A Hopeful Start
Starting
What do I know?
What do I want to
know?
What can I
Ready to
assume?
YES!
Plan.
What strategies will help?
Are the guides or models I can
reference?
Is there a website or tool that could
help me?
What steps would help me get to the
solution or complete the assignment?
YES!
keep going?
NO.
Stuck?
NO.
Ready to
keep going?
Attack.
Try the
assignment,
problem, or
NO.
project.
Record all
the stepsYES!
you
take.
Ready to
keep going?
Review/Reflect.
Check my work against models.
Write down ideas, notes, or
visuals that I could use to help me
with similar tasks, assignments, or
projects.
Talk to others and explain what I
did in the question, assignment, or
project.
Get feedback from a classmate,
mentor, or the teacher of a glow
(one thing I did well) and a grow
YES!
Go back in the materials where
you did understand then try again
working on the tricky part.
Identify the question or key
elements of the task.
Reword or rewrite what you
think you have to do.
Look at an example or model
and look for a pattern or steps.
Discuss your problem with a
fellow student or mentor. Discuss
what you know and talk to them to
get ideas to fill in the gaps in your
understanding.
Take a break and get a drink of
water, try a grounding technique
and then try again.
Try to start by using your
resources such as: books, a
Google Search, a video on
YouTube, manipulatives, posters
in the environment, or the teacher.
Write out what you think is
causing you to feel stuck.
Break
Ready
to the task into steps.
keepGuess
going? and try one approach to
seek feedback from a peer, a
mentor, or teacher.
NO.
Alert the teacher and go through the steps you
attempted to get unstuck.