Teaching With Visual Frameworks

Download or read book Teaching With Visual Frameworks written by Christine Allen Ewy and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a guide to visual instruction and assessment using the Unit Visual Framework (UVF). Combining pictures, color, and text for meaningful representation of the core concepts in a unit of study, UVFs result in a deepened understanding by all students, regardless of language level. The manual includes specific steps and suggestions for designing effective UVFs, real-life examples from classrooms successfully using these visual displays, tips for utilizing UVFs in standards-led instruction and student-directed learning, and more than 100 sample graphics and UVFs. Seven chapters discuss: (1) "Unit Visual Framework: Making Ongoing Sense of a Unit of Study"; (2) "Focus: The Basis for Coherence and Cohesion"; (3) "Getting Started"; (4) "Co-Development and Ownership: Essential Requirements"; (5) "Visual Consistencies: Cohesion Building Blocks"; (6) "A Teacher's Story: Moving from Beginning to Experienced Use of UVFs"; and (7) "Getting the Results You Want." Three appendixes contain a structured student interview, teaching with UVFs implementation rubric, and software and hardware resources. (Contains 42 references.) (SM).