"From reminding us of what to pack for a trip to helping doctors perform surgery, checklists are crucial for projects that require sequential steps or a series of tasks. As Atul Gawande points out in his book “Checklist Manifesto,” checklists break down complex tasks and also ensure consistency and efficiency if more than one person is working on a project."
Via Beth Dichter
How can check lists help students? Below are a few of the ways suggested by this post. Click through to read all of them.
* A task-based checklists allow students to follow steps providing guidance to successful completion of complex tasks.
* Checklists help with metacognition. They help students "become aware of their learning process."
The post also provides five resources to use checklists in your course.
* Wunderlist
* List Weaver
* Pinterest
* TeacherVision.com
* ReadWriteThink.org
Remember that your check lists may change as students use them...and to ask students for their feedback as they may have ideas that you have not considered.
Why don't we get our students into the habit of making a list?