To empower others to help students learn key vocabulary terms, DRAW them out

11/03/09 15:22 Filed in: Protocols | Vocabulary
Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a discussion of “What vocabulary words do your students need to learn?”
 
Define: Get the facts defined.
In the past week or unit, what vocabulary words have you taught your students?

Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  1. When you were a student, how did you feel about learning vocabulary words? About not knowing what a word used in class meant?
  2. What do you like/dislike about teaching vocabulary words?
  3. What do your students like/dislike about learning vocabulary words?
Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  1. How does knowing vocabulary words help students learn?
  2. How does your students’ vocabulary help/hinder understanding what the Bible teaches? Help/hinder connecting what they study and what the Bible teaches?
What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
  1. To help your students better understand the Bible and better connect what they study and what the Bible teaches, what vocabulary words do you want your students to learn?
  2. What vocabulary words will you help your students learn?