Day One - Part B - Schema Poster

Approaching these students with high expectations of a high level of rigor is imperative. To accomplish this intrinsically, I will have a daily schema activator. This will be organized onto a laminated poster for daily quick reference and as a way to plan, guide and deliver my instruction. It will relate the new information to a real world application and/or the students' prior knowledge. I want them to have a vested interest in the material rather than just a surface knowledge to answer simple questions. They will need to know, understand and DO each day. The poster will explicitly state the "activator" (to be completed in the first 5 minutes), the "BIG idea" or learning objective, and what they will know, do, and be throughout the lesson.