WHAT ARE GRAPHIC

ORGANIZER?INSTRUCTIONAL/TEACHING STRATEGIES

ASSIGNMENT

BY GERALD BRADLEY 9/15/16

WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO STUDENTS NEED THEM?

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ARE LEARNING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS.IT HELPS A STUDENT:

CONSTRUCT AND ORGANIZE INFORMATIONCOMPRESS INFORMATIONSIMPLIFY COMPLEX CONTENTORGANIZE THOUGHTSTAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN LEANING

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ARE USEFUL

THEY PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:FLEXIBILITY WITH ALL TYPES OF STUDENTSELIMINATE TASK OF NOTE-TAKINGSIMPLIFICATIONCOLLABORATION OR INDIVIDUAL WORKHELP STUDENTS SEE THEIR THINKINGFUN

MORE USEFUL STUFFALL TYPES OF SUBJECTS CAN USE THEM

ENGLISHMATHSCIENCEDRAMACAREER TECH

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?FOR A “READING OR

ENGLISH” CLASS, A STUDENT COULD USE THIS TEMPLATE TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION FROM A VIDEO, LECTURE, OR TEXTBOOK.

ONE MORE EXAMPLE!FOR COMPLICATED

SUBJECTS, A FISHBONE DIAGRAM TEMPLATE MAY BE USEFUL.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO

ADVANTAGES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSPROS:

--GETS YOU STARTED--ORGANIZES THOUGHTS--HELPS YOU STAY ON TOPIC--PROVIDES VISUAL REPRESENTATION--REMINDER OF THE SEQUENCE--PROVIDES A SCAFFOLD (HOW-TO)

DISADVANTAGES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSCONS:

--TOO MUCH STRUCTURE--STUDENTS VIEW IT AS SOMETHING ELSE THEY HAVE TO DO--TOO TIME CONSUMING--TAKES THE PLACE OF WRITING--STRESSFUL--CAN BE USED INCORRECTLY

CONCLUSIONSGRAPHIC ORGANIZERS CAN BE UTILIZED TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A QUIZ OR EXAMCREATING DRAWINGS, FLOW CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, AND PAINTINGS IS FUN FOR MOST STUDENTSTHEY CAN HELP MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF DIFFERENTIATED LEARNERSGREAT TOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS, BUT ESPECIALLY A VISUAL LEARNERENSURE YOUR USE IS CORRECT FOR THE STUDENT’S AND TEACHER’S DESIRED OUTCOME