Action Step of the Week: Everybody Writes

Help teachers engage students in practice while gathering data

Action Step of the Week

Every time you complete the guided practice, have everybody write:

1. Pose the question from the curriculum

2. Have students write in a designated location

3. Identify patterns in their responses to determine whether to:

   • move on to independent practice or

   • pause to reteach

Why?

The "Everybody Writes" technique is effective throughout the lesson cy…