Strategies for all teachers

Strategies for Assessment:

• Rubric Generators
  • Rubistar- generates free rubrics (free after you sign up)
  • Rcampus- generate rubrics from scratch, or edit/ duplicate an already existing rubric (free after you sign up)

Strategies for Curriculum Planning:

• Essential Questions- what are they?

Strategies for Lesson Planning:

• Checks for Understanding- 15 examples of checking for understanding
• More Cheks for Understanding- 31 more strategies
• Closure - 50 examples of closure

Strategies for Review Games

• Jeopardy- online jeopardy template

Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary:

• Word Wall Activities- 16 examples of activities that can be paired with a word wall
• Explicit Vocabulary Routine - example of a my turn- your turn routine for explicit vocab instruction.

Strategies for Testing:

• EasyTestMaker- test qenerator
• Quizlet- quiz and flashcard generator

Strategies for Time Management:

• Online-stopwatch- variety of free online timers. Use timers to pace activities, or set timers to go off randomly during student independent practice and acknowledge students who are on task when the timer rings.
• Anchor Activities- management strategy for when students complete work at different times or for when teacher needs to give attention to small groups.
  • "I'm Done, Now What" - explains the purpose of anchor activities and gives examples.
  • Best Practices: Anchor Activities- explains purpose and process, gives examples, and describes methods of assessment.
  • Anchor Activity Links- useful links (especially the anchor activity planning worksheet