What I believe...

I believe I could easily incorporate some of these WTL strategies in my math class. I especially like the idea of the exit slips and admit slips not only to help students with their writing but to use as a gauge of what they know and don't know (see http://www.wku.edu/3kinds/dmaesguide.html for pros and cons). I also believe that providing a daily writing break might be useful for the same reason. Halfway through class, students could write what they learned on index cards and provide examples. Some of these strategies are similar to one another, such as the exit and admit slips, mapping and clustering, written conversation and write around, with only small variations (see http://www.wku.edu/3kinds/ writdemolearn.html for some specific ideas).