Midterm (book notes)

Question 1

Streamline observations by designing materials and space so that you’re looking in the same, consistent place every time for the data you need.

Answer 1

Standardize the Format

Question 2

Create an environment where your students feel safe making and discussing mistakes, so you can spend less time hunting for errors and more time fixing them.

Answer 2

Culture of Error

Question 3

Turn “I don’t know” into success by ensuring that students who won’t try or can’t answer practice getting it right.

Answer 3

No Opt Out

Question 4

When you respond to answers in class, hold out for answers that are “all-the-way right” or all the way to your standards of rigor.

Answer 4

Right is Right

Question 5

Reward “right” answers with harder questions.

Answer 5

Stretch It

Question 6

Help your students practice responding in a format that communicates the worthiness of their ideas.

Answer 6

Format Matters

Question 7

Embrace - rather than apologize - rigorous content, academic challenge, and the hard work necessary to scholarship.

Answer 7

Without Apology

Question 8

As you plan a lesson, plan what students will be doing at each point in class.

Answer 8

Double Plan

Question 9

Name the Steps

Answer 9

Break down complex tasks into steps that form a path for student mastery.

Question 10

Control the Game

Answer 10

Ask students to read aloud frequently, but manage the process to ensure expressiveness, accountability, and engagement.

Question 11

Circulate

Answer 11

Move strategically around the room during all parts of the lesson.

Question 12

At Bats

Answer 12

Because succeeding once or twice at a skill won’t bring mastery, give your students lots and lots of practice mastering knowledge or skills.

Question 13

Exit Ticket

Answer 13

End each class with an explicit assessment of your objective that you can use to evaluate your (and your students’) success.

Question 14

All Hands

Answer 14

Leverage hand raising to positively impact pacing. Manage and vary the ways that students raise their hands, as well as the methods you use to call on them.

Question 15

Work the Clock

Answer 15

Measure time - your greatest resource as a teacher - intentionally, strategically, and often visibly to shape both your and your students’ experience in the classroom.

Question 16

Every Minute Matters

Answer 16

Respect students’ time by spending every minute productively.

Question 17

Wait Time

Answer 17

Allow students time to think before answering. If they aren’t productive with that time, narrate them toward being more productive.

Question 18

Cold Call

Answer 18

Call on students regardless of whether they’ve raised their hands.

Question 19

Call and Response

Answer 19

Ask your class to answer questions in unison from time to time to build energetic, positive engagement.

Question 20

Pepper

Answer 20

Use Pepper as a fast-paced, vocal review to build energy and actively engage your class.

Question 21

Show Call

Answer 21

Create a strong incentive to complete writing with quality and thoughtfulness by publicly showing and revising student writing - regardless of who volunteers to share.

Question 22

Front the Writing

Answer 22

Arrange lessons so that writing comes earlier in the process to ensure that students think rigorously in writing.

Question 23

Threshold

Answer 23

Meet your students at the door, setting expectations before they enter the classroom.

Question 24

Turn and Talk

Answer 24

Encourage students to better formulate their thoughts by including short, contained pair discussions—but make sure to design them for maximum efficiency and accountability.

Question 25

Standardize the Format

Answer 25

Streamline observations by designing materials and space so that you’re looking in the same, consistent place every time for the data you need.

Question 26

Culture of Error

Answer 26

Create an environment where your students feel safe making and discussing mistakes, so you can spend less time hunting for errors and more time fixing them.

Question 27

No Opt Out

Answer 27

Turn “I don’t know” into success by ensuring that students who won’t try or can’t answer practice getting it right.

Question 28

Right is Right

Answer 28

When you respond to answers in class, hold out for answers that are “all-the-way right” or all the way to your standards of rigor.

Question 29

Stretch It

Answer 29

Reward “right” answers with harder questions.

Question 30

Format Matters

Answer 30

Help your students practice responding in a format that communicates the worthiness of their ideas.

Question 31

Without Apology

Answer 31

Embrace - rather than apologize - rigorous content, academic challenge, and the hard work necessary to scholarship.

Question 32

Double Plan

Answer 32

As you plan a lesson, plan what students will be doing at each point in class.

Question 33

Break down complex tasks into steps that form a path for student mastery.

Answer 33

Name the Steps

Question 34

Ask students to read aloud frequently, but manage the process to ensure expressiveness, accountability, and engagement.

Answer 34

Control the Game

Question 35

Move strategically around the room during all parts of the lesson.

Answer 35

Circulate

Question 36

Because succeeding once or twice at a skill won’t bring mastery, give your students lots and lots of practice mastering knowledge or skills.

Answer 36

At Bats

Question 37

End each class with an explicit assessment of your objective that you can use to evaluate your (and your students’) success.

Answer 37

Exit Ticket

Question 38

Leverage hand raising to positively impact pacing. Manage and vary the ways that students raise their hands, as well as the methods you use to call on them.

Answer 38

All Hands

Question 39

Measure time - your greatest resource as a teacher - intentionally, strategically, and often visibly to shape both your and your students’ experience in the classroom.

Answer 39

Work the Clock

Question 40

Respect students’ time by spending every minute productively.

Answer 40

Every Minute Matters

Question 41

Allow students time to think before answering. If they aren’t productive with that time, narrate them toward being more productive.

Answer 41

Wait Time

Question 42

Call on students regardless of whether they’ve raised their hands.

Answer 42

Cold Call

Question 43

Ask your class to answer questions in unison from time to time to build energetic, positive engagement.

Answer 43

Call and Response

Question 44

Use Pepper as a fast-paced, vocal review to build energy and actively engage your class.

Answer 44

Pepper

Question 45

Create a strong incentive to complete writing with quality and thoughtfulness by publicly showing and revising student writing - regardless of who volunteers to share.

Answer 45

Show Call

Question 46

Arrange lessons so that writing comes earlier in the process to ensure that students think rigorously in writing.

Answer 46

Front the Writing

Question 47

Meet your students at the door, setting expectations before they enter the classroom.

Answer 47

Threshold

Question 48

Encourage students to better formulate their thoughts by including short, contained pair discussions—but make sure to design them for maximum efficiency and accountability.

Answer 48

Turn and Talk