1. Active Processing Strategies
Four Corners
Teacher announces corners.
Students think & write.
Students go to corners.
Small groups discuss.
Jumbled Summary
At the end of a segment of teacher-directed instruction, ask participants to work in pairs to create a graphic summary of how they would organize information, reach a conclusion, or interact differently based on the demonstration you provided.
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One thing that squares with my beliefs.
Three points that I want to remember.
One question that is still rolling around in my head.
ABC Summary
At the end of an explanation or demonstration, give each student a different letter of the alphabet & ask them to think of one word or phrase beginning with that letter that is connected to the topic. Use the responses for a whole class discussion review or as a lead-in to a writing assignment.
Draw A Picture
At the end of a segment of teacher-directed instruction, ask participants to work in pairs to create a graphic summary of how they would organize information, reach a conclusion, or interact differently based on the demonstration you provided.
Whip-Around
Everyone in the room will stand up and share one thing he/she learned about…
You may sit as soon as you’ve contributed a new idea.