Students read article on their own (or with class/teacher). Students take notes on their own. Students discuss with a partner what they read and took notes on. Together, students fill out a Venn diagram type of document. Each student writes a summary of article and discussion.

3 minute work time (beat Parkinson's law!)

1 picture

1 word (or phrase)

Maximum 8 second presentation by each student

Review tool - students do the work.

Give class a slide deck that has numbers on the slide. Walk around and give students a note card with a number on one side and the topic on the other. Students make the slides. Then, put students in groups to race and see who knows all the slides.

Introductory tool

From lecture, student presentation, or student research

Students record what a term/tool is, examples of it, non-examples of it, and characteristics of it.

Summary tool

After reading/lecture/activity, students synthesize by drawing/photographing and writing about their learning.

Student research in fast forward. Final student products can vary. Collaboration on a basic level.

Fun formative assessment on the fly. This protocol can specialize depending on what you are studying.

10 minute time limit presents challenge and game structure. Includes secret ingredients for fast finishers. Focus on teamwork; practice presentation skills.

Student build

Includes quotes/textual evidence to support a claim

Include citations at whatever level students are at

Student presents 2-4 slides w/auto advance every 20 seconds

Grade presentations in real-time w/rubric for immediate feedback