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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY OF THE MONTH EXIT SLIPS

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Instructional Strategy of the Month

Instructional Strategy of the MonthEXIT SLIPS

Welcome to the Instruction Strategy of the Month. This months strategy is Exit Slips. Exit Slips are an assessment strategy that can be used in any content area. 1AcknowledgementsReading Rocketswww.readingrockets.org/stategies/exit_slips?theme=print Rutherford, Paula (2008) Instruction for All Students. Virginia: Just ASK Publications & Professional DevelopmentBeninghof, Anne M. (2006) Engage All Students Through Differentiation. Crystal Springs Books

Thanks go out to the following for the information included in this presentation. Please check out reading rockets for more information and additional strategies.2Exit Slips

_______________________s Ticket Out The Door

Exit slips, some times called a Ticket Out The Door are written student responses to questions that a teacher poses at the end of a class or a lesson. This is a quick, informal assessments that enables teachers to quickly assess students understanding of the material. This strategy also provides a little additional motivation for students to stay focused. Exit Slips help students reflect on what they have learned and express what or how they are thinking about the new information.3Why Use Exit Slips?

Exit slips provide teachers with an informal measure of how well students have understood a lesson or topic.

They help students reflect on what they have learned

They allow students to express what or how they are thinking about new information

They teach students to think critically.

4When Should I Use Exit Slips?

Exit slips can be used before reading, during reading or after reading. They can be used individually, with small groups or with a whole class.5Categories of Exit SlipsPrompts that document learning:

Prompts that emphasize the process of learning:

Prompts to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction:

Other exit prompts:

Prompts that document learning include prompts such as write one thing you learned today. or Discuss how todays lesson could be used in the real world.

Prompts that emphasize the process of learning include prompts such as I didnt understand. and Write one question you have about todays lesson.

Prompts such as Did you enjoy working in small groups today? evaluate the effectiveness of instruction.

Other prompts may ask questions like I would like to learn more about.

You will want to use open-ended questions that have no correct answer to promote student thinking. Students will feel that their thinking is valued and appreciated, and that they have a safe, non-threatening venue to express their concerns or confusion about the lesson. 6How To Use Exit Slipshttp://www.wku.edu/3kinds/dmaesguide.html

At the end of your lesson you will ask your students to respond to a question or a prompt. You may state the prompt orally or project it visually on a smart board or blackboard. You may distribute 3x5 cards for students to write down their response or you may hand them a slip of paper to complete. As students leave collect the responses from each student. You may also want to anonymously share some of the student responses so students have a model for what might be written on the slips.

The link will take you to an Exit Slip Guidelines document that compares the pros and cons a various methods of implementing Exit slips. 7Review the Responses

You will then review the exit slips to determine how you may need to alter your instruction to better meet the needs of your students. You may discuss the exit slips during department or team meetings also. With the information you collect, you can quickly identify what has been learned and what needs review. Based on student responses you can decided to re-teach, reinforce, or move on. 8What next?

Collect the exit slips as part of an assessment portfolio for each student. You can then review their responses over time.9How Can I Differentiate Instruction?

For Second Language Learners, students of varying reading skills, students with learning disabilities or younger learners you can have a variety of exit slips and differentiate which students get which ones. You can allow students to work on their exit slips in pairs or in small groups or you can allow students to verbally express the information. 10Benefits

Exit Slips are great because they take just a few minutes and provide you with an informal measure of how well your students have understood a topic or lesson. 11What Research Supports this Strategy?AdLit.org (2008). Exit Slips.Bafile, C. (2004). Let It Slip! Daily Exit Slips Help Teachers Know What Students Really Learned.Fisher, D., and Frey, N (2004) Improving Adolescent Literacy: Strategies at Work. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

If you want more information on Exit Slips here are several resources.12Additional ExamplesWrite one thing you learned today (any)Write one question you have about todays lesson (any)Write three words with the long o sound (ELA)Why are the North and South pole so cold? (SS)Explain why Canada is not considered a melting pot (SS)Draw a quick diagram that shows perspective (Art)Of the 3 graphs we studied today, which one did you find most useful? Why? (Math)Name one positive and one negative thing that happened during group work today (any)Multiply 3 by 4 (Math)

Here are some examples of Exit Slip Prompts and the subject area(s) they might be used in. Remember you want to use open ended questions that promote higher order thinking. 13Thank You!For additional information or technical assistance contact

Pamela Treat-Ulrich Non District Technical Assistance Provider RSE-TASC OCM BOCES 6075 E. Molloy Road Rodax 8 Syracuse, NY 13221 315-431-8589 [email protected]

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