How can you work smarter and not harder? With EduProtocols! These FREE templates will help you save time and get students engaged and invested in their own learning.
What teacher doesn’t want to save themselves time and teach better? It’s finding those low-prep, high-return activities that we can use right away that can be challenging. That’s where EduProtocols come in.
EduProtocols, created by Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern, are a series of lesson frames that are easy to adapt to any subject or grade. And the amazing part is that many of their templates are absolutely FREE!
So what exactly IS an EduProtocol? Watch the video below for a short walkthrough.
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In our weekly #Ditchbook chat, guest moderators Jon and Marlena, creators of EduProtocols and authors of The EduProtocol Field Guide Series, showered us with loads of FREE resources. And of course, the #Ditchbook community shared tons of great tips, ideas, and resources of their own!
Below you will find more than 10 FREE EduProtocol templates. Plus scroll down for tips and ideas for using EduProtocols in your classroom. Be sure to check out the full chat curation here with even MORE great ideas for using EduProtocols and other fantastic tools.
Ready to dive in even deeper? The EduProtocol Field Guide: Book 1 contains 16 Student-Centered Lesson Frames for Infinite Learning Possibilities. In The EduProtocol Field Guide: Book 2, Jon and Marlena share 12 new lesson frames for even more engagement! Get the books here!
10+ FREE EduProtocol templates
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Fast and Curious EduProtocol
One of my fave #eduprotocols: the Fast and the Curious!
Details and a tutorial video:https://t.co/SYABOKUBHH #ditchbook
— Matt Miller (@jmattmiller) September 13, 2019
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Cyber Sandwich and Iron Chef
A4. When the bottom line is a test score, The struggle is real! I think, however, that #eduprotocols like #cybersandwich and #ironchef (along with some #boredombusters) are changing the way learning looks!! #Ditchbook
— Heather D. Sanders (@koolteecha) September 13, 2019
8 Parts and Sentence Parts
A2: While I teach HS & we’re not on mastery grading, I do eliminate grading things that aren’t directly tied to standards mastery. Using #Eduprotocols like 8 parts & #Fast&Curious really help bust the bell curve. #DitchBook
— Lᴀᴜʀᴀ Sᴛᴇɪɴʙʀɪɴᴋ (@SteinbrinkLaura) September 13, 2019
Sketch & Tell and BookaKucha
#Ditchbook A4 Here’s a nice selection of #Eduprotocols templates. They are FREE. Save your money. https://t.co/Jf6GYTqoXh #OpenPedagogy #TeacherGiveTeachers No more #Workshits
— 🌱 Mᴀʀʟᴇɴᴀ Hᴇʙᴇʀɴ (@mhebern) September 13, 2019
Frayer a Friend (plus Kahoot!)
Completed my #FrayerAFriend + @GetKahoot activity in my classes yesterday. Ss got to know a lot about each other, the Frayer Model, and Kahoot. I got to learn about them! Going to be a great year! #EduProtocols #RockNtheBoat #tlap #DitchBook pic.twitter.com/Jw0dQX6I5x
— Lᴀᴜʀᴀ Sᴛᴇɪɴʙʀɪɴᴋ (@SteinbrinkLaura) August 22, 2019
Smart Start
So much great stuff in here!
#Ditchbook A3 One of our favorite tricks to get kids to DO the work is by doing an OTT (old teacher trick), start with low cognitive load & high interest with a set of Smart Start activities: https://t.co/ejyIMjqPfW Once running, add academics! #eduprotocols
— jcorippo (@jcorippo) September 13, 2019
BONUS Free EduProtocol PD!
AND, #Ditchbook -ers, I am setting up to host FREE FREE FREE PD on THREE of our favorite #Eduprotocols for reading! Look at #CUEMasterClass (funded by @OverdriveLibs)
— 🌱 Mᴀʀʟᴇɴᴀ Hᴇʙᴇʀɴ (@mhebern) September 13, 2019
More resources:
- Teach Better. Work Less. by Dave Burgess
- EduProtocols For Littles by Vicky Davis
- Eduprotocols: Customizable Lessons for Any Subject or Grade! by Kasey Bell
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