Actively Learn Q2'13 - ISTE : Effective Literacy StrategiesActively Learn
Presentation: E-reading: Effective Literacy Strategies in the Digital Classroom
Actively Learn is an online literacy platform that empowers educators to transform reading and writing so students understand more, think critically, and build lasting skills.
ISTE Effective Literacy Strategies for the Digital ClassroomKaren Nitzkin
The document discusses strategies for improving literacy skills for students reading digitally. It begins by providing statistics showing that most US 8th graders read below grade level. It then lists some common perceived causes for poor reading skills like motivation, engagement, and distractions. However, it argues that students truly need help when reading. The rest of the document discusses two digital tools - Digital Think Alouds and Actively Learn - that allow teachers to provide one-on-one support to students as they read online through questioning, discussion, feedback, and progress tracking. It provides examples of how each tool supports reading comprehension.
This lesson plan provides instruction for 6th grade students to create a presentation using a Web 2.0 tool to display their knowledge of quantitative measures including mean, median, mode, range, and box and whisker plots. Students will use a provided pathfinder with examples and links to choose a tool to create a video, poster, or other product. The media specialist will introduce various digital tools and work with the math teacher to develop the lesson and assessments. Students will share their final projects and reflections on the tools used.
Reading in the Digital Age. China 2012sandrasawaya
This document discusses reading comprehension in the digital age. It explains that reading comprehension involves an interaction between the reader and text, and strategies have traditionally involved previewing, predicting, questioning, and organizing information. However, digital text is now nonlinear, incorporating various multimedia. This has transformed reading comprehension strategies, which for digital text involve skimming, scanning, and evaluating multiple online sources simultaneously. The document also discusses traditional print-based assessments of comprehension and the need to develop new methods to assess comprehension of digital texts, such as project-based and think-aloud approaches.
The document summarizes a professional learning community meeting that discussed implementing writing-to-learn tasks across classes to improve students' reading comprehension scores. They discussed using short writing assignments like silent discussions and analyzing text on three levels. Teachers would develop common prompts and rubrics to assess responses. Goals included refining the assessment criteria, delivering prompts to students, collecting artifacts, and increasing the percentage of reading comprehension questions on standardized tests over time through this strategy. The meeting also addressed developing formative and summative ways to collect data from teachers and students to evaluate the approach.
1. The document discusses strategies for improving reading proficiency in career and technical education (CTE) classrooms. It outlines three phases of the reading process: pre-reading strategies to activate prior knowledge, active reading strategies to aid comprehension, and post-reading strategies for reflection and application.
2. Various reading tools are presented for each phase, such as K-W-L charts, vocabulary logs, and semantic maps. Suggestions are provided for promoting independent reading in CTE courses through reading centers, book clubs, and journals.
3. The goal is to help CTE students become more proficient readers by teaching reading strategies and incorporating reading activities into technical coursework. This will improve comprehension of content
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Integrate is a multi-level reading and writing series for beginner to intermediate learners of English. The series features reading passages in a variety of formats on high-interest topics linked to common academic standards. Throughout the series, learners gain familiarity with reading skills, reinforced through writing tasks. Reading comprehension is progressively developed in tandem with fluency. Throughout the series, students gradually expand their vocabulary through exposure to high-frequency focus words related to the unit topics. Engaging videos and augmented reality (AR) content enrich the learning experience and provide opportunities for developing digital literacy and 21st-century skills.
This document discusses the six major shifts in English Language Arts (ELA) standards according to the Common Core, including a focus on more informational texts and building knowledge in various disciplines. It provides resources on determining text complexity and examples of student writing. The objectives are to look at exemplar student work, create an assessment and unit plan based on an exemplar text, and discuss components of an effective unit that aligns to the ELA shifts.
Three book reading series contains 20 units structured into 10 thematic topics with 4 pages per each unit
Suitable for students in their middle school to early high school. CEFR level: Upper intermediate A2-A2+
Think & Write activities provided at end of the book, which enables students to reflect on key information from the passage.
