10 EduProtocols in BookWidgets to Boost Engagement and Feedback

Discover 10 EduProtocols in BookWidgets with ready-to-use templates, live feedback tools, and strategies to boost student engagement and learning.

Imagine students walking into class and immediately knowing what to do. They open their Chromebooks, grab a partner, and dive into the task without waiting for step-by-step directions. They are engaged with the content, asking questions about what they are learning instead of how they are learning. That’s what EduProtocols make possible.

The EduProtocol lesson routines are simple, repeatable, and student-friendly, so kids can focus on learning instead of guessing what comes next. Because the process stays the same while the content changes, students get more time to think, create, and collaborate—and they build confidence along the way. With BookWidgets, teachers can take the proven EduProtocol lesson frames and make them digitally interactive, track student progress in real time, and close the learning loop with meaningful feedback.

In this post, we’ll cover the particulars of how to use EduProtocols in BookWidgets:

• What is BookWidgets?
  
• What are EduProtocols?
  
• EduProtocols Powered by BookWidgets
  
• Ready-to-Use EduProtocols in BookWidgets
  
• EduProtocol Templates + Examples
  
• Review and Respond to Student Work in 5 Easy Steps
• FAQs: How to Use BookWidgets with EduProtocols
  

What is BookWidgets?

BookWidgets is an all-in-one platform for creating and assessing interactive learning activities. With 40+ customizable activity types and 36 question types, teachers can design digital lessons in minutes. Students complete the interactive lessons on any device, and teachers see results instantly.

BookWidgets is more than a content-creation tool; it also functions as a formative and summative assessment platform. With LMS integration, teachers can share the activities through a learning management system to follow student progress in real time, as well as use auto-grading, rubrics, correction labels, and detailed reporting to provide digital feedback for students.

Interested in learning more about BookWidgets? Check out our Getting Started Guide for teachers who want to give better feedback and assessments. Want an interactive learning experience? Try this Fast & Curious quiz to see BookWidgets in action.

What are EduProtocols?

EduProtocols, created by Marlena Hebern and Jon Corippo, are lesson frames that make teaching more efficient and learning more engaging for any subject and grade. Instead of starting from scratch each day, teachers plug content into proven structures like CyberSandwich for collaborative reading comprehension, 3X Genre for writing fluency, or Fast and Curious for data-driven checks for understanding.

EduProtocols aren’t just about lessons — they are also about feedback. Each protocol is loaded with opportunities for students to practice standards, not just one at a time but often several at once, with layers of writing, speaking, and critical thinking built in. They are designed so teachers can immediately see what students know and how they are thinking and provide feedback. Because the structure repeats, teachers spend less time creating lessons and explaining directions and more time observing student learning, giving feedback, and making adjustments on the spot.

Interested in learning more about EduProtocols? Sign up to unlock your free sample of EduProtocols Plus, connect with other educators in the EduProtocol Facebook Community, and check out the series of EduProtocol Field Guides and books.

EduProtocols Powered by BookWidgets

Teaching is both about what we design for students to do and how we gather evidence of their learning through formative assessment. EduProtocols and BookWidgets work together to support that full learning cycle and ready-to-use templates make it easy to put the interactive lesson routines into practice.

You can open and try every template and example in this post as a student—no account required. To go further by accessing the full EduProtocols folder, duplicating any widget activity, customizing it for your class, and sharing it with students, you’ll need a free BookWidgets teacher account. Every new teacher account includes a free 30-day trial with full access to all features. Students never sign in to BookWidgets—all submissions flow directly into the teacher’s dashboard. And if you’re part of the EduProtocols community, stay tuned: we’ll soon share opportunities to extend your trial and lock in additional offers.

Here’s how you can power your EduProtocols with BookWidgets:

1. Pick your EduProtocol: Choose the routine that fits your learning goal (Fast and Curious, CyberSandwich, Thin Slides, etc.).
   
2. Duplicate & Customize: Start from a ready-to-use BookWidgets template and adapt it to your subject or grade level.
   
3. Deliver: Share with students via your LMS, QR code, or link. Because the routine is familiar, they can dive right in.
   
4. Assess & Review: EduProtocols surface evidence of learning, while BookWidgets adds real-time dashboards, rubrics, and reports to make progress visible.
   
5. Feedback & Reflection: Return work with instant comments or rubric scores, schedule return and reclaiming of work if needed, and invite students to reflect or retry.
   

For teachers, this consistent workflow means:

• Save time lesson planning – no need to start from scratch.
  
• More flexibility – customizable templates adapt to any content, from vocabulary practice to science analysis.
  
• Consistency for students – routines stay the same, so they know what to do immediately.
  
• Better feedback – all responses funnel into one dashboard for reteaching or reinforcement.
  
• Reduced workload – BookWidgets handles collection, grading, and reporting.
  

Digital templates are the bridge between student engagement and formative assessment, keeping routines predictable while giving teachers powerful ways to personalize learning and track growth.

