OASD Quizizz Lesson PD

OASD Quizizz Lesson Profesional Development

By: Stephanie Desens

Merrill Middle School

Math 8 Teacher

What is Quizizz?

• Quizizz allows you to conduct student-paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages.

• Student-paced: Questions appear on each student's screen, so they can answer questions at their own pace, and review their answers at the end.

• Thousands of public quizzes

• Reports: Our reports give you detailed class-level and student-level insights for every quiz you conduct.

• *New* Quizizz Lessons: Create an engaging presentation where all of your students can participate! [Our focus for today]

Poll

Poll: Have you ever used quizizz in your classroom before?

• Yes

• No - I've never heard of it.

• No - I have heard of it.

I have a ton on my plate. WHY should I learn this tool?

Maybe you feel like this guy...

You should use this tool because:

• It's FREE & EASY for students to access

• It helps you to engage ALL of your students

• You can use it LIVE (in-person or on a google hangout), OR for students to work through independently on canvas)

• Awesome formative assessment opportunities!

Let's go through the interactive slide options!

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice: What is today's Date?

• 9/15/2019

• 9/16/2019

• 9/15/2020

• 9/16/2020

Slide Option: Multiple Choice Question

• Points are given both for correct answers as well as how quickly the student responds.

Multiple choice slide ideas:

• Entry tickets

• Exit tickets

• Understanding checks throughout the lesson (awesome because you can see who got the answers correct and allows you to determine if a reteach is needed immediately!)

• Comprehension questions to a book being read

• Quick trivia brain breaks

Slide Option: Fill in the Blank

Answer is either right or wrong. Points are given accordingly

Fill in the blank slide Ideas

• Questions requiring 1 or 2 word answers

• Math numerical answers

• Comprehension questions with short answers (character names?)

• **Remember it will not forgive spelling mistakes

Open Ended

Open Ended: What is one way you could use this to better engage your students?

Slide Option: Open Ended

Points are awarded for participation

Open ended slide ideas:

• Name a strategy that helped you when you took the iReady diagnostic in the past.

• What do you think will happen next?

• What advice would you have for someone (insert situation here)

• What mistake did this person make when doing this math problem?

• What would you do if you were in this situation?

Poll

Poll: How likely are you to suggest this classroom tool to someone else?

• Not likely

• Likely

• Undecided

Slide Option : Polls

• Note: This gives student participation points.

Poll slide ideas:

• How are you feeling today?

• On a scale of 1-5, how confident are you that you could teach this to someone else?

• What was your favorite part?

• How was your weekend?

• Red, yellow, green - How are you feeling about the new information you learned today?

Poll

Poll: What do you need more information about before being able to implement this tool into your classroom?

(Choose all that apply)

• How to integrate it into canvas

• How to get an account with quizizz

• How to have student access this lesson on their own Chromebook

• How to create a quizizz lesson from scratch

Open Ended

Open Ended: What is one question you still have about using quizzizz in your classroom?