Small-Group Strategies by WPS ELA English https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y en-us 2018-08-21 11:30:00 UTC 2018-08-21 13:03:24 UTC hello@padlet.com jess_snow https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285219 Small group Socratics
Small group explicit instruction-(specific groupings--leveled)
carousel brainstorming
Book groups
Tableux
Reader's Theatre
Signposts
Leveled groups
Choice groups


]]> 2018-08-21 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285219 Modeling https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285220 Checklists
Partner Reading 
On demand lit. circles (role cards)
Accountable talk ]]> 2018-08-21 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285220 https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285284 Defining roles and assigning roles (lit circles)

Jigsaw / Each person read text and answered questions together as quiz (required the carrot of a quiz for students to take it seriously)

Entrance/Exit Tickets or updates to their project to a defined platform (whether sheets, a Google Form)

Peer editing, establishing norms, or giving determined symbols for peer editing

Blogging/using platforms that students are familiar to students (e.g. Twitter Chat)

Creating a comfortable atmosphere for discussion through ambience, playing music, establishing multiple modes of communication for more reserved students]]> 2018-08-21 12:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285284 think pair share ellen_scott https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285337 google slide show
turn and talk
collaborative teaching roles
peer editing

]]> 2018-08-21 12:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285337 Assigning roles in small groups. Allow it to be student led. Increases accountability. https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285406 2018-08-21 12:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285406 https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285422 Allowing the kids to choose the texts and the order
Literature circles (roles, tasks)
Individual grades (instead of whole group getting the same grade)]]> 2018-08-21 12:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285422 Modelling during Whole Class, "Do" more independently during small group. wps_english https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285441 2018-08-21 12:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285441 lit circles with mucho structure https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285725 (roles and tasks assigned)]]> 2018-08-21 12:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285725 Make sure groups are heterogeneous, with different learning abilities. Assign groups rather than having students choose. https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285968 2018-08-21 12:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wps_english/5fw7m0j3vw5y/wish/274285968