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AGO: Aims, Goals, Objectives
Device to get students to focus directly and deliberately on the intention behind actions. |
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Agree/Disagree Matrix
To help students organize data to support a position for or against an idea. |
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Baggage Claim
Getting to know you, class participation process |
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Bio-Poem
Getting to know you, class participation process |
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C & S: Consequences and Sequel
Crystallization of the process of looking ahead to see the consequences of some action, plan, decision |
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CAF: Consider All Factors
Framework for decision making, planning, drawing conclusions |
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Conduct and Interview
Template for meaningful, thoughtful process of gathering information |
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Do I Really Know It?
A flowchart to confirm clear understanding of a concept |
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FIP: First Importance Priorities
Process of picking out the most important ideas |
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Five WHYS?
Process of asking why 5 times to detect the root cause or meaning of a situation |
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Force Field Analysis
Analysis of pro and con sides of an issue |
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Fussing with Definition
Strategy to enable students to grasp difficult, often abstract meanings of vocabulary words |
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Four Corners
Step-by-Step process for discussion of issues, without threat |
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Gallery Walk
Strategy that requires demonstration of understanding of implications/applications of new learnings |
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How Do I Learn To Do It?
Six steps for learning something new |
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Jigsaw II
Cooperative, collaboration strategy toward a common group goal |
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The Mind Map
To clarify relationships between concepts |
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OPV: Other People’s View
Process to look at an issue from another point of view |
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PMI: Plus-Minus-Interesting
Process to evaluate, extend understanding |
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Prepare-Present-Process
Process to present information in a meaningful way |
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RAFT: Role, Audience, Format, Topic
Way to incorporate writing into content area |
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Reaching Consensus
Group decision making strategy via reaching a common consensus |
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Ready, Set, Recall
Review tool, quick and non-threatening |
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Scored Discussion
Process to monitor and validate student participation |
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Six Hat Thinking
Sequential steps for group or individual problem solving |
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SQRRR: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
Study technique used in content area reading |
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SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Debriefing technique to analysis and improve group functioning |
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TGT: Teams, Games, Tournaments
Cooperative strategy for learning content at different levels of proficiency |
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Think-Ink-Pair-Share
Strategy to engage students in thoughtful class participation |
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Think/Pair/Share
Strategy to engage students in thoughtful class participation |
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Venn Diagram
Visual to aid compare and contrast thinking
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