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- 1echn|ques to Check for Understand|ng - - rocess|ng Act|v|t|es - 1. Index Card Summar|es] uest|ons erlodlcally, dlsLrlbuLe lndex cards and ask sLudenLs Lo wrlLe on boLh sldes, wlLh Lhese lnsLrucLlons: (Slde 1) 8ased on our sLudy of (unlL Loplc), llsL a blg ldea LhaL you undersLand and word lL as a summary sLaLemenL. (Slde 2) ldenLlfy someLhlng abouL (unlL Loplc) LhaL you do noL yeL fully undersLand and word lL as a sLaLemenL or quesLlon. 2. nand S|gna|s Ask sLudenLs Lo dlsplay a deslgnaLed hand slgnal Lo lndlcaLe Lhelr undersLandlng of a speclflc concepL, prlnclpal, or process: - l undersLand____________ and can explaln lL (e.g., Lhumbs up). - l do noL yeL undersLand ____________ (e.g., Lhumbs down). - l'm noL compleLely sure abouL ____________ (e.g., wave hand). 3. Cne M|nute Lssay A one-mlnuLe essay quesLlon (or one-mlnuLe quesLlon) ls a focused quesLlon wlLh a speclflc goal LhaL can, ln facL, be answered wlLhln a mlnuLe or Lwo. 4. Ana|ogy rompt resenL sLudenLs wlLh an analogy prompL: (A deslgnaLed concepL, prlnclple, or process) ls llke _________________ because _________________________________________________. S. Web or Concept Map Any of several forms of graphlcal organlzers whlch allow learners Lo percelve relaLlonshlps beLween concepLs Lhrough dlagrammlng key words represenLlng Lhose concepLs. hLLp://www.graphlc.org/concepL.hLml 6. M|sconcept|on Check resenL sLudenLs wlLh common or predlcLable mlsconcepLlons abouL a deslgnaLed concepL, prlnclple, or process. Ask Lhem wheLher Lhey agree or dlsagree and explaln why. 1he mlsconcepLlon check can also be presenLed ln Lhe form of a mulLlple-cholce or Lrue-false qulz. 7. Student Conference Cne on one conversaLlon wlLh sLudenLs Lo check Lhelr level of undersLandlng. 8. 3-M|nute ause 1he 1hree-MlnuLe ause provldes a chance for sLudenLs Lo sLop, reflecL on Lhe concepLs and ldeas LhaL have [usL been lnLroduced, make connecLlons Lo prlor knowledge or experlence, and seek clarlflcaLlon. - l changed my aLLlLude abouL. - l became more aware of. - l was surprlsed abouL. - l felL. - l relaLed Lo. - l empaLhlzed wlLh. 9. Cbservat|on Walk around Lhe classroom and observe sLudenLs as Lhey work Lo check for learnlng. SLraLegles lnclude: -AnecdoLal 8ecords -Conferences -CheckllsLs 10. Se|f-Assessment A process ln whlch sLudenLs collecL lnformaLlon abouL Lhelr own learnlng, analyze whaL lL reveals abouL Lhelr progress Loward Lhe lnLended learnlng goals and plan Lhe nexL sLeps ln Lhelr learnlng. 11. Lx|t Card LxlL cards are wrlLLen sLudenL responses Lo quesLlons posed aL Lhe end of a class or learnlng acLlvlLy or aL Lhe end of a day. 12. ortfo||o Check Check Lhe progress of a sLudenL's porLfollo. A porLfollo ls a purposeful collecLlon of slgnlflcanL work, carefully selecLed, daLed and presenLed Lo Lell Lhe sLory of a sLudenL's achlevemenL or growLh ln well-deflned areas of performance, such as readlng, wrlLlng, maLh, eLc. A porLfollo usually lncludes personal reflecLlons where Lhe sLudenL explalns why each plece was chosen and whaL lL shows abouL hls/her growlng skllls and ablllLles. 13. u|z Culzzes assess sLudenLs for facLual lnformaLlon, concepLs and dlscreLe sklll. 1here ls usually a slngle besL answer. Some qulz examples are: - MulLlple Cholce Complled by k LamberL, CCS Currlculum Servlces, 4/2012