10+ Ready-to-Use EduProtocols in BookWidgets

You don’t have to start from scratch. We’ve built out a complete set of ready-to-use EduProtocol templates inside BookWidgets that you can copy and adapt for your classroom.

Here’s a quick overview of the 10 EduProtocols you’ll find in the BookWidgets collection. Click to jump directly to each formative assessment example:

• 3x – Practice writing, CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning), and point of view with repeatable structures.
  
• 8 pARTS + Sentence pARTS – Grammar practice with interactive scaffolds.
  
• CyberSandwich – Partner reading and note-taking, with templates for individual and collaborative work.
  
• Emoji Power Paragraph – Use random emoji generators to spark creative writing and sentence practice.
  
• Fast and Curious – Rapid practice cycles with instant reteach and retry.
  
• Frayer Model – Vocabulary development and concept analysis.
  
• Mini Report – Fact gathering and drafting for informational writing.
  
• Sketch and Tell – Combine visual representation with written or spoken explanation.
  
• The Scoop – Quick news-style summaries of a topic or reading.
  
• Thin Slides – Concise, one-slide contributions for fast collaboration.
  

Each EduProtocol below includes both a template and an example you can try and, if you have a BookWidgets account, duplicate to your account. You can find all of them in the EduProtocols folder in the BookWidgets Blog group.

10 EduProtocol Templates + Examples

Below you’ll find each EduProtocol with both a template and an example made in BookWidgets. Click on each to view and duplicate them to your BookWidgets account.

💡 Note: With BookWidgets, collaboration happens outside of the device and around the activity, not inside it. Students can work together in pairs or groups, discussing and solving tasks, but each student submits their own version of the widget activity. Unlike Google Docs, BookWidgets does not support multiple students editing the same activity from different devices.

1. The 3x EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The 3x EduProtocol helps students build fluency by writing about the same topic in three different ways. Students could use three different genres (e.g., descriptive, persuasive, poetic), perspectives, or claims-evidence-reasoning. As these are meant to be quick-writing activities, students type in their responses on the provided graphic organizer.

Pro Tip: Reviewing and providing feedback on student work is easy to do within the BookWidgets Reporting Dashboard. Here is a quick look at using the Reporting Dashboard to provide feedback on a student's 3x POV writing task. Additional information is included later in this post.

2. The 8 pARTS + Sentence pARTS EduProtocols in BookWidgets

The 8 pARTS EduProtocol helps students analyze images (the “ARTS” in pARTS) and identify examples of the eight parts of speech they see represented. The Sentence pARTS EduProtocol extends this practice by having students write different types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative) based on the image. Both routines are visual, engaging, and repeatable, giving students meaningful grammar and sentence practice in context.

8 pARTS in BookWidgets

Pro Tip: Add a rubric question for students to self-evaluate their work. Then you, the teacher, can confirm or refute their rubric selections and leave feedback for each critertia listed. You can also use Keywords like a checklist for quickly scoring long answer responses.

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Sentence pARTS in BookWidgets

3. The CyberSandwich EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The CyberSandwich EduProtocol supports partner reading and synthesis. Students read/view two texts, take notes, and then compare their ideas with a peer before writing a summary. This routine promotes active reading, collaboration, and critical thinking. Within the BookWidgets CyberSandwich template, students document their discussion and organize their thinking via the embedded graphic organizer and compose a paragraph via the long answer question type. Teachers can also add a rubric to prompt students to self-evaluate, in addition to utilizing keywords with points for an auto-scored experience.

4. The Emoji Power Paragraph EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Emoji Power Paragraph EduProtocol sparks creativity by having students write sentences or paragraphs inspired by random emojis. Teachers can run it whole-class with a projected spinner, or let students spin individually for choice and variation.

5. The Fast and Curious EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Fast and Curious EduProtocol is a quick cycle of practice, feedback, and retry. Use it for vocabulary, concepts, or facts: students answer a series of questions, get instant feedback, and improve in short bursts. Auto-graded quizzes in BookWidgets provide instant feedback. The auto-scored questions give students immediate feedback while saving teachers from manual grading, and rationales can be added to each question to provide explanations, context, or multimedia resources after submission. Teachers can also choose how feedback is delivered, from showing correct/incorrect answers at the end to color-coding responses as students work.

Fast and Curious works especially well in Live Mode, where teachers can monitor student progress in real time, highlight growth, and decide when to reteach. Activities can be used as warm-ups, checkpoints, or practice rounds, with opportunities for students to retry quizzes to build fluency and confidence. Reviewing common errors as a class and adding follow-up feedback through the BookWidgets dashboard ensures the cycle of practice and growth is complete.

6. The Frayer Model EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Frayer Model EduProtocol helps students deepen understanding of vocabulary and concepts by organizing thinking into a simple four-part frame (definition, characteristics, examples, non-examples or other categories). In BookWidgets, Frayer works beautifully as a Whiteboard (type/write/draw in quadrants) or a Split Whiteboard / Split Worksheet (add resources on one side, student responses on the other). Use it for content vocabulary, character analysis, science ideas, and quick checks for understanding. Students can even "Frayer a Friend" for classroom community building.

