Name: Molly Niedens Content Area: Science Grade: 8

Differentiation Strategy: Exit Slips

Exit Slips or ticket out requires students to respond to teacher prompt and reflect on
their learning. Students have time to reflect on the content, what the learned, and
express what they did not understand. Students usually do these at the end of the class
period and turn in to the teacher before they leave the room. Exit slips are beneficial
because they require students to think critically and are an easy way to incorporate
writing into other content areas.

Possible prompts could be:
How did your lab group work together today?
Write one question you have after todays lesson.
Discuss how todays lesson could be used in the real world.
Please explain more about
I did not understand
I wish

I plan to use exit slips as a way to reflect more on my own teaching. I can use exit slips as
a way to informally assess my students and how to be a better facilitator based on their
responses. In this lesson, I will give students the choice of picking an exit slip to display
their understanding of symbiotic relationships.
Purpose/Focus of Lesson (the big idea): The purpose of using this strategy is to
informally assess students and know their level of knowledge after learning new
content.
Instruction Grouping:
Individual
Whole Group
Small Group
Peer Partners
Homogeneous
Heterogeneous

What will be differentiated:
Content
Process
Product
Learner Elements Involved:
Readiness
Interest
Learning Profile
As a result of this lesson what you hope your students will:

Students will Know: the three types of symbiosis: communalism, mutualism, and
parasitism.

Students will Understand: how symbiotic relationships affect environmental change and
adaptations.

Students will be able to: demonstrate their knowledge on an exit slip or ticket out.

Pre-assessment: There is not a pre-assessment with this strategy. This information will
be used as a pre-assessment and give the teacher data on student understanding.
Resources/References:
Teachers Pay Teachers (to get examples of different possible exit slips to use)