- 1rue/lalse - ShorL Answer - aper and encll - MaLchlng - LxLended 8esponse 14. Iourna| Lntry SLudenLs record ln a [ournal Lhelr undersLandlng of Lhe Loplc, concepL or lesson LaughL. 1he Leacher revlews Lhe enLry Lo see lf Lhe sLudenL has galned an undersLandlng of Lhe Loplc, lesson or concepL LhaL was LaughL. 1S. Chora| kesponse ln response L o a cue, all sLudenLs respond verbally aL Lhe same Llme. 1he response can be elLher Lo answer a quesLlon or Lo repeaL someLhlng Lhe Leacher has sald. 16. A-8-C Summar|es Lach sLudenL ln Lhe class ls asslgned a dlfferenL leLLer of Lhe alphabeL and Lhey musL selecL a word sLarLlng wlLh LhaL leLLer LhaL ls relaLed Lo Lhe Loplc belng sLudled. 17. Debr|ef|ng A form of reflecLlon lmmedlaLely followlng an acLlvlLy. 18. Idea Sp|nner 1he Leacher creaLes a splnner marked lnLo 4 quadranLs and labeled redlcL, Lxplaln, Summarlze, LvaluaLe." AfLer new maLerlal ls presenLed, Lhe Leacher splns Lhe splnner and asks sLudenLs Lo answer a quesLlon based on Lhe locaLlon of Lhe splnner. lor example, lf Lhe splnner lands ln Lhe Summarlze" quadranL, Lhe Leacher mlghL say, LlsL Lhe key concepLs [usL presenLed." 19. Ins|de-Cuts|de C|rc|e lnslde and ouLslde clrcles of sLudenLs face each oLher. WlLhln each palr of faclng sLudenLs, sLudenLs qulz each oLher wlLh quesLlons Lhey have wrlLLen. CuLslde clrcle moves Lo creaLe new palrs. 8epeaL. 20. keader's 1heater lrom an asslgned LexL have sLudenLs creaLe a scrlpL and perform lL. 21. Cne Sentence Summary SLudenLs are asked Lo wrlLe a summary senLence LhaL answers Lhe who, whaL where, when, why, how" quesLlons abouL Lhe Loplc. 22. Summary Irames uescrlpLlon: A ___________ ls a klnd of____________ LhaL ... Compare/ConLrasL: __________ and _________ are slmllar ln LhaL Lhey boLh.. buL _____________, whlle ______________... roblem/SoluLlon: ___________wanLed..., buL ..., so .... Cause/LffecL: _____________ happens because .. 23. Cne Word Summary SelecL (or lnvenL) one word whlch besL summarlzes a Loplc. 24. 1h|nk-a|r- Share] 1urn to our artner 1eacher glves dlrecLlon Lo sLudenLs. SLudenLs formulaLe lndlvldual response, and Lhen Lurn Lo a parLner Lo share Lhelr answers. 1eacher calls on several random palrs Lo share Lhelr answers wlLh Lhe class. 2S. 1h|nk-Wr|te-a|r- Share SLudenLs Lhlnk lndlvldually, wrlLe Lhelr Lhlnklng, palr and dlscuss wlLh parLner, Lhen share wlLh Lhe class. 26. 1a|k a M||e a M|nute arLner up - glver and recelver. klnd of llke assword" or yramld." 8oLh know Lhe caLegory, buL Lhe recelver has hls back Lo Lhe board/screen. A seL of Lerms wlll appear based on Lhe caLegory - glver glves clues, whlle recelver Lrles Lo guess Lhe Lerms. llrsL group done sLands up 27. Cra| uest|on|ng - Pow ls __________ slmllar Lo/dlfferenL from ________________? - WhaL are Lhe characLerlsLlcs/parLs of _______________________? - ln whaL oLher ways mlghL we show show/lllusLraLe ___________? - WhaL ls Lhe blg ldea, key concepL, moral ln _________________? - Pow does ________________ relaLe Lo ____________________? - WhaL ldeas/deLalls can you add Lo _________________________? - Clve an example of ____________________________________? - WhaL ls wrong wlLh ____________________________________? - WhaL mlghL you lnfer from ______________________________? - WhaL concluslons mlghL be drawn from ____________________? - WhaL quesLlon are we Lrylng Lo answer? WhaL problem are we Lrylng Lo solve? Complled by k LamberL, CCS Currlculum Servlces, 4/2012
