BVSDCreativeMethods

BVSD Creative Methods
Relevance
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Use of students in
graphics, use of data
collection and employing
student-relevant
questions
Use of Student Photos
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Emily and Katie both attend the same school.
Emily lives 5 miles from school and Katie lives 2
miles from school. If Katie road her bike at 8mph
and Emily road in a car at 35 mph, who would
get to school sooner?
A. Katie
B. Emily
Use of Student Photos
Which list shows the runners in order from fastest to
slowest?
F Bernice, Elaine, Dawn, Carlene
G Dawn, Carlene, Elaine, Bernice
H Carlene, Bernice, Elaine, Dawn
J Bernice, Carlene, Dawn, Elaine
At Desk Strategies
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“Delayed Click In”
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All clickers face down during
instruction and/ or
computations
Use of Large Index Cards for
thinking, planning prior to
clicking
Cooperative Learning
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Teamwork: Use of teams
to solve problems, with
required discussion and a
single clicker

Cooperative Learning and
Clickers: One student
works a math problem,
one corrects, then they
click in - once they agree,
using on or two clickers
No Right Answers
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Ask questions that
have no correct
answer.
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This stimulates
discussion and higher
order thinking
No Right Answers
Example:

A.
B.
Is the very last number in
the universe even or odd?
Even
Odd
CSAP Prep
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Evaluate class weaknesses
and create questions that
are similar to the CSAP
CSAP Prep
Fabian has organized 3/5 of his baseball card
collection. Which decimal represents the
fraction of Fabian’s collection he has
organized?
A. 0.4
B. 0.6
C. 0.35
D. 0.12
CSAP Prep
Mrs. Sandoval has 60 folders, 45 pairs of scissors,
and 30 rulers. What is the greatest
common factor Mrs. Sandoval can use to divide the
school supplies into equal groups?
 A. 3
 B. 5
 C. 10
 D. 15
Misconception Method
When teaching a new concept, the teacher
aims at the common mistakes and
misunderstandings that the students may
bring to the lesson.
Misconception Method
Which contains more water:
A. Blood
B. Brain
C. Skeleton
Your brain - it’s about 80% water vs.
78% for blood and 50% for bones.
Misconception Method
Which does NOT belong?
A. Taurus
B. Pegasus
C. Aquarius
D. Polaris
Polaris (answer D) does not belong. It
is a star, while the others are
constellations