As students work on an assignment, systematically go around the room and
spot-check their work—looking for patterns in misunderstanding or gaps
in knowledge or skill.
2. Make a quick note of issues you see and students who are having those issues.
3. If you see a problem that’s recurring as many as four or five times, call for a
mini-workshop.
4. Ask students to stop working and give you their attention.
5. Tell them that as you’ve been observing their work, you see one problem that
a number of students are having—and describe the problem/issue.
6. Tell students they’ll be able to succeed with their work more readily if you can
help them with the problem.
7. Ask them to come to a place in the room that you designate and to sit with you
on the floor for a minute to clear up the problem.
8. Feel free to issue invitations to some students if needed.
9. Hold the discussion—generally for about 3 minutes.
10. Remind students going and coming to shift their
positions so that others are not interrupted in their
work.