Deepen students' understanding of a topic by having them connect to their prior knowledge.
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Contracting
Develop a classroom contract to create a community of mutual respect and inclusion.
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Contracting for Remote Learning
Contracting is an effective strategy for building a reflective and respectful community, especially in remote or hybrid learning environments.
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Create a Headline
This strategy helps students synthesize and articulate the most important takeaways from a variety of resources containing information about a particular topic or theme.
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Crop It
Help students interpret an image by “framing” smaller portions of the image and analyzing them.
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Dissecting the Prompt
Teach students how to decode an essay prompt with this four-step procedure.
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Document Analysis Form
Use a graphic organizer to help students analyze a historical document and determine its perspective or bias.
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Evidence Logs
Use a graphic tool to help students centralize and organize evidence as they prepare to respond to a writing prompt.
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Exit Cards
Assess students’ understanding, monitor their questions, or gather feedback on your teaching by having them turn in exit cards.
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Fishbowl
Use this discussion strategy to help students practice being contributors and listeners in a group conversation.
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Found Poems
Students compose poems using only words, phrases, or quotations from a text that they find meaningful.
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Four Corners
Get all students involved by asking them to show their stance on a statement through their positioning around the room.
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