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Sherry Franklin

Student Learning Designer

K20 Center

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Strategy Instructional Strategy
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Roots and Routes

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 6th - Secondary

This strategy aids students in breaking down and understanding a topic by identifying the necessary conditions (roots) and steps (leaves) required to achieve a final outcome. It involves analyzing the components and actions integral to the process and guides their route to a satisfying conclusion. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

May 30th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Roots and Routes

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes, 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Active Engagement, Analyze, Critical Thinking, Reason, Summarize, Text analysis

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 6th - Secondary
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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Take a Chance

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - Undergraduate

In this strategy, students roll a die to determine how many words to use in order to answer a prompt. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

January 17th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Take a Chance

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explain/Closing

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes, More Than 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Analyze, Compare & Contrast, Critical Thinking, Cross-Curricular, Elaborate, Evaluate, Reason, Reflection, Review, Self-assessment, Speak & Listen, Summarize, Synthesize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - Undergraduate
Tech Tool
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Gimkit

Gimkit is a free, live gameplay platform where students answer questions to compete to earn “currency” and win the game. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

January 19th, 2024

Tech Tool
Gimkit
Tech Tool
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Autodraw

Autodraw is an AI Google product that enables the user to turn scribbles into clip art to create digital content. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

January 18th, 2024

Tech Tool
Autodraw
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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Talk to the Hand

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - 12th

This collaborative strategy has a pair of students working together to answer questions or solve problems. One student, the brain, explains the answer or articulates the steps while the other student, the hand, writes down the information shared. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

January 26th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Talk to the Hand

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4)

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Active Engagement, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Elaborate, Interpret, Speak & Listen, Summarize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - 12th
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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Picture Yourself

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Kindergarten - 12th

This strategy asks students to draw a picture from an event or place and add themselves to the illustration. Students then discuss their illustrations and the content with their peers. Based on the conversation, students modify their illustration to show what they learned or how their ideas have changed. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

January 2nd, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Picture Yourself

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Analyze, Compare & Contrast, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Cross-Curricular, Elaborate, Evaluate, Hypothesize, Interpret, Reflection, Review, Speak & Listen, Summarize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Kindergarten - 12th
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Postsecondary Preparation Collection

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - 12th

This collection of resources serves as a valuable set of tools for educators aiming to support students in their pursuit of postsecondary educational and career paths. Designed for 11th- and 12th-grade students, these resources encompass a variety of materials. Teachers can use educational activities... Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

Date Updated: December 5th, 2023

Lesson Collection
Postsecondary Preparation Collection

Professional Learning
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GEAR UP for LIFE Staff Overview

This session provides an overview for staff at site recipients of the 2023 GEAR UP for LIFE project. The session aims to introduce staff to the K20 Center, explain what GEAR UP is, highlight the value of authentic teaching and learning, and communicate the value of college-going culture. Read more »

Created by: Sherry Franklin

Date Updated: December 15th, 2023

Professional Learning
GEAR UP for LIFE Staff Overview

Tag Target Audience

  • Administrators, All Staff or Teachers, Other Stakeholders

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30)
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Tech-Integrated Strategy
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Scavenger Hunt Notes With QR Codes

Time Frame Time Frame

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes
Instructional Strategy

Scavenger Hunt Notes is a strategy where students move around the room to complete a note-taking task. The teacher introduces a topic through a brief...

Tech Integration

QR codes are scannable, square barcodes that allow you to quickly access websites, images, or texts.

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Created by: Sherry Franklin

October 26th, 2023

Tech-Integrated Strategy
Scavenger Hunt Notes With QR Codes

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Organize, Physical Movement, Review, Student Choice

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - Secondary