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Cranbourne Secondary College PEDAGOGY TOOLBOX

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Category: Literacy Strategies

Graphic Organisers…

Cornell Notes

25 Oct 2020
This strategy will allow students to: Comprehend what they are reading but also It asks the readers to ‘dig deep’ into texts, to ensure they develop a deep understanding of…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Anticipation Guide

25 Oct 2020
This Strategy will help students to: Have a purpose for reading Develop curiosity and interest in a topic Encourage them predictions and verify their predictions Anticipate what they are about to read  Implementation:…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Group Grid Of Knowledge

11 Oct 202011 Oct 2020
This strategy will help students to: Generate ideas around a question or topicencourage collaboration and team problem solvingincrease accountability and involvement in own learning. Implementation: Allocate each student to a…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Literacy Strategies To Engage Students With Content In Any Subject.

22 Aug 202023 Aug 2020
Formative Assessment…

Exit Tickets

15 Jul 202015 Jul 2020
Information Sourced From: Reading Rockets Exit slips are written student responses to questions teachers pose at the end of a class or lesson. These quick, informal assessments enable teachers to…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Hot Potato

28 Apr 2020
This strategy will help students to: demonstrate their prior knowledge about a topic This strategy will help teachers to:  Formatively assess student readiness to learn a particular skill   Implementation:…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Silent Discussions (Big Paper)

6 Jan 2020
Description: This discussion strategy uses writing and silence as tools to help students explore a topic in depth. In a Big Paper discussion, students write out their responses to a…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Readers’ Theatre

6 Jan 2020
Description: In an activity based on the Readers’ Theatre strategy, groups of students are assigned a text excerpt to present to their peers. As opposed to presenting skits of the…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

Town Hall

6 Jan 2020
Description: This teaching strategy mimics the process of a town hall meeting, where community members take the floor to share their perspective on a topic of concern. Using this format,…
Critical and Creative Thinking…

PCQ (Pros, Cons, Questions)

26 Dec 201917 Feb 2020
This strategy will help students to:  PCQ is a basic tool used by the critical thinker to analyse any situation before deciding whether or not to support it. The PCQ…

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