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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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