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Rachelle Johnson

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Strategy Instructional Strategy
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Friends Without Pens

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st - Undergraduate

This strategy has students discuss a prompt, problem, or question with a partner prior to formulating an individual response. This process allows them to organize and refine their thoughts through collaboration prior to answering independently. Read more »

Created by: Rachelle Johnson

January 22nd, 2025

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Friends Without Pens

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

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Brainstorming, Collaborate, Conversation Starter, Reason, Reflection, Review, Speak & Listen, Summarize, Synthesize, Vocabulary

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st - Undergraduate
Tech-Integrated Strategy
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Painting a Picture With Autodraw

Time Frame Time Frame

  • Less Than 10 Minutes, 10 - 20 Minutes
Instructional Strategy

Students are given multiple sources that reflect a broader theme, concept, or topic. Students analyze each source individually, recording their observations...

Tech Integration

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

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Created by: Rachelle Johnson

November 6th, 2024

Tech-Integrated Strategy
Painting a Picture With Autodraw

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Small Group

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explore/Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes, 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Reason, Summarize, Synthesize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - 12th