Category: Activities and Protocols

Lightning Round Passage Annotations

Posted on March 2, 2021July 23, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity builds annotations skills that appreciate a writer’s use of language by having small groups of students focus on

Discussion Posts and Personalized Learning

Posted on March 1, 2021August 6, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

This formative assessment gives students an opportunity to personalize their learning while engaging in collaborative discussion with their peers around

Ladder of Abstraction

Posted on March 1, 2021August 1, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity allows students to process the ways in which details from a work might represent larger abstract ideas. Process

Ranking

Posted on February 16, 2021August 6, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

This protocol helps students consider which ideas, issues, and feelings are playing a significant role in shaping their personal response

Stoplight

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

This protocol helps groups to stop, reassess, and engage in reflection during long group work. Process Display the image of

Stir the Classroom

Posted on February 16, 2021August 1, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This protocol requires that members take ownership of the ideas discussed within a group so that if called, they can