them to persevere

Acceleration works-

Key ideas:

engagement increases
specific skills applied
key prior knowledge is provided ahead of time
relevance of 'in-time' learning to motivate learners and improve memory
connected instruction
collaboration is strengthened
active, fast-paced, hands-on learning
future / forward focussed movement

The Acceleration Framework

Enrich the learning experience, stimulate thinking, develop concrete models, introduce vocabulary, scaffold critical missing pieces and introduce new concepts just prior to acquisition of new learning.

Step 1:

Generate thinking, purpose, relevance, and curiosity.

A students perception of the content's value directly links to their motivation to learn. Is it relevant? Does it interest them?

Step 2:

Clearly articulate the learning goal and expectations

support learners to understand the bigger picture
explain the learning progressions
support learners to make deeper connections to other learning leads to improved long-term memory and retrieval