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Exit Ticket - The Teacher Toolkit

Before students leave (for recess, lunch, the end of the day, their next class, or are transitioning to another subject area), they have to hand you a “ticket” filled out with an answer to a question, a solution to a problem, or a response to what they’ve learned.

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Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Decide what you’d like to find out about students’ learning at the end of the lesson. Write a question or pose a problem on the Exit Ticket, or post the question or problem for students to see.
  2. Set a specific amount of time for students to complete the Exit Ticket. Stand at the door to collect the tickets as students leave the classroom. Students could also post their exit tickets in a designated place in the room before leaving and/or transitioning.
  3. MENU Home Tools Courses About Search Exit Ticket Use this technique to show you what students are thinking and what they have learned at the end of a lesson.
  4. Before students leave (for recess, lunch, the end of the day, their next class, or are transitioning to another subject area), they have to hand you a “ticket” filled out with an answer to a question, a solution to a problem, or a response to what they’ve learned.
  5. Exit Tickets help you assess if students have “caught what you taught” and plan for the next lesson or unit of instruction.
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Decide what you’d like to find out about students’ learning at the end of the lesson. Write a question or pose a problem on the Exit Ticket, or post the question or problem for students to see.

Set a specific amount of time for students to complete the Exit Ticket. Stand at the door to collect the tickets as students leave the classroom. Students could also post their exit tickets in a designated place in the room before leaving and/or transitioning.

MENU Home Tools Courses About Search Exit Ticket Use this technique to show you what students are thinking and what they have learned at the end of a lesson.

Before students leave (for recess, lunch, the end of the day, their next class, or are transitioning to another subject area), they have to hand you a “ticket” filled out with an answer to a question, a solution to a problem, or a response to what they’ve learned.

Exit Tickets help you assess if students have “caught what you taught” and plan for the next lesson or unit of instruction.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Exit Ticket - The Teacher Toolkit. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Decide what you’d like to find out about students’ learning at the end of the lesson. Write a question or pose a problem on the Exit Ticket, or post the question or problem for students to see.; Set a specific amount of time for students to complete the Exit Ticket. Stand at the door to collect the tickets as students leave the classroom. Students could also post their exit tickets in a designated place in the room before leaving and/or transitioning.; MENU Home Tools Courses About Search Exit Ticket Use this technique to show you what students are thinking and what they have learned at the end of a lesson.; Before students leave (for recess, lunch, the end of the day, their next class, or are transitioning to another subject area), they have to hand you a “ticket” filled out with an answer to a question, a solution to a problem, or a response to what they’ve learned.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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