In this micro-course you will:

  • Learn the importance of developing academic content vocabulary within the classroom

  • Explain the difficulties students often have with learning content vocabulary

  • Implement an instructional strategy designed to support students' academic vocabulary development. 

  • Identify which vocabulary strategies work best for your instructional style, personality, class, and content. 

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Getting Started

    • Welcome!

    • Course Objectives

    • Course Overview

    • Let's Connect

    • Earn A Certificate

    • Get Feedback

  • 2

    Developing Academic Vocabulary

    • Pre-Survey

    • Section Overview

    • Why Vocabulary Matters

    • Learning Vocabulary: The Basics

    • Comprehending Difficult Vocabulary

    • What Words Should You Teach?

    • Students' Speak About Vocabulary Instruction

    • Challenge #1

    • Get The Notes!

  • 3

    What Does Good Vocabulary Instruction Look Like?

    • Section Overview

    • Tips for Teaching Vocabulary

    • Using Video to Develop Academic Vocabulary

    • Challenge #2: Creating a Pre-Test

    • Get The Notes!

  • 4

    Best Practices in Academic Vocabulary Instruction

    • Section Overview

    • Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary

    • The Gallery Walk

    • Reviewing Appropriate Vocabulary

    • Engaging Students with Vocabulary Games

    • Vocabulary & Art

    • Challenge #3

    • Get The Notes!

  • 5

    Wrapping Up

    • Post Survey

About the Instructor

Virtual Field Trip Teacher/Coordinator

Jasmin Poor

Jasmin Poor lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband and two kids. She is the Virtual Field Trip teacher at Roper Mountain Science Center. Jasmin attained her bachelors from Michigan State University and her masters from Western Carolina University. Currently she is pursuing her doctorate in Educational Technology from University of South Carolina.  

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