- WhaL are you assumlng abouL ____________________________? - WhaL mlghL happen lf __________________________________? - WhaL crlLerla would you use Lo [udge/evaluaLe _______________? - WhaL evldence supporLs ________________________________? - Pow mlghL we prove/conflrm ____________________________? - Pow mlghL Lhls be vlewed from Lhe perspecLlve of ___________? - WhaL alLernaLlves should be consldered ____________________? - WhaL approach/sLraLegy could you use Lo ___________________? 28. 1|c-1ac-1oe] 1h|nk-1ac-1oe A collecLlon of acLlvlLles from whlch sLudenLs can choose Lo do Lo demonsLraLe Lhelr undersLandlng. lL ls presenLed ln Lhe form of a nlne square grld slmllar Lo a Llc-Lac-Loe board and sLudenLs may be expecLed Lo compleLe from one Lo Lhree ln a row". 1he acLlvlLles vary ln conLenL, process, and producL and can be Lallored Lo address uCk levels. 29. Iour Corners SLudenLs choose a corner based on Lhelr level of experLlse of a glven sub[ecL. 8ased on your knowledge of __________________ , whlch corner would you choose? Corner 1: 1he ulrL 8oad -(1here's so much dusL, l can'L see where l'm golng! Pelp!!) Corner 2: 1he aved 8oad (lL's falrly smooLh, buL Lhere are many poLholes along Lhe way.) Corner 3: 1he Plghway ( l feel falrly confldenL buL have an occaslonal need Lo slowdown.) Corner 4: 1he lnLersLaLe (l 'm Lravellng along and could easlly glve dlrecLlons Lo someone else.) Cnce sLudenLs are ln Lhelr chosen corners, allow sLudenLs Lo dlscuss Lhelr progress wlLh oLhers. CuesLlons may be prompLed by Leacher. Corner Cne wlll palr wlLh Corner 1hree, Corner 1wo wlll palr wlLh Corner lour for peer LuLorlng. 30. Mudd|est (or C|earest) o|nt 1hls ls a varlaLlon on Lhe one-mlnuLe paper, Lhough you may wlsh Lo glve sLudenLs a sllghLly longer Llme perlod Lo answer Lhe quesLlon. Pere you ask (aL Lhe end of a class perlod, or aL a naLural break ln Lhe presenLaLlon), "WhaL was Lhe "muddlesL polnL" ln Loday's lecLure?" or, perhaps, you mlghL be more speclflc, asklng, for example: "WhaL (lf anyLhlng) do you flnd unclear abouL Lhe concepL of 'personal ldenLlLy' ('lnerLla', 'naLural selecLlon', eLc.)?". 31. 3-2-1 3 Lhlngs you found ouL 2 lnLeresLlng Lhlngs 1 quesLlon you sLlll have 3 dlfferences beLween ___ 2 effecLs of __ on ____ 1 quesLlon you sLlll have abouL Lhe Loplc 3 lmporLanL facLs 2 lnLeresLlng ldeas 1 lnslghL abouL yourself as a learner 3 key words 2 new ldeas 1 LhoughL Lo Lhlnk abouL WrlLe 3 quesLlons abouL Lhe LexL (unfamlllar words, confuslng passages or ldeas) WrlLe 2 predlcLlons based on Lhe LexL (whaL wlll happen nexL based on Lhe readlng) Make one connecLlon based on Lhe LexL (connecL Lo someLhlng you know or have experlenced) 32. Cub|ng ulsplay 6 quesLlons from Lhe lesson Pave sLudenLs ln groups of 4. Lach group has 1 dle. Lach sLudenL rolls Lhe dle and answers Lhe quesLlon wlLh Lhe correspondlng number. lf a number ls rolled more Lhan once Lhe sLudenL may elaboraLe on Lhe prevlous response or roll agaln. 8esponses may also be wrlLLen. Complled by k LamberL, CCS Currlculum Servlces, 4/2012
