This student-centered strategy may be used at the beginning or end of a lesson. We could use it at the beginning of the lesson to bring learners back into the classroom, since they may not have seen us for a few days. The strategy can (re)activate students both intellectually and physically. We could use it to close a lesson too, since students will reflect, and this will help us get a pulse of their learning too. When this strategy was modeled for me in a training, the trainer did not mediate any of the conversations. Instead, we want to let the students do the learning and discreetly listen to them.
Mahalo Sarah Brown Wessling in Iowa! Sarah has furthered my skills in assessing student learning efficiently with her Stoplight Method. Here are the vitals: 1) Attach a makeshift stoplight on a wall near the exit (see below), 2) Each light reflects a different stem (Green: "I learned..."; Yellow: "I considered..." (an idea, question, etc.); Red: "My learning stopped when..."), and 3) Each student writes on a post-it and places it on the appropriate light when they leave class. There are a few things I like about this method; namely, that it minimizes the clutter on my desk! Implement the method in your class and share your feedback with me!
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