Teacher resources
Practical guides on using random selection in a classroom — questioning that reaches every student, grouping that works, and activities that need nothing but a wheel and a board. Written to be useful whether or not you use this site.
Cold calling without the anxiety
Calling on students at random is one of the best-evidenced ways to lift participation — and one of the easiest to do badly. The difference is almost entirely in how you set it up.
6 min read
10 ways to use a spinner wheel in maths
A random wheel is most useful in maths not for picking students, but for generating the numbers. Here are ten activities that need nothing but a wheel and a board.
8 min read
Random grouping that actually works
Random grouping solves a real problem — students otherwise work with the same people all year — but it is not always the right call, and how you run it matters more than the randomness.
6 min read
Set your class up once, use it all year
Retyping a class list every lesson is why most teachers abandon a name picker in the second week. Five minutes of setup removes that entirely.
5 min read