Helps students’ to encounter key vocabularies and improve understanding of concepts and ideas through series of comprehension and writing questions.
ELA Proposed Curriculum Adoption: JourneysLynn McMullin
This document summarizes a school district's process for adopting a new English Language Arts program. It outlines the committee members who led the process. Key considerations included aligning with the Common Core shifts, balancing literary and informational texts, and increasing text complexity. The committee piloted two programs, Wonders and Journeys, and visited exemplar schools using each. They selected a balanced literacy model incorporating Reading and Writing Workshop, leveled readers, and online teacher resources. An implementation plan was outlined, including initial and ongoing professional development. The total projected cost for the new program over three years was $400,000.
This document discusses strategies to use before, during, and after reading to help students comprehend and engage with non-fiction texts. Some key before reading strategies include using K-W-L charts to activate prior knowledge, previewing vocabulary, and generating questions. During reading strategies involve thinking aloud, using graphic organizers, monitoring comprehension, and making inferences. After reading strategies provide opportunities for summarizing, reflection, and discussion to solidify understanding of the material. The purpose of these strategies is to help students engage with texts and monitor their comprehension at different points in the reading process.
This document outlines a three-day collaborative lesson plan for 6th grade students to learn and apply the Middle School High Five reading strategies using selected online resources. Students will be placed into small groups and rotate through five stations, each focusing on a different strategy. They will use curated websites to understand the strategies and then practice applying them to assigned texts. The goal is for students to develop comprehension skills through collaboration and hands-on practice of various reading techniques.
CORE Nonfiction Reading is a three-book series for high-beginner and intermediate learners of English. It features passages that have been carefully controlled to ensure vocabulary and grammar appropriate to students in this range of levels. The topics of these readings are interesting and cognitively appropriate to students of high school or university age. Comprehension questions are skill activities ensure and enhance students’ understanding of key concepts and ideas.
This weekly lesson plan outlines instruction for a 6th grade ELA unit on argumentative and narrative texts. Over the course of one week, students will analyze texts about pit bulls, conduct research on whether pit bulls should be pets, and write an argumentative essay on their stance. Students will learn key vocabulary, read articles on pit bulls, decide on a claim, use online tools to plan and draft their essay, provide peer feedback, and type a final draft. Some students may opt to create a visual argument using multimedia elements. The goal is for students to cite evidence, write an argument to support a claim, and use reliable sources.
This document provides a lesson plan for teaching students how to solve linear systems of equations by graphing. The teacher will present a PowerPoint to introduce the topic and have students complete practice problems in study groups. Students will graph lines and find their intersections to solve systems of equations. At the end, the teacher will check for understanding and assign additional practice problems to reinforce the material.
Presentation || E-reading: Effective Literacy Strategies in the Digital Classroom
Actively Learn is an online literacy platform that empowers educators to transform reading and writing so students understand more, think critically, and build lasting skills.
Reading for the Real World is a four-book series designed for high school and university students who wish to improve their academic reading fluency and comprehension. All reading passages and exercises have been revised and updated. High-interest readings on a wide range of topics motivate students and provide abundant practice, while also enabling students to acquire the New Academic Word List (NAWL) in context.
Reading strategies flip book teacher's meeting10 30-14 (2)Jennifer Evans
This document provides information and resources for teachers to support reading instruction, including:
- Descriptions of different reading stages from emergent to advanced to help teachers determine students' reading levels based on observations.
- Suggested next steps include practicing observing students' reading behaviors, discussing observations and instructional decisions with teaching teams, and reflecting on one's own practice through a self-assessment.
- Additional resources are provided, such as videos of children reading at different levels to analyze, guides for reading workshops and self-reflection, and references for further reading. The goal is to help teachers make data-driven decisions to meet students' individual reading needs.
Grammar Planet is a three-book grammar series designed to help learners acquire a solid foundation of basic, high-frequency grammar structures. To solidify and expand learner's knowledge of grammar and to encourage steady progress, this series uses a spiral curriculum which reviews previous grammar points while simultaneously incorporating new, more complex structures.
