This comes as the first question other teachers ask me. And it was the first question I asked myself. The answer? Where else if not on the internet. Webinars, on-line courses and consulting others...That is how I came to WSQ, which stands for Watch, Summarize, Question. This tricks students to get more involved in watching a video. They need to write a short summary and think of the question on the topic. Something to go further or dig deeper. I post the form and before I start the class period I have a clear feedback who watched and who got confused with what. At the same time, WSQ is a great assessment tool. It can be used for helping students develop and improve different skills. 100% goes for those who write full WSQ. If you are missing the question, you score 75%. "Oh, teacher. Why? It's just a question." Because questioning engages you to think deeper, to push yourself further in the topic, to try harder. That is when your brain makes new synapses and that is how learning happens. Hence, it is not about the question itself, but about the process you go through while creating it. This is the answer that takes always works! Which, of course, does not guarantee that they won't miss the question next time. The greatest value is the feedback I give them and the opportunity to improve their work. My goal is to lead every student to his 100% for WSQ. They improve work and the score goes up! | What happens when they are late? If you don't watch you get 0%. If you just watch without SQ part you score 50%, but you can eventually do that part later and score largest. (The aim is to make them watch on time) Being late means losing points and not being able to score maximum. Timely work is rewarded with badges. That is how I maintain a fine level of viewing and develop students' responsibility. |