ThinkPairShare Strategies Joaquin Alvarado ThinkPairShare First Proposed by

Think-Pair-Share Strategies Joaquin Alvarado

Think-Pair-Share First Proposed by: Frank Lyman of the University of Maryland It resulted in an increase of student participation & Improved retention of information

How Does it Work? Students learn from one another in 3 simple steps THINK: While teaching, pose a question to the entire class Allow students THINK time PAIR: Allow students to pair up with a classmate Give them enough time to share their ideas Students should reformulate a common answer based on collective insight SHARE : Students present solutions to the entire class

Variations Write-Pair. Share Think-Ink-Pair-Share Hand up-Stand up-Pair up Variation of Thinking: Allow students to write a quick journal before step two Extend the strategy by 1 step, and allow think time before writing

Variations Variation of Pairing: You have the option of allowing them to group up in 2 s or higher Allow each small group to share with other small groups before sharing with the class Variation of Sharing: Groups organize their thoughts and Ideas through a graphic organizer Have students create a poster that gives examples and encompasses their final answer Allow them to share their final project as a group

How Can It Help ELL Students? It is a cooperative strategy by nature and aids all students in this way When pairing up, try to pair up your ELL students with other proficient bilingual students. This will help them in developing their vocabulary ELL’s confidence improves through constant sharing It allows ELL students to process information deeply

Other Great ELL Strategies Scaffolding Information recall Strategies Nonlinguistic Representations Identifying Similarities Summarizing Reciprocal Teaching