COMPASS is an online literacy and numeracy assessment tool designed by the Australian Council for Educational Research for ICAN www.ican.sa.edu.au. This presentation provides background information about COMPASS to community based teachers and support workers.
This document summarizes a guided reading session that focused on using data to select appropriate texts. The session objectives were to understand how to use data to make decisions about guided reading texts, utilize resources like running records and leveled books to select texts that meet student needs, and articulate the importance of data-driven decision making. Most classrooms were using basal readers instead of selecting texts based on reading levels. The presenter showed examples of analyzing students' strengths and needs from running records to select a targeted text for instruction. Participants then practiced using data from running records to choose an appropriate book for a guided reading group.
This document outlines strategies for teaching students to read effectively before, during, and after reading. It discusses having students look at titles, pictures and headings to make predictions before reading. During reading, teachers should have students fill out graphic organizers to connect new information to prior knowledge and ask comprehension questions. After reading, students summarize what they learned and generate questions while teachers evaluate comprehension. The goal is to help students understand, retain information, and think critically about what they read.
The lesson plan involves 7th grade students researching and creating projects on different body systems over 14 days. The library media specialist and science teacher will collaborate, with the specialist teaching research skills using the Big 6 method. On the first day, the specialist will introduce the Big 6 framework and teach website evaluation. Students will then conduct research and create presentations to share their findings. The collaborative planning process helped define each teacher's roles and timing. Some challenges included limited planning time due to different schedules. Student learning was assessed through quizzes before and after on research skills and sources.
The document discusses high-frequency filters produced by MFC. It provides details on the types of filters MFC produces, their uses, and benefits. Key points:
- MFC specializes in filters between 5 Hz and 50 GHz for applications like satellite reception systems, cable headends, and satellite uplinks.
- Their filters are particularly useful for eliminating interference in crowded frequency bands like the C-band. Filters allow specific frequency ranges to pass while blocking others.
- The document outlines different filter types (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-reject) and how they work to filter out unwanted signals above or below cutoff frequencies.
Getting the complete computer information from command promptRavi Kumar Lanke
To get complete computer information in Windows 7, open the command prompt as administrator and type "dxdiag". This will display system details that can be viewed by clicking "next". The full computer information can also be saved by clicking "save all information", choosing a file location, and checking the saved file.
This document is a test report for the Venus motor from PT. Subur Semesta. The motor is designed for use with large satellite dishes and was tested on Venus dish. It has a sturdy construction to withstand windy conditions. The motor connects to the Venus Millennium II-EP receiver via a 4-wire cable and can power the drive arm for positioning the dish. The gear and belt system allows reliable rotation of large dishes.
Integrate is a multi-level reading and writing series for beginner to intermediate learners of English. The series features reading passages in a variety of formats on high-interest topics linked to common academic standards. Throughout the series, learners gain familiarity with reading skills, reinforced through writing tasks. Reading comprehension is progressively developed in tandem with fluency. Throughout the series, students gradually expand their vocabulary through exposure to high-frequency focus words related to the unit topics. Engaging videos and augmented reality (AR) content enrich the learning experience and provide opportunities for developing digital literacy and 21st-century skills.
This document discusses the six major shifts in English Language Arts (ELA) standards according to the Common Core, including a focus on more informational texts and building knowledge in various disciplines. It provides resources on determining text complexity and examples of student writing. The objectives are to look at exemplar student work, create an assessment and unit plan based on an exemplar text, and discuss components of an effective unit that aligns to the ELA shifts.
Three book reading series contains 20 units structured into 10 thematic topics with 4 pages per each unit
Suitable for students in their middle school to early high school. CEFR level: Upper intermediate A2-A2+
Think & Write activities provided at end of the book, which enables students to reflect on key information from the passage.
Helps students’ to encounter key vocabularies and improve understanding of concepts and ideas through series of comprehension and writing questions.
