- Activity goal
- Activate prior knowledge | Exchange knowledge
- When
- In class | Post class
- Where
- Hybrid | Offline | Online
- Duration
- < 10 minutes
- Group size
- Small | Medium | Large
Step 1
Consider the purpose of the entrance ticket. Two purposes can be defined: to activate prior knowledge and to prepare material. Based on the purpose, you can come up with a question. See "variants, tips & tricks" for examples of questions.
Step 2
Think about how and when you want students to answer. See "tools and materials" for tips. Instruct students when and how to answer the question. Students can make this as preparation or there is a deadline to the time.
Step 3 (optional)
Read through the entrance tickets. The lesson could be adapted based on the input provided if it shows that prior knowledge is different from the expectation.
Step 4
Incorporate the question into your teaching moment. Come back to the question, and relate to it. So that students can also reflect back on their previous answer.
Tips:
Sample questions:
Proces questions:
- Today I want to learn ... /Today I want to learn more about ... /Today I want to get better at ...
- My learning goal today is ...
- Some evidence that I will achieve my learning goal is ...
- I need to learn more about ...
Content questions:
- What do you think this [concept] means....
- How do you see [concept]....
- What do you think the answer to this question is....
You can use physical tickets, by having students write the answer on paper, which they can hand in to you. You can also use digital tools such as Mentimeter, Padlet and Canvas quiz. This will give you immediate insight into the result.