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What are EduProtocols?
What are EduProtocols?
EduProtocols are instructional lesson frames that are designed to engage students in learning through critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity.
EduProtocols can be used with any subject, any grade level, kindergarten through adult.
You can also find EduProtocols linked through online Platforms like Kami and Snorkl, which OUSD has paid subscriptions through June 2026.
Amplify + EduProtocol Units
Amplify + EduProtocol Units
We have some EduProtocol Experts here in Orange Unified! Here are two units that have been created and adjusted from the Amplify Program. Please note that there may be more strategies within the units than the ones listed below. If you aren't familiar with a strategy, please reach out to someone at your school who is more skilled in EduProtocols, go on YouTube to see the Strategy being used, or start yourself on the EduProtocols path!
*I confess that I have NOT done any formal training on EduProtocols, but I am familiar with many of the strategies through District PDs, free webinars that EduProtocols puts on, and getting some great free resources from the internet! There are a lot of great EduProtocol Experts in the district - I am not one of them! - Rochelle
4th grade Vision and Light
Digital Student Notebook (force copy)
Final Project - Eye Model (force copy)
Created by Karin Barone and Nicole Robinson
5th Grade Modeling Matter
Digital Student Notebook (force copy)
Digital Teacher Notebook (force copy)
Chapter 1 Amplify Slideshows (altered)
Chapter 2 Amplify Slideshows (altered)
Chapter 3 Amplify Slideshows (altered)
Created by Karin Barone
How can we use them with Amplify Science?
How can we use them with Amplify Science?
Frayer Model - Vocabulary
Frayer Model - Vocabulary
The middle could be a vocabulary word such as observe, gravity, or trait. There are four quadrants around the word. One should be the definition, one should be a way they are using it in a sentence correctly. The other two are up to you - they could find a picture that would remind them of that word, synonyms of the word, give examples and non-examples of the word, give details about the word, and more. This can be done on a slide or it can be done on paper. Make sure to give the students plenty of room to work.
Fast and Curious - Fluency for Facts, Vocab, Recall information
Fast and Curious - Fluency for Facts, Vocab, Recall information
Use Fast and Curious (FAC) to build fluency for science information, science vocabulary, and science facts that are needed throughout the Amplify Units. It's short and repeatable and gamified. They will get quick feedback and you (and your students) can improve quickly.
Use programs such as Kahoot, Gimkit, Wayground (formerly Quizizz, Formative, Socrative, Blooket, and more!
This one should be done online.
Sketch and Tell/Sketch and Tello - Summarizing
Sketch and Tell/Sketch and Tello - Summarizing
Sketch and Tell is a strategy where students will sketch the information on one side of the paper/slide and then tell (write) on the other side of the paper/slide.
Sketch and TellO is similar, however students will sketch within circles a series of ideas or a multistep process, such as the Water Cycle or the stages of beach erosion.
Iron Chef - Jigsaw Reading
Iron Chef - Jigsaw Reading
Iron Chef is usually used online and there are many different templates out there, or you can create your own. Give students the topic, what you want them to cover in their section of the reading (images, bullet points, etc), and a "secret ingredient" such as another example, a quote, a YouTube tutorial, other animals, and more.
Afterwards, they present to each other (like a Jigsaw) so that the whole group gets all the information.
Thin Slide - Fast Observation
Thin Slide - Fast Observation
Thin Slides are great to assess prior knowledge, get quick information about vocabulary, or even do a formative assessment in a new way.
The slide itself should only have one word/phrase and one image. Explanations can be discussed within groups or to the class.
8*Parts/Science Parts
8*Parts/Science Parts
8*pArts is a strategy to practice the different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, conjunctions, adverbs, etc.) and then taking those words and turning it into one paragraph.
Students use an image to pull their words - so for Science Parts the image(s) could come from your Amplify readers, another Science image, even two images (think before/after; day/night; seasonal; etc.).
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