Activators and Summarizers

Activators and Summarizers

Inviting Thinking and Affirming Learning

Inviting Thinking and Affirming Learning

What is an Activator?What is an Activator?• Warm-ups• Bell-ringers• Starters• The first activity that your

students do.

• Warm-ups• Bell-ringers• Starters• The first activity that your

students do.

Why are Activators important?

Why are Activators important?

• Invites thinking• Focuses attention• Eliminates off-task behavior

“Your first priority is not to take the role. Your very first priority when the class starts is to get the students to work.”

- Harry Wong

• Invites thinking• Focuses attention• Eliminates off-task behavior

“Your first priority is not to take the role. Your very first priority when the class starts is to get the students to work.”

- Harry Wong

When do Activators occur?

When do Activators occur?

• As soon as students enter the classroom.

• Activators should be completed in 5-10 minutes.

“I have to get students engaged within ninety

seconds of entering the classroom.”-Rick Wormeli

• As soon as students enter the classroom.

• Activators should be completed in 5-10 minutes.

“I have to get students engaged within ninety

seconds of entering the classroom.”-Rick Wormeli

Examples of Activators

Examples of Activators

• Anticipation/ Reaction Guide• Fast Write• Dump and Clump• Possible Passages• The First Word• You Ought to be in

Pictures• BrainPop.com

• Anticipation/ Reaction Guide• Fast Write• Dump and Clump• Possible Passages• The First Word• You Ought to be in

Pictures• BrainPop.com

• Quote of the Day• Recall/Review• Brain Teasers• Quick Draws• Optical Openers• Puzzles• Riddles• Vocabulary

• Quote of the Day• Recall/Review• Brain Teasers• Quick Draws• Optical Openers• Puzzles• Riddles• Vocabulary

Organizing your Activators

Organizing your Activators

Monday Dump and Clump

Tuesday Fast Write

Wednesday Puzzles

Thursday You Ought to be in Pictures

Friday Brain Teasers

Week 1 Fast Write

Week 2 Riddles

Week 3 Quotes

Week 4 Recall/Review

Week 5Optical Openers

Week 6 Puzzles

Week 7 The First Word

Week 8You Ought to be in Pictures

Week 9 Brain Teasers

On-line ResourcesOn-line Resources http://educ.queensu.ca/~science/main/profdev/start

ers.htm http://www.lcc.ukf.net/teasers/brainteasers.htm http://puzzlemaker.com/ http://www.brainpop.com/ http://www.scientificpsychic.com/mind/mind1.html http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/archive/

index.php?f-92.html http://712educators.about.com/od/warmups/

Warm_Ups_Questions_to_Begin_the_Day.htm http://www.internet4classrooms.com/

subject_area.htm

http://educ.queensu.ca/~science/main/profdev/starters.htm

http://www.lcc.ukf.net/teasers/brainteasers.htm http://puzzlemaker.com/ http://www.brainpop.com/ http://www.scientificpsychic.com/mind/mind1.html http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/archive/

index.php?f-92.html http://712educators.about.com/od/warmups/

Warm_Ups_Questions_to_Begin_the_Day.htm http://www.internet4classrooms.com/

subject_area.htm

What is a Summarizer?

What is a Summarizer?

• Closer• Conclusion• “Ticket out the door”• The last activity that your

students do.• Summarizes and assesses the

learning of the day.

• Closer• Conclusion• “Ticket out the door”• The last activity that your

students do.• Summarizes and assesses the

learning of the day.

Why are Summarizers important?

Why are Summarizers important?

• Assesses learning.• Helps create a link to prior knowledge.• Summarizes thoughts• Brings closures to your lesson

“By teaching summarizing techniques, teachers can enhance students’ ability to synthesize and organize information in a way that captures the main idea and supporting details.”

- Robert Marzano

• Assesses learning.• Helps create a link to prior knowledge.• Summarizes thoughts• Brings closures to your lesson

“By teaching summarizing techniques, teachers can enhance students’ ability to synthesize and organize information in a way that captures the main idea and supporting details.”

- Robert Marzano

When do Summarizers occur?

When do Summarizers occur?

• At the end of each class.• Summarizers

should be completed in 5-10 minutes.

• At the end of each class.• Summarizers

should be completed in 5-10 minutes.

Examples of SummarizersExamples of Summarizers

• Cartooning• Epitaphs• Exit Slips (Ticket-

out-the-door)• Final Countdown/3-

2-1 Review• Four Corners• Free Form Mapping

• Cartooning• Epitaphs• Exit Slips (Ticket-

out-the-door)• Final Countdown/3-

2-1 Review• Four Corners• Free Form Mapping

• Learning Frames• One Sentence

Summaries• Shape-Up Review• Vanity

Plates/Bumper Stickers

• Window Pane Summary

• Learning Frames• One Sentence

Summaries• Shape-Up Review• Vanity

Plates/Bumper Stickers

• Window Pane Summary

Organizing your Summarizers

Organizing your Summarizers

Monday Cartooning

Tuesday Epitaphs

Wednesday

Exit Slips

Thursday Final Countdown

Friday One Sentence Summaries

Week 1 Window-Panes

Week 2 Vanity Plates

Week 3 Shape-Up Review

Week 41 Sentence Summary

Week 5 Four Corners

Week 6 Learning Frames

Week 7 Free Forms Maps

Week 8 Exit Slips

Week 9 Epitaphs