tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post842660291503780681..comments2024-01-03T04:58:04.221-05:00Comments on I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...: Bimodal PerformanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-67239982908740071842011-10-16T16:56:00.059-04:002011-10-16T16:56:00.059-04:00I think the approach you're planning to do sou...I think the approach you're planning to do sounds like a workable approach. <br /><br />I like to change seats every two weeks so that the experts don't end up congregating in one part of the room and the novices in another. I also like to collect and review my students' daily warm-ups: it's always a fairly easy problem taken from the prior day's lesson, so if I have more than a handful of blank papers I know I need to spend more time on the concept. It takes zero class time since they do the warmup when I'm checking homework. You could just as easily use exit slips--Sam Shah's got a great post on his use of them--but for me, I like to give my students a few minutes at the end of class to get started on their homework or to just chill out with their friends.<br /><br />Curious to know what ended up working for you.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Paul Hawking<br />Blog: The Challenge of Teaching Math?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09000980455095316183noreply@blogger.com