ELA Proposed Curriculum Adoption: JourneysLynn McMullin
This document summarizes a school district's process for adopting a new English Language Arts program. It outlines the committee members who led the process. Key considerations included aligning with the Common Core shifts, balancing literary and informational texts, and increasing text complexity. The committee piloted two programs, Wonders and Journeys, and visited exemplar schools using each. They selected a balanced literacy model incorporating Reading and Writing Workshop, leveled readers, and online teacher resources. An implementation plan was outlined, including initial and ongoing professional development. The total projected cost for the new program over three years was $400,000.
This document discusses strategies to use before, during, and after reading to help students comprehend and engage with non-fiction texts. Some key before reading strategies include using K-W-L charts to activate prior knowledge, previewing vocabulary, and generating questions. During reading strategies involve thinking aloud, using graphic organizers, monitoring comprehension, and making inferences. After reading strategies provide opportunities for summarizing, reflection, and discussion to solidify understanding of the material. The purpose of these strategies is to help students engage with texts and monitor their comprehension at different points in the reading process.
This document outlines a three-day collaborative lesson plan for 6th grade students to learn and apply the Middle School High Five reading strategies using selected online resources. Students will be placed into small groups and rotate through five stations, each focusing on a different strategy. They will use curated websites to understand the strategies and then practice applying them to assigned texts. The goal is for students to develop comprehension skills through collaboration and hands-on practice of various reading techniques.
CORE Nonfiction Reading is a three-book series for high-beginner and intermediate learners of English. It features passages that have been carefully controlled to ensure vocabulary and grammar appropriate to students in this range of levels. The topics of these readings are interesting and cognitively appropriate to students of high school or university age. Comprehension questions are skill activities ensure and enhance students’ understanding of key concepts and ideas.
This weekly lesson plan outlines instruction for a 6th grade ELA unit on argumentative and narrative texts. Over the course of one week, students will analyze texts about pit bulls, conduct research on whether pit bulls should be pets, and write an argumentative essay on their stance. Students will learn key vocabulary, read articles on pit bulls, decide on a claim, use online tools to plan and draft their essay, provide peer feedback, and type a final draft. Some students may opt to create a visual argument using multimedia elements. The goal is for students to cite evidence, write an argument to support a claim, and use reliable sources.
This document provides a lesson plan for teaching students how to solve linear systems of equations by graphing. The teacher will present a PowerPoint to introduce the topic and have students complete practice problems in study groups. Students will graph lines and find their intersections to solve systems of equations. At the end, the teacher will check for understanding and assign additional practice problems to reinforce the material.
Presentation || E-reading: Effective Literacy Strategies in the Digital Classroom
Actively Learn is an online literacy platform that empowers educators to transform reading and writing so students understand more, think critically, and build lasting skills.
Reading for the Real World is a four-book series designed for high school and university students who wish to improve their academic reading fluency and comprehension. All reading passages and exercises have been revised and updated. High-interest readings on a wide range of topics motivate students and provide abundant practice, while also enabling students to acquire the New Academic Word List (NAWL) in context.
Reading strategies flip book teacher's meeting10 30-14 (2)Jennifer Evans
This document provides information and resources for teachers to support reading instruction, including:
- Descriptions of different reading stages from emergent to advanced to help teachers determine students' reading levels based on observations.
- Suggested next steps include practicing observing students' reading behaviors, discussing observations and instructional decisions with teaching teams, and reflecting on one's own practice through a self-assessment.
- Additional resources are provided, such as videos of children reading at different levels to analyze, guides for reading workshops and self-reflection, and references for further reading. The goal is to help teachers make data-driven decisions to meet students' individual reading needs.
Grammar Planet is a three-book grammar series designed to help learners acquire a solid foundation of basic, high-frequency grammar structures. To solidify and expand learner's knowledge of grammar and to encourage steady progress, this series uses a spiral curriculum which reviews previous grammar points while simultaneously incorporating new, more complex structures.
COMPASS is an online literacy and numeracy assessment tool designed by the Australian Council for Educational Research for ICAN www.ican.sa.edu.au. This presentation provides background information about COMPASS to community based teachers and support workers.
