Teaching toolkit
Quick pitches
Get to the point in no more than 3 minutes: The pitch forces you to distill your work down to the essentials. Brief, criteria-based, with direct audience feedback.
How the method works
- 1
Agree on pitch criteria (key message, structure, time limit, use of media).
- 2
Groups condense their results into a 2–3-minute pitch and rehearse it once.
- 3
Present pitches; the audience evaluates them using criteria cards or a points system.
- 4
Brief feedback after each pitch: one strength and one suggestion for improvement.
Material
- Learning outcomes
- Feedback criteria
- Timer
You can find free, ready-made worksheets for the work phase in the TeachPie Marketplace , sorted by subject and grade, in three levels.
Common pitfalls in practice
- Make the time limit and subject-specific success criteria clear
Variants
- Elevator Pitch Round: 60 seconds, no slides, just your voice and structure.
- Pitch Tournament: Two pitches go head-to-head each round, and the audience decides.
In TeachPie, the planning AI suggests Quick pitches automatically when it fits the phase, timing, and class, including ready-to-use materials.