Foldables™: Interactive 3-D Organizersfor Middle School/High School

Darlene M. Wheaton, M.Ed.Northwest Tri-County IU 5

FOLDABLES™ are:

Interactive graphic organizers Student-constructed visual displays used to

organize information Engage students in active learning Creates student-ownership Ideal tools for diverse learners Assist in linking new information to prior

knowledge

FOLDABLES™ are:

Focused on research-based skills Marzano research

Non-linguistic representations have strong effects on student achievement

Explicitly engaging students in the creation of nonlinguistic representations

Stimulates and increases activity in the brain

FOLDABLES™ are:

Embedded in or integral to each of the nine strategies:

Identifying similarities and differences Summarizing and note taking Reinforcing effort and providing recognition Homework and practice Nonlinguistic representations Cooperative learning Setting objectives and providing feedback Generating and testing hypotheses Cues, questions, and advance organizers

FOLDABLES™ are:

Instructional/learning tool Hands-on Flexible Endless in application Show order and completeness of student’s thought

process Strengths and weaknesses of student

understanding become clearly evident to the teacher English Language Learners

Short words or phrases

FOLDABLES™ are:

Used:To introduce the learning taskAs advance organizer before the learning taskAs a post organizerAs student-made study guides

FOLDABLES™ are:

Used To incorporate skills

Comparing and contrasting

Cause and effect Similarities and

differences Vocabulary Concepts Generalizations Ideas Theories

To incorporate skills Graphics Tables Charts Diagrams Models Venn diagrams Journals Alternative assessment

FOLDABLES™ are for

Differentiating Instruction Core Instruction Extended Learning Alternative form of assessment

FOLDABLES™ are for everyone: IEP to GIEP students All levels: K – 12 All Areas: Academics - Specials

Basic Folds

Hamburger

Hotdog

Taco

Shutter

Burrito