This document summarizes a guided reading session that focused on using data to select appropriate texts. The session objectives were to understand how to use data to make decisions about guided reading texts, utilize resources like running records and leveled books to select texts that meet student needs, and articulate the importance of data-driven decision making. Most classrooms were using basal readers instead of selecting texts based on reading levels. The presenter showed examples of analyzing students' strengths and needs from running records to select a targeted text for instruction. Participants then practiced using data from running records to choose an appropriate book for a guided reading group.
This document outlines strategies for teaching students to read effectively before, during, and after reading. It discusses having students look at titles, pictures and headings to make predictions before reading. During reading, teachers should have students fill out graphic organizers to connect new information to prior knowledge and ask comprehension questions. After reading, students summarize what they learned and generate questions while teachers evaluate comprehension. The goal is to help students understand, retain information, and think critically about what they read.
The lesson plan involves 7th grade students researching and creating projects on different body systems over 14 days. The library media specialist and science teacher will collaborate, with the specialist teaching research skills using the Big 6 method. On the first day, the specialist will introduce the Big 6 framework and teach website evaluation. Students will then conduct research and create presentations to share their findings. The collaborative planning process helped define each teacher's roles and timing. Some challenges included limited planning time due to different schedules. Student learning was assessed through quizzes before and after on research skills and sources.
The document discusses high-frequency filters produced by MFC. It provides details on the types of filters MFC produces, their uses, and benefits. Key points:
- MFC specializes in filters between 5 Hz and 50 GHz for applications like satellite reception systems, cable headends, and satellite uplinks.
- Their filters are particularly useful for eliminating interference in crowded frequency bands like the C-band. Filters allow specific frequency ranges to pass while blocking others.
- The document outlines different filter types (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-reject) and how they work to filter out unwanted signals above or below cutoff frequencies.
Getting the complete computer information from command promptRavi Kumar Lanke
To get complete computer information in Windows 7, open the command prompt as administrator and type "dxdiag". This will display system details that can be viewed by clicking "next". The full computer information can also be saved by clicking "save all information", choosing a file location, and checking the saved file.
This document is a test report for the Venus motor from PT. Subur Semesta. The motor is designed for use with large satellite dishes and was tested on Venus dish. It has a sturdy construction to withstand windy conditions. The motor connects to the Venus Millennium II-EP receiver via a 4-wire cable and can power the drive arm for positioning the dish. The gear and belt system allows reliable rotation of large dishes.
The document provides instructions for installing and configuring Analytic Workspace Manager. It describes creating a user for the application, installing the software either locally or remotely, opening the application interface, connecting to databases, and installing plugins to extend functionality. Key steps include selecting the OLAP Analytic Workspace Manager component during installation, supplying username and password to connect to databases, and identifying the plugin directory location to make any additional features available.
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Week 3 Assignment
Designing Lesson Plans: Evidence-Based Strategies
ESE 645 Lesson Design for Students
With Mild to Moderate Disabilities
Mary Ware
Instructor Shaneka Bell, EdD
July 20, 2018
Lesson Plan
Content Area or Developmental Focus: ELA
Age/Grade of Children: 2
Length of Lesson: 1 hour
Goal
Students should be able to understand reading, written, listening comprehension as well as gain courage in peer interactions
Objective
· Reading comprehension and describing the main events
· Listening to comprehension and be able to point out the main characters
· To read a comprehension fluently and be able to understand a comprehension via listening
· Be prepared to interact with the peers in solving problems together and improving the social skills.
Standards Included
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1
Share with peer students the common topics that interested the student in their class
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2
Describe the primary ideas from the text that has been read aloud.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.3
Ask questions about the main events of the speaker to clarify comprehension, gathering of additional information as well as increase understanding of the main topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4
Describe the story recounting the appropriate and relevant facts from the storybook, preferably by speaking loud in front of a fellow group members
Materials
Read; Once Upon A Time Book by Niki Daly
Introduction
The interest of the student will be sparked by producing their most exciting story books they have ever read. Each student should produce their favorite books and give a small recall of the storybook or describe the main characters in the book. The students will then be asked about the challenges or the difficulties they have encountered while reading the story books. This will provide the room for the teacher to mention the main ideas in the storybook which entails student who have difficulties in reading comprehension, peer interactions, reading slowly among others.