Pro Tip: Reviewing and providing feedback on student work is easy to do within the BookWidgets Reporting Dashboard. Here is a quick look at using the Reporting Dashboard to provide feedback on a student's "Frayer a Friend" task. Keep reading to learn more about providing feedack on student work.

7. The Mini Report EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Mini Report EduProtocol gives students a quick structure for researching, gathering facts, and drafting short reports. In BookWidgets, it works as a streamlined form where students collect information and practice organizing it into concise writing.

8. The Sketch and Tell EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Sketch and Tell EduProtocol combines visual and verbal learning. Students draw or sketch a concept and then explain it with written or spoken text. This makes it a powerful routine for reinforcing understanding and demonstrating comprehension in multiple modalities.

9. The Scoop EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Scoop EduProtocol turns learning into a quick news-style summary. Students capture the “who, what, when, where, and why” of a topic in a concise format, helping them practice summarizing, identifying key details, and explaining significance.

10. The Thin Slides EduProtocol in BookWidgets

The Thin Slides EduProtocol is all about concise contributions. Each student individually submits a response with just a word, picture, or 3 emojis to represent their thinking. In BookWidgets, teachers can use Live Mode to follow submissions in real time and project the collective set of responses to the class. Student names can be hidden to keep the focus on ideas, making it a low-stakes way for everyone to contribute.

Review and Respond to Student Work in 5 Easy Steps

Designing and delivering a lesson is only part of the cycle—closing the loop with review and feedback is where real learning happens. BookWidgets makes this process efficient and meaningful by gathering all student submissions into one reporting dashboard, so teachers can see individual work and class-wide trends at a glance.

In the Reporting Dashboard, teachers can:

• View every student’s submission in real time or after class.
  
• Add comments, annotations, audio notes, or correction labels directly on student work.
  
• Use rubrics to give consistent, standards-aligned feedback.
  
• Schedule the return of work or allow students to retry and improve.
  
• Project anonymized results to the class for whole-group discussion.
  

This feedback loop supports the “reteach and retry” principle built into EduProtocols. Teachers can highlight common misconceptions, celebrate growth, and invite students to reflect or revise. Click through to learn how to review and respond to student work in 5 easy steps:

📖 Explore more on how to review student work and provide feedback:

FAQs: How to Use BookWidgets with EduProtocols

Can I use EduProtocols with any subject or grade level?

Yes. EduProtocols are content-agnostic. With BookWidgets templates, you can adapt routines like CyberSandwich, 3x, Fast and Curious, Frayer, and Thin Slides for any subject (ELA, math, science, social studies) and grade level.

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How does BookWidgets support formative assessment with EduProtocols?

BookWidgets adds auto-graded questions, rubrics, annotations, rationales, and Live Mode so teachers can track progress in real time and reteach as needed.

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Do students collaborate live inside the same widget?

Collaboration happens around the activity. Each learner submits their own widget, while teachers guide discussion and share anonymized work via Live Mode or the Reporting Dashboard.

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Which LMS platforms work with BookWidgets?

BookWidgets integrates with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, and Moodle so you can assign, track, and return feedback directly in your LMS.

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What’s the difference between “All Questions Visible” and “One Question at a Time” in Fast and Curious?

All Questions Visible = scrollable page (Worksheet widget).
One Question at a Time = step-by-step navigation (Quiz widget).

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Can I customize the templates?

Yes. You can duplicate and edit any EduProtocol template—change prompts, swap media, adjust rubrics, or set feedback options (show answers, color-coding, rationales, etc.).

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How does Live Mode help during an EduProtocol?

In Live Mode, teachers monitor progress in real time, catch misconceptions, and project class results with names hidden to keep focus on ideas.
Learn more: BookWidgets Live

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What device types are supported?

Students can use Chromebooks, laptops, tablets, or phones. Everything runs in the browser—no extra installs needed.

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Where can I find more widget types and question formats?

Browse the Widget Library (40+ activity types) and Question Types (36 formats) to match EduProtocols to the right tools.

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Where do I get the ready-to-use EduProtocol templates?

You can open and try every example in this post as a student—no account required.
To duplicate and customize them, you’ll need a free BookWidgets teacher account. All student work stays in the teacher’s account, and every new signup starts with a 30-day trial. Keep an eye out for special EduProtocols community offers to extend your trial.

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Final Thoughts

EduProtocols give teachers efficient lesson frames. BookWidgets makes them digital, interactive, and feedback-ready, supporting the full cycle of teaching and learning—designing, engaging, checking for understanding, and responding with feedback.

Want to keep exploring?

• EduProtocols: Download a free sample of EduProtocols Plus, join the EduProtocol Facebook Community, or check out the EduProtocol Field Guides and books.
  
• BookWidgets: New to BookWidgets? Start with our Getting Started Guide or join a free Teacher Academy webinar.
  
• Stay Connected: Follow BookWidgets on BlueSky, LinkedIn, and join the BookWidgets Facebook group.