4 Wrapping up
Why this works
Close out a class session by providing students with an opportunity to reflect and provide a written response of their current understanding. Focused writing helps students to process the information they just heard during class and provides an engaging wrapper to the session. Furthermore, students’ responses indicate where they need help which you can address in future class sessions.
Close out a class session by providing students with an opportunity to reflect and provide a written response of their current understanding. Focused writing helps students to process the information they just heard during class and provides an engaging wrapper to the session. Furthermore, students’ responses indicate where they need help which you can address in future class sessions.
Muddiest Point
Check for gaps in understanding of material at the start of class (what didn’t they understand in the homework?) or at the end of class (what didn’t they understand in the lecture).
- Create a Discussion question: “What was one thing that you did not understand from [today’s class, the reading homework, etc.]?”
- Suggest students also upvote (thumbs up) questions that they think are most important.
- Address the questions…
- immediately if you asked at the beginning of class, or
- at the beginning of the next class if you asked at the end of class.
Grading
Participation only
One Sentence Summary
Provide an opportunity for students to concisely and/or creatively synthesize a large amount of information at the end of a class session or unit.
- Pose a Discussion question: “In only one sentence, synthesize when, where, how, and why about [key concept from today’s class, this unit, etc].”
- Suggest students also upvote (thumbs up) the summaries they find most comprehensive and accurate.
- Address any misunderstandings…
- Immediately, in a follow-up course announcement, or
- At the beginning of next class.
Grading
Participation only