Lesson Development:
Direct Instruction
Guided Practice:
· Reading in small groups
· Reading aloud in the class
· Use peer tutoring for the students with special needs. Individualized instructions on the students who are slow in reading or learning will be applied.
· The students can use the smart board and draw images or pictures that are connected to the main events from the storybook.
· The student will share their understanding in groups of 2-3 fellow peers.
Informal assessment
· Student fluency in reading the comprehension aloud
· Student ability to share the story events to the class
· Student ability to speak aloud while reading the written comprehension
Differentiation
· Have extended time for taking the tests, completing assignments and responding to directions.
· Have daily visual or written schedules.
· The instructor should implement varying approaches in teaching the students, that is the use of visual components and modeling of tasks.
· Parents and the Special e.
The CKLA instructional path is data-based, explicit and systematic, and provides individualized support through teacher interactions, small groups, and centers. It follows a three-step writing process of planning, drafting, and editing for different text types over consecutive lessons. Initial assessments are used to group students and identify needs, and include tests of letter names/sounds, writing strokes, word recognition, story comprehension, pseudowords, and code diagnostics. Teachers can implement the program in various classroom configurations depending on available staffing.
Envenomation is the process by which venom is injected by the bite or sting of a venomous animal such as a snake, scorpion, spider, or insect. Arthropod bite is nothing but a sharp bite or sting by ants, fruit flies, bees, beetles, moths, or hornets. Though not a serious condition, arthropod bite can be extremely painful, with redness and mild to severe swelling around the site of the bite
Exploring Substances:
Acidic, Basic, and
Neutral
Welcome to the fascinating world of acids and bases! Join siblings Ashwin and
Keerthi as they explore the colorful world of substances at their school's
National Science Day fair. Their adventure begins with a mysterious white paper
that reveals hidden messages when sprayed with a special liquid.
In this presentation, we'll discover how different substances can be classified as
acidic, basic, or neutral. We'll explore natural indicators like litmus, red rose
extract, and turmeric that help us identify these substances through color
changes. We'll also learn about neutralization reactions and their applications in
our daily lives.
by sandeep swamy
GDGLSPGCOER - Git and GitHub Workshop.pptxazeenhodekar
This presentation covers the fundamentals of Git and version control in a practical, beginner-friendly way. Learn key commands, the Git data model, commit workflows, and how to collaborate effectively using Git — all explained with visuals, examples, and relatable humor.
A measles outbreak originating in West Texas has been linked to confirmed cases in New Mexico, with additional cases reported in Oklahoma and Kansas. The current case count is 771 from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas. 72 individuals have required hospitalization, and 3 deaths, 2 children in Texas and one adult in New Mexico. These fatalities mark the first measles-related deaths in the United States since 2015 and the first pediatric measles death since 2003.
The YSPH Virtual Medical Operations Center Briefs (VMOC) were created as a service-learning project by faculty and graduate students at the Yale School of Public Health in response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. Each year, the VMOC Briefs are produced by students enrolled in Environmental Health Science Course 581 - Public Health Emergencies: Disaster Planning and Response. These briefs compile diverse information sources – including status reports, maps, news articles, and web content– into a single, easily digestible document that can be widely shared and used interactively. Key features of this report include:
- Comprehensive Overview: Provides situation updates, maps, relevant news, and web resources.
- Accessibility: Designed for easy reading, wide distribution, and interactive use.
- Collaboration: The “unlocked" format enables other responders to share, copy, and adapt seamlessly.
The students learn by doing, quickly discovering how and where to find critical information and presenting it in an easily understood manner.
How to Customize Your Financial Reports & Tax Reports With Odoo 17 AccountingCeline George
The Accounting module in Odoo 17 is a complete tool designed to manage all financial aspects of a business. Odoo offers a comprehensive set of tools for generating financial and tax reports, which are crucial for managing a company's finances and ensuring compliance with tax regulations.
