Managing Teacher Led Small

Group Instruction
Questions to get you started:

● How do you set expectations for small group instruction?

○ Practice.
○ Model it.
○ No small group but practice.
○ Routines and Procedures.- set those 4 roles and who can speak to the
teacher.

● How often do you do small group instruction?

● What systems do you use to determine which students need small group
instruction each day?

● What procedures, routines and expectations do you have for the large group
during small group instruction time?

● What systems/ strategies do you use to track students' understanding and needs
during teacher led small group instruction?

● How do you manage questions from other students during small group
instruction?

● How do you use classroom devices to support small group instruction?

● How do you plan for and facilitate rotations or stations with a small group table?

Session Notes:
 tiered lessons
 small group
 students as experts
 Facilitation
 Informal formative assessment.
 Pull the leaders as well.
 Meets to masters- teach up to kids who are performing
 Similar question after small group
 Fill in blank test prior to test
 Quickcheck
 Teach higher than actual test
 Classflow, Nearpod, Google Form
 E-ticket- entrance/exit