I want a high pitched - clear - resonating gong to hit to shift their attention. world-shaker: One area where I’m fairly good at keeping students focused on the purpose of an activity is during labs. A trick I use to do this is called a “Hot Report” (a strategy I adapted from this research). At the start of a lab, I distribute a half sheet of paper to each group. After my students have had some time to figure out what they need to do, but not enough time to dig themselves into a huge hole, I ring a bell. The students stop what they’re doing and fill out the report. I modify it based on the lab, but it always includes these three prompts. (via How to Focus Students on a Lesson’s Purpose)

I want a high pitched - clear - resonating gong to hit to shift their attention.

world-shaker:

One area where I’m fairly good at keeping students focused on the purpose of an activity is during labs. A trick I use to do this is called a “Hot Report” (a strategy I adapted from this research). At the start of a lab, I distribute a half sheet of paper to each group. After my students have had some time to figure out what they need to do, but not enough time to dig themselves into a huge hole, I ring a bell. The students stop what they’re doing and fill out the report. I modify it based on the lab, but it always includes these three prompts.

(via How to Focus Students on a Lesson’s Purpose)

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  1. confessionsfirstyearteacher reblogged this from from-student-to-teacher and added:
    I’ll have to really break this down, and will probably introduce this next year.
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  4. givecaesarhisdue reblogged this from from-student-to-teacher and added:
    This is a great idea!
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  7. questionableliterarymerit reblogged this from sapphireblues and added:
    Thought-provoking!
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  9. sapphireblues reblogged this from world-shaker and added:
    Why don’t adults fill this out on a daily basis and apply to both their careers and their relationships?
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  11. mrskaaay reblogged this from world-shaker and added:
    I rather like this! Thinking about doing this for some of my non-lit circle activities (I’d hate to break up a good...
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