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Amt in A Nutshell - Explained

The document discusses three interrelated goals for teaching and learning: acquisition, meaning making, and transfer. Acquisition involves students learning basic knowledge and skills, meaning making focuses on helping students understand important concepts and ideas, and transfer prepares students to apply what they've learned to new situations. Different lessons and activities support different goals, and integrating all three promotes more independent student learning over time.

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Amt in A Nutshell - Explained

The document discusses three interrelated goals for teaching and learning: acquisition, meaning making, and transfer. Acquisition involves students learning basic knowledge and skills, meaning making focuses on helping students understand important concepts and ideas, and transfer prepares students to apply what they've learned to new situations. Different lessons and activities support different goals, and integrating all three promotes more independent student learning over time.

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ACQUISITION, MAKE- MEANING & TRANSFER

Teaching and learning for understanding requires the consideration of three interrelated learning goals (acquisition, meaning and transfer
A = acquiring basic knowledge & skills/M = making meaning/T = transfer
Different types of learning events support different goals; identify which goals supported in which lessons (Code with A, M, T). Integrating these three goals promotes a gradual release of
responsibility in students with regards to their learning

WHAT IS IT? SAMPLE STUDENT ACTIVITIES ACTION VERBS SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL


STRATEGIES

• Related to Stage One, where what specific knowledge • Using mnemonic devices (a technique/teaching • Calculate • Direct Instruction
and skills students will acquire and recall, are identified method used for memory retention) • Define • Lectures
• Not the long term learning goal; what students need to • Listing facts • Identify/Select • Graphic organizers
support making meaning, developing understanding • Identifying correct answers • Memorize/Recall • Teacher demonstrations
and transfer • Fast recall activities (e.g. timed drills) • Notice • Note taking
• Lessons to support what students need to know and do • Information retrieval activities (e.g. low level • Paraphrase • Feedback; corrections
comprehension questions; finding definitions) • State

WHAT IS IT? SAMPLE STUDENT ACTION SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL


ACTIVITIES VERBS STRATEGIES

• Related to the Big Ideas, Unit Understandings and • Data analysis activities • Analyze/Synthesize • Facilitating
Essential Questions identified in Stage One • Demonstrations • Compare/Contrast • Concept Attainment
• Lessons to support what the students will come to • Using models to support explanations • Critique/Evaluate • Problem Based Learning
understand and allow them to construct their own • Using evidence to support explanations and • Defend/Justify/Prove • Formative Assessment
meaning of important ideas and processes thinking • Explain/Support • Rethinking and Reflection Activities
• Applying previous knowledge • Generalize • Analogies
• Summarize
WHAT IS IT? SAMPLE STUDENT ACTIVITIES ACTION VERBS SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES

• Related to Stage Two, where Performance Tasks are • Performance Tasks o • Adapt/Adjust • Coaching
created that require students to transfer their learning to Inquiry Investigations o • Apply • Ongoing Formative Assessment
new situations, as evidence of their learning Persuasive Tasks o • Create/Design • Providing Specific Feedback
• Lessons to support students’ ability to transfer • Innovate • Conferencing
Debates o Role Plays o
knowledge, skills and understanding to other disciplines • Solve • Prompting
Simulations o Interviews
or the real world •
o Portfolios • Self-Assess GRASPS Tasks
• Opportunities to practice groups of skills, not just in
• Perform
isolation
• Provide on-going feedback

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