33. u|ck Wr|te 1he sLraLegy asks learners Lo respond ln 2-10 mlnuLes Lo an open-ended quesLlon or prompL posed by Lhe Leacher before, durlng, or afLer readlng. 34. D|rected araphras|ng SLudenLs summarlze ln well-chosen (own) words a key ldea presenLed durlng Lhe class perlod or Lhe one [usL pasL. 3S. kSC2 ln Lwo mlnuLes, sLudenLs "#$%&& and llsL ln rank order Lhe mosL lmporLanL ldeas from a prevlous day's class, ln Lwo more mlnuLes, Lhey '())%"*+# Lhose polnLs ln a slngle senLence, Lhen wrlLe one ma[or ,(#'-*./ Lhey wanL answered, Lhen ldenLlfy a Lhread or Lheme Lo $.//#$- Lhls maLerlal Lo Lhe course's ma[or goal. 36. Wr|t|ng Irames roblem/SoluLlon aragraph ______________presenL0'1 a dllemma LhaL ls___________. 1he problem ls _______________. 1hls 2%'32%4# occurred because
_____________________________. A resoluLlon *'35%' posslble. 1o solve *-3-2*', lL 5*&& 6#32%' 6##/ necessary Lo _______________ ____________________________________________. 1he soluLlon0'1 lnclude0'1 _____________________________________________________________________________. Compare and ConLrasL aragraph 1here are several dlfferences beLween ______________ and _____. 1hey
. ln conLrasL Lo , has . unllke _____, does noL _________ __. Cn Lhe oLher hand,
uescrlpLlon aragraph Pave you ever _________________? 2%'32%4# very lnLeresLlng characLerlsLlcs. 7-3-2#8 2%'32%4# . lor lnsLance, *-3-2#8 2%'32%4# whlch enhances . 7-3-2#8 also . lor Lhese reasons, . Cause and LffecL aragraph _________________ ls lnfluenced by ___ . Slnce happened, Lhen ___________________. 1herefore,______________________________. 1hls provldes explanaLlon for ______ ___and ____ ___________ . 1he lmpacL ls . Sequence aragraph 1he #4#/-'39".$#'' of __________ ls __________________. 1he flrsL ____ ___ . 1hen, . nexL, ______ ________________________. llnally,__________________________. Complled by k LamberL, CCS Currlculum Servlces, 4/2012
37. Dec|s|ons, Dec|s|ons (h||osoph|ca| Cha|rs) Clven a prompL, class goes Lo Lhe slde LhaL corresponds Lo Lhelr oplnlon on Lhe Loplc, slde share ouL reasonlng, and sLudenLs are allowed Lo change sldes afLer dlscusslon 38. Somebody Wanted 8ut So SLudenLs respond Lo narraLlve LexL wlLh sLrucLured sLory grammar elLher orally, plcLorlally, or ln wrlLlng. (CharacLer(s)/LvenL/roblem/SoluLlon) 39. L|kert Sca|e rovlde 3-3 sLaLemenLs LhaL aren'L clearly Lrue or false, buL are somewhaL debaLable. 1he purpose ls Lo help sLudenLs reflecL on a LexL and engage ln dlscusslon wlLh Lhelr peers afLerwards. 1hese scales focus on generallzaLlons abouL characLers, Lhemes, confllcLs, or symbollsm. 1here are no clear cuL answers ln Lhe book. 1hey help sLudenLs Lo analyze, synLheslze and evaluaLe lnformaLlon) Cne quesLlon on a LlkerL Scale mlghL look llke Lhls: 1. 1he characLer (name) should noL have done (acLlon). _______________________________________________________________________ sLrongly agree dlsagree agree sLrongly agree 40. I nave the uest|on, Who nas the Answer? 1he Leacher makes Lwo seLs of cards. Cne seL conLalns quesLlons relaLed Lo Lhe unlL of sLudy. 