ALT Screenshot of a tool embedded in the linked article, which offers guiding questions for discussing data as a staff.
ALT Did You Know? Students who see feedback before their grade become more proficient learners, outperforming their peers by a full two-thirds of a letter grade on future assignments. “Systematically delaying the grade release in favor of providing feedback first…may increase students’ engagement with feedback,” the authors of a 2021 study write, and thus give students the time and space to grapple with their strengths and weaknesses. Source: Kuepper-Tetzel & Gardner, 2021. Collage of a student holding a graded assignment, with illustrated comment bubbles on either side.
ALT Learning Environments: A Desk Layout Alternative to Rows and Circles. Arranging desks in L-shaped groups has advantages for both students and teachers. By Jay Schauer. The corners of the image have orange, blue, and teal rectangles arranged like desks in an L shape.
ALT Not All Conflict is Bullying: Teaching Students the Difference By Paige Tutt
ALT Extending your waiting time after asking a question makes room for methodical thinkers and shy students—and can improve class participation rates as much as 30%. Meanwhile, asking students to think-pair-share before soliciting answers can boost participation rates up to 70% compared to immediately calling on students. Sources: Mundelsee & Jurkowski, 2021; Rowe, 1986
ALT A grid of twelve discussion questions and sentence stems.
ALT Seven cards, each containing a question or sentence stem ("I notice that..." "What makes you say that," etc.)