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301EAL in Practice 301 · Assessment

Collect One Sentence from Everyone

Ask all learners for one individual explanation before opening discussion; scan for the same misconception.

3 min preparation
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01 · Make the thinking visible

Worked model: Collect One Sentence from Everyone

Four-step teaching routine for Collect One Sentence from Everyone. Full instructions are in Teach it.
  1. 1Ask all learners for one individual explanation before opening discussion
  2. 2Collect one response from every learner
  3. 3Separate a conceptual error from difficulty expressing the idea
  4. 4Use the pattern to plan the next lesson’s retrieval or support
Worked classroom example

Prompt: state the resultant force in the diagram and explain its effect. “5 N upwards, so upward acceleration” gives evidence of both a calculation and a relationship.

A model to discuss and adapt to your class.