When: Students have an upcoming test or project
Materials: Before, During and After Worksheets, Study guide/ Task Cards on test content and Resources (INB, Book, Notes) Pre CSG: Teach and model questioning strategies. Students should understand that students will be asking questions to guide classmates with a point of confusion toward answers. No answers are to be given, only questions to guide them toward the answer. This is a collaborative process where students are accountable for their own and their peers learning. Gather resources (INB, Book, Notes) CSG: In groups of 4-6 ask students to read aloud a study guide question or task card. All students in the group should show their understanding of the question with thumbs up (I know it, I can prove it with my resources) or thumbs down (I don’t know it, I don’t know where to find the answer) Someone in the group that considers this a point of confusion (thumbs down) now becomes the person trying to solve the question/problem. Group members (whether they know the correct answer or not) will ask questions to guide the student toward the correct answer. The group has completed the task when each person in the group knows the answer to the question/problem and can prove it by demonstrating or showing where they found the answer in their notes. Begin again with a new study guide question or task card and continue until all are complete or you are out of time. Post CSG: Ask students to reflect on what they learned, and if test retakes are needed or you are doing this process post-test, use missed questions as the student's point of confusion.
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