1he second seL conLalns Lhe answers Lo Lhe quesLlons. ulsLrlbuLe Lhe answer cards Lo Lhe sLudenLs and elLher you or a sLudenL wlll read Lhe quesLlon cards Lo Lhe class. All sLudenLs check Lhelr answer cards Lo see lf Lhey have Lhe correcL answer. : 4%"*%-*./ *' -. )%;# $%"<' */-. % $2%*/ %$-*4*-8= 1he sLudenL chosen Lo begln Lhe chaln wlll read Lhe glven card aloud and Lhen walL for Lhe nexL parLlclpanL Lo read Lhe only card LhaL would correcLly follow Lhe progresslon. lay conLlnues unLll all of Lhe cards are read and Lhe lnlLlal sLudenL ls ready Lo read hls card for Lhe second Llme. 41. Wh|p Around 1he Leacher poses a quesLlon or a Lask. SLudenLs Lhen lndlvldually respond on a scrap plece of paper llsLlng aL leasL 3 LhoughLs/responses/sLaLemenLs. When Lhey have done so, sLudenLs sLand up. 1he Leacher Lhen randomly calls on a sLudenL Lo share one of hls or her ldeas from Lhe paper. SLudenLs check off any lLems LhaL are sald by anoLher sLudenL and slL down when all of Lhelr ldeas have been shared wlLh Lhe group, wheLher or noL Lhey were Lhe one Lo share Lhem. 1he Leacher conLlnues Lo call on sLudenLs unLll Lhey are all seaLed. As Lhe Leacher llsLens Lo Lhe ldeas or lnformaLlon shared by Lhe sLudenLs, he or she can deLermlne lf Lhere ls a general level of undersLandlng or lf Lhere are gaps ln sLudenLs' Lhlnklng." 42. Word Sort
Clven a seL of vocabulary Lerms, sLudenLs sorL ln Lo glven caLegorles or creaLe Lhelr own caLegorles for sorLlng 43. 1r|angu|ar r|sm (ked, e||ow, Green) SLudenLs glve feedback Lo Leacher by dlsplaylng Lhe color LhaL corresponds Lo Lhelr level of undersLandlng 44. 1ake and ass CooperaLlve group acLlvlLy used Lo share or collecL lnformaLlon from each member of Lhe group, sLudenLs wrlLe a response, Lhen pass Lo Lhe rlghL, add Lhelr response Lo nexL paper, conLlnue unLll Lhey geL Lhelr paper back, Lhen group debrlefs. 4S. Student Data Notebooks A Lool for sLudenLs Lo Lrack Lhelr learnlng: Where am l golng? Where am l now? Pow wlll l geL Lhere? 46. S|ap It SLudenLs are dlvlded lnLo Lwo Leams Lo ldenLlfy correcL answers Lo quesLlons glven by Lhe Leacher. SLudenLs use a fly swaLLer Lo slap Lhe correcL response posLed on Lhe wall. 47. Say Someth|ng
SLudenLs Lake Lurns leadlng dlscusslons ln a cooperaLlve group on secLlons of a readlng or vldeo 48. I|ag It SLudenLs use Lhls sLraLegy Lo help Lhem remember lnformaLlon LhaL ls lmporLanL Lo Lhem. 1hey wlll flag" Lhelr ldeas on a sLlcky noLe or flag dle cuL. Complled by k LamberL, CCS Currlculum Servlces, 4/2012
49. I||| In our 1houghts WrlLLen check for undersLandlng sLraLegy where sLudenLs flll Lhe blank. (AnoLher Lerm for raLe of change ls ____ or ____.) S0. C|rc|e, 1r|ang|e, Square SomeLhlng LhaL ls sLlll golng around ln your head (1rlangle) SomeLhlng polnLed LhaL sLood ouL ln your mlnd (Square) SomeLhlng LhaL Squared" or agreed wlLh your Lhlnklng. S1. A8CD Wh|sper SLudenLs should geL ln groups of four where one sLudenL ls A, Lhe nexL ls 8, eLc. Lach sLudenL wlll be asked Lo reflecL on a concepL and draw a vlsual of hls/her lnLerpreLaLlon. 1hen Lhey wlll share Lhelr answer wlLh each oLher ln a zlgzag paLLern wlLhln Lhelr group. S2. Cn|on k|ng SLudenLs form an lnner and ouLer clrcle faclng a parLner. 1he Leacher asks a quesLlon and Lhe sLudenLs are glven Llme Lo respond Lo Lhelr parLner. nexL, Lhe lnner clrcle roLaLes one person Lo Lhe lefL. 1he Leacher asks anoLher quesLlon and Lhe cycle repeaLs lLself. S3. keuest] kec|proca| uest|on|ng ReQuest, or reciprocal questioning, gives the teacher and students opportunities to ask each other their own questions following the reading of a selection. The ReQuest strategy can be used with most novels or expository material. It is important that the strategy be modeled by the teacher using each genre. A porLlon of Lhe LexL ls read sllenLly by boLh Lhe Leacher and Lhe sLudenLs. 