How to track Cost and Revenue using Analytic Accounts in odoo Accounting, App...Celine George
Analytic accounts are used to track and manage financial transactions related to specific projects, departments, or business units. They provide detailed insights into costs and revenues at a granular level, independent of the main accounting system. This helps to better understand profitability, performance, and resource allocation, making it easier to make informed financial decisions and strategic planning.
The ever evoilving world of science /7th class science curiosity /samyans aca...Sandeep Swamy
The Ever-Evolving World of
Science
Welcome to Grade 7 Science4not just a textbook with facts, but an invitation to
question, experiment, and explore the beautiful world we live in. From tiny cells
inside a leaf to the movement of celestial bodies, from household materials to
underground water flows, this journey will challenge your thinking and expand
your knowledge.
Notice something special about this book? The page numbers follow the playful
flight of a butterfly and a soaring paper plane! Just as these objects take flight,
learning soars when curiosity leads the way. Simple observations, like paper
planes, have inspired scientific explorations throughout history.
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a sophisticated analytical technique used to separate, identify, and quantify the components of a mixture. It involves passing a sample dissolved in a mobile phase through a column packed with a stationary phase under high pressure, allowing components to separate based on their interaction with the stationary phase.
Separation:
HPLC separates components based on their differing affinities for the stationary phase. The components that interact more strongly with the stationary phase will move more slowly through the column, while those that interact less strongly will move faster.
Identification:
The separated components are detected as they exit the column, and the time at which each component exits the column can be used to identify it.
Quantification:
The area of the peak on the chromatogram (the graph of detector response versus time) is proportional to the amount of each component in the sample.
Principle:
HPLC relies on a high-pressure pump to force the mobile phase through the column. The high pressure allows for faster separations and greater resolution compared to traditional liquid chromatography methods.
Mobile Phase:
The mobile phase is a solvent or a mixture of solvents that carries the sample through the column. The composition of the mobile phase can be adjusted to optimize the separation of different components.
Stationary Phase:
The stationary phase is a solid material packed inside the column that interacts with the sample components. The type of stationary phase is chosen based on the properties of the components being separated.
Applications of HPLC:
Analysis of pharmaceutical compounds: HPLC is widely used for the analysis of drugs and their metabolites.
Environmental monitoring: HPLC can be used to analyze pollutants in water and soil.
Food chemistry: HPLC is used to analyze the composition of food products.
Biochemistry: HPLC is used to analyze proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids.
Odoo Inventory Rules and Routes v17 - Odoo SlidesCeline George
Odoo's inventory management system is highly flexible and powerful, allowing businesses to efficiently manage their stock operations through the use of Rules and Routes.
Multi-currency in odoo accounting and Update exchange rates automatically in ...Celine George
Most business transactions use the currencies of several countries for financial operations. For global transactions, multi-currency management is essential for enabling international trade.
1. Solving School-Based Problems Systemically: Creating Networked Learning Communities Blaine, Grandview, and Mt. Baker School Districts
2. Characteristics of Network Learning Community Grassroots or ‘bottom up’ development and implementation. All participants have a stake in the progress of a LC. Intrinsic ownership & shared responsibility are critical. Ideas are defined and developed within a learning community. Involvement: Active participation with assigned tasks and responsibilities exist for all members.
3. Shift in Learning Traditional Learning Teacher at the center Teacher directs the learning T S P S S Networked Learning Student at the center Student directs the learning L L L L P L L L L
4. Online Literature Circle Network Learning Community Online Literature Circles Project Classroom Teacher- Onsite and remote Pre-Service College Student Mentor Classroom Students Content Specialist Technology Support Parents State & National Standards School District Instructional Specialist OSPI & ESD Resources Building Administrator Community Resources
5. Goals Building Goals Raise Reading Scores Motivate Low Readers Research Question How does participation in online learning communities motivate low readers to effectively participate in reading and critical analysis of literature through the use of literature circles process?
