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Response Card

After watching the video…

Which multiple response strategy would you use to foster student engagement and why?

Multiple Response Strategies (M.R.S)

Multiple response strategies are techniques designed to elicit responses from most of the students in a class numerous times during a class period.

8 Multiple Response Strategies (M.R.S.)

Response Card

Whip-around

Modified Whip-around

Think-pair- share

Table Talk

Quick Response

Oral/Choral Response

White Boards

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Response Card (M.R.S.)

A response card requires a student to write a brief answer to a question.

Response Card

This can be used throughout your entire lesson.

Each response is meant to be QUICK!

Can be used as a formative assessment or as a Demonstration of Learning (DOL).

Can invite individual oral response, pair share &/or Table Talk

Response Card Upgrade:Total Participation Technique

Let’s make and take!!!

Whip-Around (M.R.S.)

Requires a quick response from each student. Students are given up to a minute to formulate an answer and then a few seconds to respond in succession.

Modified WHIP-AROUND (M.R.S.)

Similar to the Whip-around, except students with similar answers sit down once their answer is given by another student.

Core Beliefs

Our main purpose is to improve student academic achievement.

Effective instruction makes the most difference in student academic achievement.

There is no excuse for poor quality instruction.

With our help, at-risk students will achieve at the same rate as non-risk students.

Staff members must have a commitment to children AND a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.

Think-Pair-Share aka ..share with your neighbor ! (M.R.S.)

Strategy used to promote purposeful and relevant conversations between two or three students.

Think-Pair-Share

Encourages listening skills

Gives time for processing information & verbalizing learning

It must be timed and include a specific outcome

Can be written

It’s a good idea to state “When time is up, I expect you to have _____________”

Table Talk (M.R.S.)

Response strategy for a small group (3-5) that focuses student discussions.

Quick Response (M.R.S.)

Response strategy used to encourage all students to process information, formulate their responses, and provide a quick response when called upon.

White Boards (M.R.S.)

Response strategy that supports multiple learning modalities (visual, kinesthetic, auditory) while teacher provides immediate feedback during a check for understanding.

White Board Make & Take

Oral/Choral Response (M.R.S.)

High energy, fun, response strategy, requiring students to respond in unison.

Good Engagement

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Let Us Upgrade YA…Up-grade #2:Quick-Draws

Select a “big idea” or major concept within your lesson.

Ask students to reflect on the meaning of the concept and create a visual image that represents that concept.

Have students share (use turn and talk or table talk).

Have one member from the group present another’s drawing and explain what it represents.

Let Us Upgrade YA…Up-grade #3Head to Head

Two students stand up to answer the question, the student who gets the correct answer first, remains standing and selects a new challenger

Demonstration of Learning (DOL):

Include your responses on your second index

card…this is your exit ticket.

List the eight multiple response strategies (M.R.S)

List one “Upgrade” you would like to introduce

to your colleagues & why