Teaching Methods: Binbag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

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Introduction

Rubbish Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest The aim of this activity is to categorise acquired knowledge, skills, and experiences in an active, reflective manner. Give your students 3 to 5 minutes to think of at least one point for each category. If the group can handle it, go through the categories and discuss the answers. Emphasise that the 'rubbish bag' is not negative, but helps you to clear away ineffective habits or knowledge. Leaving them behind and moving on creates room for growth. Personal successes that are not directly related to grades or performance can also be stored in the treasure chest. Ensure the activity is short and impactful.

Instructions

This question format is an extended version of the Word Cloud, offering more visual freedom.

Features: categorising, brainstorming, flexible structure​Question Type: open, grouped input​

Design: intermediate to advanced​Learning Techniques: compare & contrast, mind mapping, group discussion

How to add the 'Word Cloud with Categories' question type

Open a lesson in the new lesson editor

Click on + Add Slide and choose Word Cloud with Categories.

Adjust the default categories and the question to suit your lesson.

Add more categories if desired; there is no maximum.

Layout:

Automatic: LessonUp automatically arranges the categories.

Customised: You determine the size and position of the categories.

How does it work for students?

Students see the categories on their device.

They select a category and type their answer.

Multiple answers per category are possible.

Answers appear in real-time under the correct category on the teacher's screen / the smartboard.

Teacher Options

Answers can be moved, even during the lesson.

By clicking on an answer, you can see which student submitted it. Suitable for live discussions, reflections, and organising ideas.

With the 'Word Cloud with Categories' question type, you create structure while simultaneously encouraging open and creative thinking in the classroom.

Bin Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

Teaching Methods

Bin Bag

Suitcase

Treasure Chest

Bin Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

What knowledge can you leave behind after this lesson?

What knowledge do you wish to take further on your journey? What do you want to know more about or master better?

Which knowledge from this lesson has proven most valuable?

Do you give your students the opportunity to critically assess the knowledge they master or wish to strengthen?
In the bin goes the knowledge that is readily available and automated. It no longer requires attention.
Let them pack in the suitcase the knowledge they wish to travel further with, or in other words, that they want to explore and/or develop further.
The treasure chest stores the knowledge they no longer want to forget, which they find valuable.

Bin Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

Bin Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

Bin Bag

Suitcase

Treasure Chest

What didn't work or wasn't fun?

What would you like to practise again?

What was fun or successful?

Instead of focusing on knowledge, you now focus on the behaviour of the students.
The rubbish bag represents the behaviour they do not wish to repeat. This could be their own behaviour, or tasks during the lesson that did not go well or that they found really annoying.
In the suitcase, students pack experiences they would like to relive or practice again. It is behaviour worth repeating.
In the treasure chest are the students' successes. The highlights of the lesson.

Bin Bag

Suitcase

Treasure Chest

What from this lesson do you want to forget as soon as possible?

What from this lesson would you like to practise again?

What would you like to do much more often from this lesson?

Bin Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

Bin Bag - Suitcase - Treasure Chest

Instead of focusing on knowledge, you now focus on the behaviour of the students.
The rubbish bag represents behaviour they do not wish to repeat. This can be their own behaviour, but also tasks during the lesson that did not go well or that they found truly annoying.
In the suitcase, students pack experiences they would like to relive or practise again. It is behaviour worth repeating.
In the treasure chest are the students' successes. The highlights of the lesson.

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Teaching Methods