Have students place a dot sticker on a blank bar chart you’ve created to cast a vote anonymously. At the end of the Dot-ocracy period, all participants can visually assess the group’s opinion through a gallery walk or whole class discussion.
Individual/Group Activity | Group |
Class Size | Small (<25), Medium (25-50), & Large (51-200) |
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level | Remember |
Development Initial | Absolute Knowing |
Minimum Time to Facilitate | < 15 Minutes |
Minimum Time to Debrief | < 10 Minutes |
PDFs | Here |
Additional Resources
Stickney, J. (2010). Reconciling forms of Asian humility with assessment practices and character education programs in North America. Ethics and Education, 5(1), 67-80: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449641003666009?casa_token=u9YSGeUE1dAAAAAA%3AnCbXkQbt8zw51BiEviXG_nmqI-CCazj8az-HLsecDXrC-_YcR4VG9pa42fxPVk573PXuZFhtCw0
Proietti, K. E. (2019). We make the path by walking: performative pedagogy in a recovery high school (Doctoral dissertation): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1362704X.2019.1657260?casa_token=TbvfZAk7uy4AAAAA%3APx1KskNb4HBjFcq3eMveCh4qaZfas8AiQsxgQrJMnA7ZkQq2CDT2CvSyO_jEmrfQUXTds2nvJcQ
Barry, B., & Drak, D. (2019). Intersectional interventions into queer and trans liberation: Youth resistance against right-wing populism through fashion hacking. Fashion Theory, 23(6), 679-709: https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/60b2d3ce-fcb5-45e9-89fb-434f17f45fe9