60 Second Strategy Spotlight Interview

Summary

A versatile way to build belonging all year. Help students stand out AND fit in. A face-to-face chat provides an alternative for students who struggle to show what they know on tests. for free to our ... This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks. for ... Improve the quality of class discussions by giving young kids a checklist of key things to look for when their peers talk.  ... Having students engage with the characters they're reading about reveals whether they read the chapter—but better yet, ... A discussion technique based on peer feedback helps students delve into complex texts and develop communication skills. Providing the active listeners in the outer ring of a Socratic circle a way to jump in with their burning questions and comments ... Looking for a simple way to get your students writing? Try a low-stakes timed exercise. to our free email newsletter ... A quick, low-key way to build community in your classroom on a daily basis. for free to our email newsletter Edutopia ... This choral reading activity builds fluency and confidence, especially for students who feel overwhelmed at the prospect of ... In this formative assessment game, table groups compete against each other to categorize key terms and concepts from the ... When time is up at the end of a lesson, there's one last question teachers can ask to get students to reflect on their work—and how ... When teachers make their teaching and learning goals clear to their class, every activity has a purpose and every student ... By asking students to retrieve from memory what they recently learned about a certain topic, partner with a classmate to discuss ... The team competition is fierce in this informal assessment activity, in which students have to work together to win. To say students ...