Small Group Instruction

When you hear small group instruction, what is your first reaction?

• I want to run and hide.

• I will use it but it is hard to manage in social studies.

• I like using small group instruction to remediate.

• Small group instruction is the best for remediation and enrichment.

I feel.....

• like a fish out of water in regards to small group instruction.

• like small group instruction can be an effective tool but I am not sure how to implement it.

• somewhat comfortable with my knowledge and use of small group instruction.

• comfortable with my knowledge and use of small group instruction.

Which of the following is the typical amount of time to pull a small group?

• 3-5 minutes

• 7-10 minutes

• 10-15 minutes

• 15-20 minutes

When writing a lesson plan, what percentage of time should be dedicated to differentiated small group instruction?

• 10

• 30

• 50

• 70

Which of the following can BEST help when planning differentiated small group instruction?

• formative assessment data

• Student feedback on lessons

• Student demographic data and behavior

• Feelings on how well a student is performing

Which of the following is the term which means the process by which course content is made available

to students when certain thresholds are met?

• collaborative groupwork

• scaffolding instruction

• conditional release

• gradual release

I would try to utilize small group instruction in my classroom, if......

• I had more "tools" in my tool box.

• I felt more comfortable with managing all of the groups at once.

• I had solid data to group students.

• If it could be done quickly yet effectively.

Lack of content knowledge, vocabulary check in, and difficult standards can all benefit from which of the following actions?

• Sending a parent email

• Pulling a small group

• Assigning a constructed response

• creating common assessments with more questions

When a teacher creates heterogeneous groups, small group meetings can focus on clarifying misconceptions, assigning roles, and supporting individual accountability, which may not look identical for each student.

• True

• False

Small groups means everyone else is doing a different activity while you pull a few students aside for a conversation to review missed content.

• True

• False