6. Online Literature Circle Process Setting up Groups Managing Logistics Blackboard How does it work? Student samples……
7. Writing EALRS The student writes clearly and effectively 1.1 develop concept and design develop a topic or theme; organize written thoughts with a clear beginning, middle, and end; use transitional sentences and phrases to connect related ideas; write coherently and effectively 2.2 write for different purposes such as telling stories, presenting an analytical response to literature, persuading, conveying technical information, completing a team project, explaining concepts and procedures
8. Reading EALRS The student understands the meaning of what is read. 2.1 comprehend important ideas and details 2.2 expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas 2.3 think critically and analyze authors’ use of language, style, purpose, and perspective
9. Island of Blue Dolphins January Calendar 31 #1 read response from #2 & #3 initiate #1,2, &4 read pgs 59-73 Stickies #3 read @ home 30 #2 responds to #1 online #1,3, &4 read pgs 49-58 Stickies 29 #1 initiates online #2-4 read pgs 41-48 Stickies 28 Catch-up and AR 25 Choose 2 stickies Discuss in groups Journal 24 Read pgs 25-40 Stickies 23 Read pgs 15-24 Stickies 22 Read pgs 1-14 Stickies 21 ML King Day No School Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday
10. Island of Blue Dolphins January Calendar WWU 31 read pgs 59-73 Stickies Student respond 30 read pgs 49-58 Stickies WWU partner respond 29 read pgs 41-48 Stickies Student respond 28 Catch-up and AR WWU partner respond 25 Choose 2 stickies Discuss in groups Journal Student respond 24 Read pgs 25-40 Stickies WWU partner respond 23 Read pgs 15-24 Stickies Student respond 22 Read pgs 1-14 Stickies WWU partner initiate 21 ML King Day No School Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday
11. Forms Literature Interest Graph Student Sample Essay Defensible Answer Rubric Discussion Self-reflection Observation Notes Are You Ready? Journal Response Sheet Bookmarks Sticky Notes
17. Defensible Answer for Literature Circles Online DEFENSIBLE ANSWER PARAGRAPH ESSAY Self–evaluation Grading Rubric Pre-writing/brainstorming 0 1 2 3 Gather three or more reasons in a web, list, or outline. Elaborate with explanations and examples/experiences. Number ideas for organization. Topic sentence 0 1 2 3 Restate the question including your point of view. Don't use because or by . Remember to indent. Supporting sentences Include three reasons with explanations and examples or experiences for each . Reason #1 0 1 2 3 Reason #2 0 1 2 3 Reason #3 0 1 2 3 Transition words/phrases 0 1 2 3 Words used correctly that show location, time, emphasize a point, add information, or show order of importance. Don’t repeat. Above and beyond 0 1 2 3 Writer shows he/she cares about the topic. (Voice) Selects important details to make writing convincing. Ends with a bang (not a fizzle). Conventions 0 1 2 3 4 5 Error free editing ____ Total (25) 25-23=A 22-20=B 19-18=C 17-15=D
18. Accelerated Reader Reading Log Reading Plan Goal Chart Expectations
19. WWU Student Perspective Before vs. Now Improvements Time Involvement Preparation for teaching Opinions of Worthiness
20. Harriet Thompson Elementary School Classroom Students Classroom Teacher- Onsite and remote Classroom Teachers School District Instructional Specialist Content & Research Specialist Reading Readiness Project Technology Support State & National Standards Building Administrator Content Specialist Parents OSPI & ESD Resources
22. Learning is a Social Activity Effective Learners Students acquire an awareness of how they are learning.....
23. Rich Learning Environment Classroom atmosphere Students interact comfortably and see themselves as part of a learning community Technology is a catalyst for students’ own motivation
24. Literacy Centers Mini-environment Centers: Choice-results in a feeling of ownership Student-led learning Teach for in-depth responses in writing
26. Assessment SUCCESS strengthens a feeling of self worth Creating meaning by linking information with REAL life experience Completion of task sheets for performance-based assessment