Open Inquiry – students explore together a new topic or concept in order to clarify prior knowledge and understanding.
Artifact Analysis – students preview an artifact prior to class (video, article, object) and examine it together
This Matters Most – students point to and discuss what they think are the most significant sections of a reading, video or task.
Focused Discussions – students share their responses to questions they created or assigned by the teacher
One-on-One – students engage in one-on-one discussions to maximize engagement and language usage
Debate – students openly debate a topic and propose a solution to a problem
Discussion Rooms – create 2-4 different topic posts and allow students to move around from discussion to discussion.
Writer’s Workshop – students share their work (via email or by sharing their desktop) and receive oral feedback from peers
Notes Workshop – students share notes using share desktop function and get feedback from peers on missing notes
Exit Discussion – students clarify through discussion recently learned content and concepts
Summary Tag – students develop a collaborative summary of a reading, activity or topic. One student starts the summary and passes to another student who adds information. This continues until all students have contributed.
Topic Talk – Students explore an assigned topic together and produce a findings report or outline
Two-Minute Presentation – students give a quick Keynote/PPT presentation using the share desktop function in Teams. This is followed by a Q&A session and/or group discussion.