Multiple Pathways

to Student Engagement

Tic-Tac-Toe…The Basics

Teacher creates 9 activities

Student Chooses 3 activities in a row

Student engagement with multiple levels of thinking using Bloom’s, DOK or Standards Based Grading/Objectives

Depending on activities embedded….Allow for 2-3 days for student completion

Supports ACT Focus Strands

Textbook

Workbook/Interactive Readers

Worksheets (Create a Station for students to access)

Websites (Practice & Discovery of Concepts)

Inferential Thinking / Summarization

Cause & Effect / Similarities & Differences

Resource Ideas

Distinguishing between Most & Least Important Details

Details to Confirm/Disprove Conclusions

FIRST STRATEGICALLY

PLACE THE LEVELS OF

TAXONOMY or DEPTH OF

KNOWLEDGE FOR VERBS AND

ACTIVITIES

STRATEGIC PLACEMENT OF LEVELS MEANS NO MATTER WHICH PATH A STUDENT CHOOSES HE/SHE WILL ALWAYS ENGAGE IN HIGH ORDER THINKING

OPTION #1: SHOW THE LEVELS TO STUDENTS

OPTION #2: YOU CAN HIDE THE LEVELS &

FOCUS ON THE VERBS/ACTION

OPTION #3:

EMBED COOPERATIVE

PRACTICE +

EMBED INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE

OPTION #4: EMBED WEBSITES

CONSIDER ESTABLISHING

“IMPERATIVES” VS

“NEGOTIABLES”

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