Fast ways to make thinking visible during a lesson. Each takes under 3 minutes. Examples reference Lessons 7–12.
| Check | How it works | L7–12 example |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid vote | Question with 2–4 options, everyone shows an answer at once | 'Classify or Generate?' with new examples mid-lesson (L7) |
| Retrieval quiz (3 items) | Low-stakes recall of the previous lesson before building on it | L9's system-prompt quiz before designing Chatty's prompt |
| Copy-proof application item | Apply the concept to a NEW case, not the taught one | 'Rewrite this weak prompt as few-shot' (L8) |
| Minute paper | 60 seconds: 'muddiest point' or 'one thing you learned' | after the hallucination discussion (L7, L11) |
| Predict–observe–explain | Commit to a prediction, run it, explain the gap | 'What will the LLM answer? Try it. Why the difference?' (L8, L12) |
| Error hunt | Find and fix the planted mistake | a system prompt that ignores its persona rules (L9–10) |
| Traffic-light self-check | Green/yellow/red against stated criteria before submitting | chatbot design worksheet against the Ethical Matrix (L10) |
| Carousel critique | Group work rotates each group rates on criteria AND corrects in ink a final-say group totals and closes |
today's Worksheet Carousel. Works on any group product |
| Two stars and a wish | Peer feedback: two strengths + one improvement | on a partner's responsible-use recommendations (L12) |
| Exit ticket | One question on the way out teacher sorts into piles |
'Name one thing GenAI cannot do that humans apply: ___' (L7) |