Take a Minute: Heat Warm-Ups

Heat Warm-Ups

Question: How do you differentiate warm-ups to support all learners?

In this 60-second strategy, differentiated levels of ‘heat’ mean every student starts class feeling both challenged and accomplished.

Take a Minute: Snowball Toss

Snowball Toss

Question: How do you get students to open up and connect?

This 60-second strategy offers a quick, fun classroom activity that fosters open dialogue while releasing pent-up energy.

Take a Minute: Teacher Queue

Teacher Queue

Question: How do you manage all the requests for help in a student-centered class?

This 60-second strategy offers an easy, fair way to manage multiple students' needs when they're working independently or in groups.

Take a Minute: Ask 3 Before Me

Ask 3 Before Me

Question: How do you teach kids to help themselves?

When students help each other in the classroom, they gain confidence and independence—and you get to keep on teaching. Check out this 60-Second Strategy below:

Take a Minute: Rapid Review

Rapid Review

Question: How do you make content really stick?

Getting content to stick can actually be fun if you use a quick and energetic activity to review the material. Check out this 60-Second Strategy below:

Take a Minute: NAEM Tracker

NAEM Tracker

Question: How do you know if you need to reteach a lesson?

Check out this 60-Second Strategy. With a series of quick check-ins, students can assess their own learning--which lets teachers plan their next lesson with ease.

Take a Minute: Bean Critique

Bean Critique

Question: How can peer feedback raise the bar for student work?

Check out this 60-Second Strategy for a simple way to get students talking positively about their peers’ work—and thinking about how they might improve their own.