In this course, you will explore simple and easy to implement strategies to check for students' understanding during a lesson. This will help you to address gaps in student learning without having to wait for end of term exams.
Thank you for embarking on this journey. For an effective learning experience, please switch off any notifications, use a notebook to write down your learning and questions as you take the course. At a lesson level, teachers require an indicator to know how much the students have understood what was taught in a period. Checks for Understanding (CFUs) is a tool that helps teachers get that feedback at a lesson level. In this course we will learn more about what are CFUs, why do teachers need them and how can they be incorporated in a lesson plan.
Standards
This course meets the following standards:
Teaching As Leadership
E-3 Check for academic understanding frequently by questioning, listening and/or observing,and provide feedback (that affirms right answers and corrects wrong answers), in order to ensure student learning
1. Directs questions to a random variety of students and can identify individual responses
2. Crafts questions that would reliably discern whether students understand
3. Asks questions about the most important ideas occasionally
4. Upholds high expectations for successful responses and tells students whether they have met the
standard
CENTA
CC.4.1b Ability to make learning participatory, using techniques appropriate to the context of classroom setting.