Monday, November 11, 2013

Flipped: Exit Slips November 13th Reflections

Exit Slips: The Many Uses of Exit Slips ( Robert J. Marzano )



 After reading this article.
1) Can exit slips be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in a flipped classroom?
2) Which of the four (4) types of exit slips connected most with you?
3) What questions do you still have?

5 comments:

  1. After reading this article.

    1) Can exit slips be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in a flipped classroom?

    This year I have set a goal to use exit slips more consistently in all content areas. Last year, I used exit slips primarily in math to obtain a quick formative feedback. I found that this practice allowed me to know what my kids needed and how to efficiently organize my small group and extension work. After reading this article, I have decided to use exit slips throughout the day for various reasons. I am a big believer in students being held accountable for their learning and liked the idea of using a exit slip for students to reflect on their group work and effort on specific assignments.

    2) Which of the four (4) types of exit slips connected most with you?

    The exit slips that I connect, and use, the most are the informal assessment and open communication. I have used both in math and reading. Generally, I have students answer one or two questions that focus on the skill taught as well as put a number (0. 1. 2. 3. 4) in the corner to communicate how they feel about the lesson. This gives me enough information that I can pull groups quickly and touch base with the students that had concerns.

    3) What questions do you still have?

    I am still exploring how to use exit slips more frequently and how to get authentic data from them. I feel the day-to-day check-ins help me to plan the direction of my lesson for the next day. I would like to see how others have used them in various subjects.

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  2. After reading this article.
    1) Can exit slips be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in a flipped classroom?
    Absolutely exit slips can be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in our flipped classrooms. This is especially true of a teacher like myself who is new to the flipping process. We will all be learning together so it will be good to get their feedback on what is working for them and what is not. This will help me in my work and it will also encourage my students to be more reflective as well. Not only can they give us information about how they are learning the material in a flipped classroom with formative assessment exit slips, but we can also get some self-analysis from them as well.
    2) Which of the four (4) types of exit slips connected most with you?
    I am already doing the formative assessment exit slips, so I loved reading about the other three types. I really want to try and use the student self-analysis and open communication to the teacher so that my instruction can be informed by this information that they share. I love the questions: “How hard did you work today? Explain why you worked at the level you did.” or “How did the group work today help you better understand the content?” or “What is something I should be doing to improve your understanding of the content?” All of these questions help with my goal this year of have students reflect more on their learning. My goal with anything else will just be to include these more often in my daily routine. An idea I just got last week could absolutely go with this. Jay Mayer (via Dana) shared an idea with me. He had created a table on Google Docs that he posted on his site and had his kids access. They typed responses to a question in this collaborative chart as a grammar exit slip. This was a document he could add to over time so all of the exit slips were in one place. He could then change the privacy setting from private to public after the students have added their work. This might be a great way to collect information in one place from students.
    3) What questions do you still have?
    My question is how do people make this more a part of their daily routine. I want to find a habit forming way to get this into my instruction more often!

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  3. After reading this article.
    1) Can exit slips be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in a flipped classroom?
    I am a firm believer in empowering students to take control of their learning, and exit slips are just one component. The only thing that I do not exactly agree with in the article is that all four of the "types" of exit slips focus on asking what they know, not SHOWING what they know. I love when an exit slip is a reflection of their learning, truly opening a window into their level of understanding.
    For example: At the beginning of each math class, the kids write the learning goal, in red, formulated as a question: What strategies can be used to find the area of a circle? At the end of class, the exit slip is an iconic and symbolic representation of their learning. We do this is summary (RAD) response form. I then film one or two of them in 30 second bursts to post onto our website. Kids home sick, students who want to review, and families LOVE this transparency. It also serves as a HUGE motivator to try to be the one chosen to be filmed for the day.


    2) Which of the four (4) types of exit slips connected most with you?

    I like formative everything.

    I also like when kids can GLOW and GROW: show me what they know and think their good at, as well as specific areas that they would like to improve.


    3) What questions do you still have?
    I want to know how Franklin math teachers have promoted BETTER, DEEPER questioning from their students on their video think sheets and exit slips. This is an area that I would like to grow.

    I love Jay Mayer's idea! I think that I will do something similar using a blog, and moderating responses (holding them all), or a google form that loads a spreadsheet, so that the kids cannot see the responses of other students. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Thank you Sandy LaBonville for your sharing what you are doing at Goddard!


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  4. Nothing like waiting until the last minute...

    1) Can exit slips be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in a flipped classroom?
    Absolutely! It makes so much sense, especially in math. While the 4th grade Everyday Math materials include an occasional exit slip, listening to how my district colleagues are using them inspired me to start creating my own--not on flipping the classroom, yet, but on my regular (unflipped? traditional? prehistoric?) lessons. Once I dip more than the tip of my big toe into flipping, I can definitely see how exit slips would help keep students and teachers informed about student AND teacher progress. By the way, I did create a short, instructional video on using open arrays. I got lots of positive feedback (my students claimed they wanted to watch it several times, but my Negative Nellie side wonders if they really just wanted to get out of work!). My problem was with how long it took ME to create it! I was never completely satisfied with the outcome. I did purchase a stylus to use on my ipad, but part of my problem is my left-handedness. It's hard to see what I've just written, and sometimes it even drags across the display creating unwanted marks. *Sigh*

    2) Which of the four (4) types of exit slips connected most with you?
    Like most, the formative types of exit slips feel the most comfortable to me. However, I do agree with tfalcone's concerns over the difference between students telling what they know and showing what they know. Showing what they know seems so much more honest...at least in math.

    3) What questions do you still have?
    *Is anyone using exit slips in subjects other than math?
    *Is using exit slips on a daily basis really a good idea, especially for elementary teachers who instruct in most, if not all, subjects to the same group of kids? Wouldn't it be too much of a good thing?

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  5. After reading this article.
    1) Can exit slips be a part of how teachers and students are informed about progress in a flipped classroom?
    Exit slips can be very useful for teachers in a flipped classroom. Maybe, though, since the classroom is "flipped" the "exit" slip becomes an entrance slip as work begins. Maybe there was something in what the student did the previous evening that requires clarification before further work can be completed.
    2) Which of the four (4) types of exit slips connected most with you?
    I have tried exit slips in the past. Generally I will try getting students to express areas of concern in which they still need support. The exit slip has asked them to rate their understanding on a 4 point system. Many times this has been useful for my understanding of student knowledge, but not always. Students don't always want to admit they are unsure. I could ask a follow-up question that might assist in getting truer information about student understanding.
    3) What questions do you still have?
    I don't really have any questions other than how to find time to complete a lesson and get through homework and summarize and use an exit slip in a class period (and evaluate the exit slip in a timely manner).

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