[NOTE: As of 2010 – 2011, I don’t update this page any longer. If you’re curious about a strategy we’ve used in class, I recommend looking it up in the tag cloud. – LH]
Below is a list of strategies I’ve used in class in 2009/2010 or this year. Most have a link or associated file. Please keep in mind that there are numerous ways to play with all of these strategies so this information is simply a starting point:
- Spend-a-Buck – Spend-a-Buck
- Corners (most commonly known as Four Corners)
- My Job / Your Job – My Job / Your Job
- Partner Interview – Partner Interview
- Name / Ball Pass – Name / Ball Pass Instructions
- Differentiated Instruction – Differentiated Instruction
- Drama Activities – Drama in the Classroom Activities
- “Me in a Bag” Speech Graphic Organizer – Me in a Bag Speech Outline
- 5 Ps of Powerful Presentations – 5 P’s of Powerful Presentations
- Fishbowl – Fishbowl
- PMI Chart – PMI Chart How To & Creator
- Graphic Organizers – Graphic Organizers
- Value Lines – Value Lines Strategy
- Collaborative Learning Strategies – Collaborative Learning Strategies
- 8 Components of Lesson Design – 8 Components of Lesson Design
- Jigsaw – Jigsaw Strategy
- Numbered Heads Together – Numbered Heads Together Strategy
- Sticky Notes During Reading Strategy – Sticky Notes Strategy
- Stop, Start, & Continue Formative Assessment Tool – Stop, Start, & Continue
- Bloom’s Taxonomy – Bloom’s Taxonomy (New & Old)
- BONUS Bit of Bloom’s Taxonomy – Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Domains
- Say Something – Say Something Strategy
- Exit Slips – How to Use Exit Slips
- Understanding by Design – What is UBD? Website
- Non-Fiction Response Journal Guidelines – Non-Fiction RJ Guidelines
- Card Stack and Shuffle – Card Stack and Shuffle… and More!
- Concept Attainment – Concept Attainment: Journey to Excellence Website
- Performance Tasks Website – Performance Tasks
- Performance Tasks UBD Handout – Performance Task Package
- SSED Performance Tasks Package – Preparing Authentic Assessment
- Authentic Assessment Toolbox – Authentic Assessment Toolbox
- Classroom Management – Managing in Learning Environments
- Using UBD to Create Quality Instruction – Plan, Don’t Hope: Using UBD to Improve Instruction