1. Presented by: Nicole Sanyigo Openers & Closures That Last

2. How do you feel about openers and closures? Seriously? I have so much content to get through and you want me to worry about this crap? What is an opener and a closure? I’m onboard I just need ideas! I think I’m good at one but not the other

3. Why Have an Opener? Get kids thinking It’s a hook Get them engaged Have them remember previous knowledge No more than 15-20 minutes

4. Examples: A question to ponder: Which character in the novel do you relate most to and why? Which element on the Periodic Table do you think is the most important and why? On death row you have a last meal. When you return home from war, you have a first meal. What would you want your first meal to be?

5. Other Examples? Team builder activities like puzzles Review questions from last class or a practice problem Use your exit slip! WIK Chart in pairs You are the experts! What examples have you done that work? (10 Minutes Discussion) Share!

6. Text Seriously? After all that planning, prepping, creating, acting, etc. you are complaining that you are not sure I closed my lesson? My post- obs. meeting ME

7. Primacy-Recency Effect During a learning episode, we remember best that which comes first, second best that which come last, and least that which come just past the middle. Based on How the Brain Learns (2nd ed.) by David Sousa Why Open and Close?

8. 8 Under My Thumb:  RED: Something New I Learned  BLUE: A Question I Still Have  WHITE: A picture/scene I would put on Instagram  YELLOW: A Tweet I would make from the battle/novel/film/lesson  GREEN: A statement I would post on Facebook  ORANGE: A comment I have 8

9. 9 http://www.mathplaygroun d.com/probability.html 9 Something I Learned Today A Question I still Have A Prediction I have for next Class A Strategy I Will Use Sum Up the Point of the Lesson in Three Words or Less Define a Vocabulary Word from Today

10. 10 Modern Twists  Twitter Bird  Hashtag  Facebook Post  Instagram  Ideas:  Make a bulletin board with them  Use images like beakers, novels, etc that fit your subject

11. Modern Exit Slips

12. 12 I Love Pinterest! 12

13. Whip Around  What is your favorite idea for an opener or closure and why?

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