- promoting the production of the upper-level classes to better motivate lower-level students

- allowing and somewhat forcing productive struggle so that students can experience what success feels like as a direct result of their struggle

- our work is designed to often involve collaborative work

- continue to engage students in honest evaluation of other student project work as it relates to what we had intended to show or know

- managing students performing at different levels to prevent boredom.

Job Skills

Connecting to work skills

• “How do we reach that hard-to-reach kid?”

• “How do we look at the summative assessment and lessons needed but implement these ideas without sacrificing content needed to be covered?”

• Things that are normally taught at home are NOT being taught at home. We are finding our teaching time to be teaching these skills. 

Students just passing wksht around

Gamification “Level Up” points for soft skills

Math Medic allows for productive struggle and discussion

Teachers monitoring student progress consistently

Binder checks periodically rather than daily checks--helps students who are absent, helps deter piles from accumulating

First five minute chats-helps to energize and engage students (I-time, you-time, all of us-time/can be reversed & changed up depending on the group)

Hexagon get to know you/team builder

Socratic Seminars

Lit Circles

Student choice grouping, but with an element of teacher control

Highlighting/stickers/stamps/post-it notes

Jigsaw

Rules and expectations/pie chart/non negotiables

Additional discussion techniques

Bathroom breaks