"Drawing" Graphic Organizers

Flipped PD is where resources are viewed and thought about prior to the actual meeting date. To ease into this, we are going to check out 2 resources before our upcoming DigitEL session on using graphic organizers and how to create them in Google Drawings.

1. Check out 1 graphic organizer resource
2. Watch 1 Google Drawings tutorial video
3. Come prepared to create your own graphic organizer for an upcoming use in your classroom

Select one of the following resources to read/view about using graphic organizers in the classroom. Consider how you or your students already use graphic organizers.

To Read:

• "Graphic Organizers" by ELL Strategies and Misconceptions
• "The Great and Powerful Graphic Organizer" by Cult of Pedagogy
• "Helping Students Make the Most of Graphic Organizers..." by Literacy Ideas

OR

To View: (REMEMBER - log into SmoothWall to access these)

• Teacher Toolkit videos: "Elementary" or "Secondary" level
• "ELL Strategies: Graphic Organizers and Sentence Frames" by Nansha College Preparatory Academy (This gives a bonus strategy to try out!)
• "Graphic Organizers" by Michael Hensley
• "Graphic Organizers - Teaching Strategies #7" by Teachings in Education
• "Using Graphic Organizers in Social Studies" by Amanda Jantz (This one is great for other subjects too!)

Select one of the videos below to watch. Each video features a different grade/content combo, so pick the one that suits you best. Pay attention to how Melinda adds in text and graphics - you will need those steps when we meet together! She is using graphic organizer templates from ControlAltAchieve.

Contact either one of us at any time!

Melinda - mtaylor@edgefield.k12.sc.us

Amber - asforrest@edgefieldcountyschools.org