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Enhancing Concepts and Ideas

Two students having a discussion

AB Each Teach

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students identify key ideas from a text, video, or other content and share these with a partner.

The number four made out of trees (leonard_c, iStockphoto)

The 4C’s

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students think more deeply during text-based discussions.

 Four students putting their heads together

Three A’s Plus One

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students develop collaboration skills by providing a structure for focused dialogue about a text.

Student makes notes in a book he is reading

Marking Text

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students make sense of the text they are interacting with.

Vocabulary Preview Learning Strategy

Vocabulary Preview

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students to become familiar with vocabulary before reading or viewing unfamiliar material.

Print and Video Venn diagram

Print-Video Venn Diagram

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students collaboratively summarize information presented from both a text and a related video.

Pros and Cons list

Pros & Cons Organizer

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students develop decision-making skills as they determine the pros and cons of an issue.

Key Concept Explorations

Key Concept Explorations

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students explain their understanding of a concept using a graphic organizer.

Key Ideas Round Robin

Key Ideas Round Robin

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students consider the perspectives of others as they summarize key ideas

Concept map on blackboard

Concept Definition Web

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students understand the meaning of key concepts through the use of a graphic organizer.

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students organize information for the purpose of making a decision.

Bee exiting a bee house

Design & Build a Bee House

Lessons

Students will learn about the human impacts on bee populations as they design, test, build and observe a structure for solitary bees.

Exit Slip Learning Strategy

Exit Slip

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students reflect on new learning by filling in a type of ‘ticket’ which is used to exit the class