Give Students a Tic-Tac-Toe Assessment
Students can be given options to display their mastery of content material, allowing students to choose from a series of... View Article
Use Sentence Starters to Prompt Writing and Discussion
Students will often benefit from sentence starters in order to guide their organization, jump start their thinking, or promote positive... View Article
Enable Captions for Auditory Text
By giving a visual alternative to auditory text, teachers can support the perceptual needs of diverse learners. Example: Enabling closed... View Article
Use Concept Maps to Assess Before Instruction
Teachers can assess student awareness of concepts and key terms before beginning instruction by asking students to map out the... View Article
Use Fill-in-the-Blank Note Taking
Give students an outline with some words missing to help keep students on task and promote comprehension. Example: During a lecture... View Article
Use Do Now’s to Access Prior Knowledge
Frame your Do Now so that it provides an opportunity for students to access what they already know about the... View Article
Do Guided and Shared Readings Together
Readings are “shared” aloud with pauses for students to process. Example: A short passage is read to a class with... View Article
Use Mnemonic Devices to Support Recall
Use mnemonic devices to support memorization of key content material when necessary. Example: Teachers can use strategies such as poems,... View Article
Avoid Giving Harmful Feedback
Give students feedback that impacts sustenance of effort. Example: Further Reading: CAST Professional Learning – Mastery Oriented Feedback Card Edutopia... View Article
Praise Effort, Not Traits
Provide positive reinforcement for specific actions, instead of stable traits. Example: “I like how you tried _____________ and then thought of other ways to answer the... View Article
Honor Process Improvements
Positively reinforce productive approaches to learning. Example: “I notice that you are thinking deeply about______________. That kind of thinking is going to help you improve... View Article
Boost Confidence During the Learning Process
During the learning process, make efforts to encourage student involvement and create a sense of personal responsibility. Example: “This was... View Article
Emphasize Progress Despite Setbacks
Illuminate ways in which struggle or even failure lead to more successful attempts. Example: “I like how you looked at your results... View Article
Give Growth-Based Feedback
Give specific feedback to students which emphasizes their growth and improvement relative to their own progress, not to that of others.... View Article
Help Students Set Their Own Goals
Assist students in setting goals that are appropriate to their levels and learning needs. Example: “What goals would you like to set... View Article
Model Commitment to Learning
Show that you also are a learner, and that you struggle at times, too. Example: “When I first tried to do... View Article
Learning Agendas
Present learning agendas so students know what is next. Example: Learning Agendas support Executive Functioning and can be provided for... View Article