Mini whiteboard teaching strategy

1. MINI WHITEBOARDS
Kristi Homan

2. MINI WHITEBOARDS - EXPLANATION
• Whiteboards actively involve students in the learning process,
and they are a terrific tool for immediate feedback and
assessment.
• When students complete their work and hold their
whiteboard up, the teacher can quickly determine who is
understanding and who needs help and adjust his/her
instruction accordingly.

3. MINI WHITEBOARDS - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rplOjr3t8OQ

4. MINI WHITEBOARDS - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Evis0xw
5Zg

5. STRATEGY
• Most teachers find that individual boards cut to a size of 12
inches square work well, but boards can be cut to any size.
• Teacher asks students a concept question – students write their
answer on mini whiteboards rather than having class call out or
put their hands up.
• It’s important to provide think time before asking students to
respond.
• Teachers can see at a glance who understands or has the
correct answer or not when at a teacher signal, every
student holds up their mini white board.

6. STRATEGY -
ACTIVITIES WITH MINI WHITEBOARDS
• Vocabulary Assessment
• Quizzes & True/False games
• Group work
• Countdown music/race the teacher
• Draw smiley faces as feedback
• Diagram/Maps/Call out quotes – who said it?
• Grading peers for oral presentations

7. MINI WHITEBOARD PROS
• A great way to hold students accountable for their work
• Provides teacher immediate feedback
• Good for group work/pair work/peer assessment
• The whole class participates
• Appeals to all ages/learning styles
• Encourages competition & excitement about learning
• Easy to adapt for all subjects
• Easy to set up & implement

8. MINI WHITEBOARD CONS
• Supplies- wipes & markers run out
• Cannot save the data collected/observed
• Students could become bored with always using whiteboards for
assessment
• Student opportunity to copy other’s answers
• Teacher will need to make sure the students keep the whiteboards for
answering questions and not messing about
• Tables, desks and clothes can get messy from markers

9. REFERENCES
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson251.shtml
• http://www.icaltefl.com/mini-whiteboards-in-tefl
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rplOjr3t8OQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Evis0xw5Zg