As you have learned, teaching vocabulary is one of the most important things we can do. In this exercise, you are going to create a virtual vocabulary mind map and then paste your mind map into the discussion. Here is a video to show you how to create the mind map on bubbl.us (Links to an external site.).
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Use the site us (Links to an external site.) to create a map that includes 10 vocabulary words from the list below. Through the map, demonstrate how the words are connected.
Create a vocabulary map that shows logical connections between the words based on the concepts learned in this course.
For a quick tutorial of bubbl.us, watch Recording #52 (Links to an external site.)
Your audience will be a group of colleagues who are unfamiliar with these ideas or who need clarification and strategies to help with the presented problem.
Your role will be a well-informed teacher with knowledge of teaching ELLs.
The format is a discussion post.
The purpose is to explain the information in a way to help others.