Name that strategy
The act of students writing everything they know about a topic on paper or a whiteboard
What is a brain dump?
The act of students making summary notes with connections between concepts
What is a mind map?
The act of checking in on students as they enter the room.
What is an entry routine?
The idea that practising a skill or concept is more effective when spread over time.
what is spaced practice?
25th March
When is Wendy's birthday?
The act of students conveying understanding of text based information in a different form
What is dual coding?
A game where the answer is the question
What is Jeopardy?
What is an exit slip/routine?
Providing a practice exam or response that has 70% of it is correct. 30% of it is incorrect or has errors or omissions. Students work through to mark and correct it
What is the 70/30 review method?
19th November
When is Georgia's birthday?
Describers and guessers. Describer describes the word on a card without using the word.
what is articulate?
The act of highlighting important information based on different categories
What is the colour coding strategy (great for ISMG's, etc)?
a tool that helps us remember certain facts or large amounts of information (example, NESW)
What is a Mnemonic?
A task where students sit down if they think a teacher statement is incorrect and stand up if they think it is correct.
22nd April
When is Sonya's birthday?
Providing students a range of tasks, categorised by difficulty and assigned different points. Students choose which tasks to do to get to a set point target.
What is a retrieval grid?
A simple method where students are provided two answer options
What is a True or False quiz?
Students display their answers or response to a certain task, then pin their responses around the room. Students walk around the room to view and steal information to improve their understanding.
What is a Gallery Walk Ideas Thief?
Where students are asked to think about what they have just learned about and create an image, symbol, or diagram that could represent it.
what is Quick Draw activity?
26th September
When is Louise's birthday?
A note taking activity that has summary notes in the right side column, cues or questions in the left side column, and extended written summary in the bottom row.
What is the Cornell consolidation or Cornell note taking method?
the act of looking at one side of a card and test your yourself to remember or write down what it is on the other side
what are flashcards?
a culture of learning, and a culture of belonging
What are our school wide priority areas for 2026?
Monday 16th March and Tuesday 24th March.
17th August
When is Andrew Sawdy's birthday?