1he sLudenLs may leave Lhelr books open, buL Lhe Leacher's LexL ls closed. SLudenLs Lhen are encouraged Lo ask Lhe Leacher and oLher sLudenLs quesLlons abouL whaL has been read. 1he Leacher makes every aLLempL Lo help sLudenLs geL answers Lo Lhelr quesLlons. 1he roles Lhen become reversed. 1he sLudenLs close Lhelr books, and Lhe Leacher asks Lhe sLudenLs lnformaLlon abouL Lhe maLerlal. 1hls procedure conLlnues unLll Lhe sLudenLs have enough lnformaLlon Lo predlcL loglcally whaL ls conLalned ln Lhe remalnder of Lhe selecLlon. 1he sLudenLs Lhen are asslgned Lo compleLe Lhe readlng S4. k-W-L & kWL+ SLudenLs respond as whole group, small group, or lndlvldually Lo a Loplc as Lo WhaL Lhey already know, whaL Lhey wanL Lo learn, whaL Lhey have learned". LuS (+) asks sLudenLs Lo organlze Lhelr new learnlngs uslng a concepL map or graphlc organlzer LhaL reflecLs Lhe key lnformaLlon. 1hen, each sLudenL wrlLes a summary paragraph abouL whaL Lhey have learned. SS. Chora| kead|ng SLudenLs mark Lhe LexL Lo ldenLlfy a parLlcular concepL and chlme ln, readlng Lhe marked LexL aloud ln unlson S6. Socrat|c Sem|nar SLudenLs ask quesLlons of one anoLher abouL an essenLlal quesLlon, Loplc, or selecLed LexL. 1he quesLlons lnlLlaLe a conversaLlon LhaL conLlnues wlLh a serles of responses and addlLlonal quesLlons. S7. Newspaper nead||ne CreaLe a newspaper headllne LhaL may have been wrlLLen for Lhe Loplc we are sLudylng. CapLure Lhe maln ldea of Lhe evenL. S8. Numbered neads 1ogether SLudenLs slL ln groups and each group member ls glven a number. 1he Leacher poses a problem and all four sLudenLs dlscuss. 1he Leacher calls a number and LhaL sLudenL ls responslble for sharlng for Lhe group. S9. Ga||ery Wa|k AfLer Leams have generaLed ldeas on a Loplc uslng a plece of charL paper, Lhey appolnL a docenL" Lo sLay wlLh Lhelr work. 1eams roLaLe around examlnlng oLher Leam's ldeas and ask quesLlons of Lhe docenL. 1eams Lhen meeL LogeLher Lo dlscuss and add Lo Lhelr lnformaLlon so Lhe docenL also can learn from oLher Leams. 6.CrafflLl - Croups recelve a large plece of paper and felL pens of dlfferenL colors. SLudenLs generaLe ldeas ln Lhe form of grafflLl. Croups can move Lo oLher papers and dlscuss/add Lo Lhe ldeas. 60. Cne uest|on and Cne Comment SLudenLs are asslgned a chapLer or passage Lo read and creaLe one quesLlon and one commenL generaLed from Lhe readlng. ln class, sLudenLs wlll meeL ln elLher small or whole class groups for dlscusslon. Lach sLudenL shares aL leasL one commenL or quesLlon. As Lhe dlscusslon moves sLudenL by sLudenL around Lhe room, Lhe nexL person can answer a prevlous quesLlon posed by anoLher sLudenL, respond Lo a commenL, or share Lhelr own commenLs and quesLlons. As Lhe acLlvlLy bullds around Lhe room, Lhe conversaLlon becomes ln-depLh wlLh opporLunlLy for all sLudenLs Lo learn new perspecLlves on Lhe LexL. Complled by k LamberL, CCS Currlculum Servlces, 4/2012
The Chief Diversity Officer by Dr. Damon A. Williams and Dr. Katrina Wade-Golden
Strategic Diversity Planning, Change Management, and Chief Diversity Officer Archive of Dr. Damon A. Williams, VP, CDO, and Research Professor-University of Wisconsin, Madison