Title Purpose
Technology
Powerpoint/Google Presenting information,
images, and videos in an
Slides organized slideshow.
No Red Ink A website for learning the
English language and writing.
Kahoot Online competitive, multiple-
choice quiz maker.
Quizlet Online resource for reviewing
and studying content.
Quizizz Website for team-based,
competitive quizzes.
Method
I use these tools for direct-
instruction lessons and
accompany the information
on slides with pictures or
videos as extensions and for
visual learners. Google slides
is also useful for formative
assessments where students
can add their own slide of
what they have researched or
learned.
I select an area of English,
grammar, or writing that I
want students to improve in,
and the website generates
different activities, such as
completing a sentence or
choosing the correct
word/tense, for students while
incorporating some of their
personal interests into
example sentences.
I use Kahoot as summative
assessments and a review of
content to gauge student
learning.
I utilize the learning methods
and quizzes on this website
to reinforce already learned
content and give students
access to efficient study
methods.
Quizizz acts as a summative
assessment and review of
content with a highlighted
aspect of student
collaboration.
PowerSchool Website for student
attendance, IEP/504 plans,
and grading.
WeVideo Online audio or video making
program.
Instructional Tools
Socratic Seminar Student led group discussion.
Think-Pair-Share Student collaboration on a
small scale.
Graphic Organizer A tool that provides students
with a structure for their
thinking.
KWL Chart Formative Assessment
PowerSchool lets me
communicate with
colleagues, students, and
family members about
student attendance, student
accommodations, and
student grades.
WeVideo is useful projects
that incorporate visual
components (videos or
pictures) as well as being
able to edit any recorded
audio, such as student led
interviews.
I use Socratic Seminars when
students have gathered
enough information about a
topic to lead their own
discussion based on their
own questions about the
content.
Think-Pair-Share is useful for
encouraging independent
thought followed by
collaboration with a
classmate or two. This
method also allows advanced
students to help struggling
learners.
I use graphic organizers
commonly in relation to a
text, where students can
record their interpretations
and reactions in an orderly
manner for later uses.
KWL charts allow me to see
what students know, want to
know, and learned. From this
tool, I can gauge what
subjects can be avoided and
which ones should be
reviewed for clarity.
Four Corners Tool of assessment through
student motion.
An opinion or response is
posted in each corner of the
classroom, and students then
respond to my questions by
standing in the corner of their
choice. This allows students
to move while I can judge
student comprehension of
content based on the corner
they choose.

Logic Puzzle Attention grabber and skill Logic puzzles are good at the
builder. start of class to transition
students. Students must
complete a matrix
determining what hypothetical
person did what activity at
what time based on the little
information they are given, so
they are practicing inferring
and deducing.

Dipstick Assessment Dipstick is a useful way to

quickly assess student
understanding by asking
them to give me a thumbs-up
or thumbs-down.

Fist-to-Five Assessment Fist-to-Five is another quick

assessment that gives me a
more accurate picture of
student comprehension,
where the students raise their
fingers which demonstrates
their comfort on a scale from
1-5.

Maitre d’ Student collaboration and Maitre d’ is an activity where I

small group discussion.
prepare questions for
students, and before each
question, students will be
given a number and must find
partners in accordance with
the number and talk about
the question together.

Jigsaw Student collaboration and The Jigsaw activity breaks

group presentation. down a concept into core
components, where students
are split into groups and

Guided Notes Teaching the skill of note
taking with guidance.
Free Write Independent creative writing
for self reflection and
expression.
Gallery Walk (alternate Guided note taking through
student motion.
version than the typical
activity)
Speed Rounds Student collaboration with a
mix of peers.
research or discuss the
concept, then present their
findings to the rest of the
class. By the end, students
understand the whole
concept by piecing together
what each group produces.
For guided notes, I take the
information I am presenting
word-for-word from a
slideshow and put it on a
sheet for students. The sheet
for notes has the key
concepts removed so
students can fill them in,
learning what terms they
should focus on and the
importance of taking notes
during direct-instruction.
I typically use free writes as
an opening exercise to
transition into class and build
engagement. I provide
students with writing prompts
either related to their
personal lives or the content
we are going over.
Similar to guided notes,
students are given a sheet
with key terms removed.
These important concepts are
scattered around the walls of
the room, so students walk
around and complete the
sheet with the dispersed
information they find.
Students form two lines
facing each other and discuss
a question with the person
across from them. When the
next question is presented,
one line shifts over one place,
so now students are talking
about something new with a
new partner. This continues
for the remainder of prepared
questions.