When time is up at the end of a lesson, there’s one last question teachers can ask to get students to reflect on their work—and how they’d improve next time.
Time is a precious commodity in every classroom—there never seems to be enough of it. That can feel especially true when it comes to projects. At the Barbara Morgan STEM Academy in Boise, Idaho, 5th-grade teacher Justine Teeter has found a strategy for when time is up, but she wants the learning to continue—a simple last question that prompts student reflection.
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Time is a precious commodity in every classroom—there never seems to be enough of it. That can feel especially true when it comes to projects. At the Barbara Morgan STEM Academy in Boise, Idaho, 5th-grade teacher Justine Teeter has found a strategy for when time is up, but she wants the learning to continue—a simple last question that prompts student reflection.
Find the full collection of 60-second strategies for every grade level at Edutopia: https://edut.to/3Rm2M2j
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#teachingstrategies #criticalthinking #studentengagement #studentvoice
© 2025 George Lucas Educational Foundation
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