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Activities and Techniques Modeled in Phase One of the Constantine MOHE Course

active listening an activity that requires students to listen to really hear what someone

is saying without judgment and without expressing opinions

brainstorming asking students to generate a large number of ideas in no particular 

order 

carousel

writing

a chain writing activity in which students write something on a piece

of paper which is then passed to the next group of students; thiscontinues until all students have contributed

checking the teacher finding out if students have understood information,

concepts, instructions, etc.

elicitation the teacher’s asking questions to draw information, opinions, answers,

experiences etc. from students

experience a shared activity (e.g., a sample lesson) which provides the basis for 

 processing and for moving from concrete to abstract

find someone

who

a form of mingling activity in which students need to locate someoneelse in the class who has a particular ability, characteristic, experience,

etc.

framework  a way of articulating a procedure, a process in shorthand fashion, ofteninvolving acronyms (e.g., AAA, ECRIF, SWBAT)

gambits functional exponents, usually in the form of sentence starters or 

sentence heads which support conversational interaction and strategies

graffiti wall a poster activity in which students respond to a topic by writing their 

ideas, comments, questions, and reactionsgraphic

organizer

a way of organizing information and/or concepts visually

guided

discovery

an activity in which the teacher provides a question or a series of tasks

that guide the students to a conclusion

 jigsaw an activity in which groups of students have different information

which they then share so that everyone shares all the information

 journaling a form of free writing

KWL chart a form of graphic organizer with three columns labeled respectively K-

W-L (What I Know, What I Want to Know, What I Learned)

mingling an activity in which students stand up, mill around the room, and talk 

to others to share ideas, to exchange information, etc.

modeling an activity in which the teacher provides an example of what s/hewants the students to do, usually through action or speech but also

through writing

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pair work  activities performed by 2 students

personalization relating whatever is going on in class to students’ lives and experiences

picture-based activities that employ visuals as the basis for language and skills

poster walk  an activity in which students walk around the classroom looking at

 posters that have been produced by other students

posters a paper-based activity in which students illustrate their ideas with

words and pictures

processing deconstructing an experience, an activity, a sample lesson in order to

look more carefully at what was done, how it was done, why it was

done

ranking ordering information or opinions (e.g., from most to least important,

from most difficult to least difficult, etc.)

reformulation an oral or written activity in which the concept or meaning of an

original statement is maintained but the words are changed, often for the purpose of clarifying

sample lesson demonstration in which participants are involved or observe aclassroom lesson

sentence

completion

an activity in which students complete a sentence beginning with their 

own opinion or with pertinent information

small group

work 

activities performed by 3 or more student, typically no more than 6

strip sort an activity in which students organize scrambled items that have been

cut up and reassemble it into a whole, into categories, etc.think-pair-

share

a cooperative learning technique that asks students to first think individually, then share their ideas with a partner, and finally work 

with a larger group

values

clarification

asking students to articulate their opinion on a controversial statement,often on a scale of 1-5 (strongly disagree to strongly agree) and

 provide a rationale for their opinion

visuals  pictures, photos, line drawings, etc. used to clarify meaning, toreinforce concepts, to trigger reactions, etc.

whole groupdiscussion a teacher-guided activity in which all members of the class or groupare encouraged to participate and give their ideas, opinions, etc.

word splash a poster containing key brainstormed words

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