Some useful strategies to have students actively involve would be giving incentive. to get all students involved I would write each student's name on a Popsicle stick and put the sticks in a cup. To keep students on their toes, I would pull a random stick to choose someone to speak or answer a question. Also, to keep students involved and on their toes, I would try to move from teacher-centered learning activities to student-centered active learning.
Great Althea! using name sticks and learning center activities are some useful strategies to have students be actively involved in our lesson. The name sticks are very useful for teachers to use because it allows them to be diverse when selecting students for participation. It allows each student to have a fair chance of sharing their ideas and thoughts; rather than the same students responding to questions over and over, not allowing the other members to part take.
A lot of cooperative grouping is needed to have even the shy students involved in a lesson. The use of interactive games, worksheets and outdoor activities which ties in with the lesson is also a useful strategy. The teacher must also be active when executing the lesson. Allowing students the opportunity to earn rewards for active involvement is a must. This can be done with using stickers and oral praises along fun items to peak their interest (i.e. small toys or even lip gloss for the older girls). Finally, no child wants a teacher with a monotonous tone of voice in front of them. So be active and show enthusiasm and they will too.
Wonderful Sy'rai! I love the idea of cooperative groups. Students can work interactively together in groups and helping each other. Hence, the teacher can assigned role for each group member to feel a part of the group and have a responsibility for the group to function effectively. Some are these roles includes leader, collector, presenter, and recorder. Try to have the group be four members the max. On the other hand, oral praises are very effective and warm. It motivate students to want to participate and become more actively involved because of a simple rewarding of say "Excellent", "Good try" "Keep it up" and etc
In my classroom one useful strategy I used to have my students actively involved is the "KWL". They love it because it helps by asking them 'what do you already know, what do you wonder about, and what do you want to learn?'. By using this strategy, it tells children that their prior knowledge and interest are valued. Teachers should use a wide range of engagement strategies and then masterfully facilitate their implementation. Not only do engagement strategies enable us as teachers to capture our children interest. It also help them learn skills and concepts necessary for them to success in school.
Super Shawn! Yes the KWL chart is a useful one indeed because student are actively involved. It allows them to share what their previous knowledge is and what they want to discover and what they have learn at the end of the lesson
To get students to be active participants in their learning process, the best teaching strategy is to use student-centered activities such as cooperative learning. Some techniques include: movement, drawing personal connections, use of nonverbal signals, drawing, writing, and visualizing.
a useful and helpful strategy i use i my classroom to let students participate is the round robin. in this strategy the students are given a specific number and are placed into groups. each groups get a short paragraph to read and understand. after reading the groups ten break up into different groups example all the 1's the 2's etc... them in that new groups each students must inform the others in their groups what was said about their piece. this is a helpful idea to let students learn and also discuss what they learn.
Very nice Ryan, this round robin allows students to be diverse and cooperative in sharing and learning from other students for the duration of the grouping process.
In my classroom I also use Round Robin so that all students are able to participate especially those that are extremely shy. Prompting students with motivational praise also gets them to want to participate as they realize that you think highly of them and appreciate everyone's participation. Finally, I also give rewards such as stars. My students love this as they feel a sense on pride and intrinsically motivated to want to share what they know.
In my classroom, I centre my teaching around the cooperative learning strategy by creating a walk gallery. Gallery Walk gets students out of their chairs and actively involves them in synthesizing important concepts, in consensus (general agreement) building, in writing, and in public speaking to enhance self confidence and participation. In Gallery Walk teams rotate around the classroom, composing answers to questions as well as reflecting upon the answers given by other groups. Questions are posted on charts or just pieces of paper located in different parts of the classroom. Each chart or "station" has its own question that relates to an important class concept. The technique closes with an oral presentation or "report out" in which each group synthesizes comments to a particular question.
Since I teach Math I use alot of hands on activites and cooperative learning strategies. I notice the children are far more engaged in the learning process and it gives them the opportunity to do their own trial and error in order to get the work right.
Some useful strategies to have students actively involve would be giving incentive. to get all students involved I would write each student's name on a Popsicle stick and put the sticks in a cup. To keep students on their toes, I would pull a random stick to choose someone to speak or answer a question. Also, to keep students involved and on their toes, I would try to move from teacher-centered learning activities to student-centered active learning.
ReplyDeleteGreat Althea! using name sticks and learning center activities are some useful strategies to have students be actively involved in our lesson. The name sticks are very useful for teachers to use because it allows them to be diverse when selecting students for participation. It allows each student to have a fair chance of sharing their ideas and thoughts; rather than the same students responding to questions over and over, not allowing the other members to part take.
DeleteA lot of cooperative grouping is needed to have even the shy students involved in a lesson. The use of interactive games, worksheets and outdoor activities which ties in with the lesson is also a useful strategy. The teacher must also be active when executing the lesson. Allowing students the opportunity to earn rewards for active involvement is a must. This can be done with using stickers and oral praises along fun items to peak their interest (i.e. small toys or even lip gloss for the older girls). Finally, no child wants a teacher with a monotonous tone of voice in front of them. So be active and show enthusiasm and they will too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Sy'rai! I love the idea of cooperative groups. Students can work interactively together in groups and helping each other. Hence, the teacher can assigned role for each group member to feel a part of the group and have a responsibility for the group to function effectively. Some are these roles includes leader, collector, presenter, and recorder. Try to have the group be four members the max. On the other hand, oral praises are very effective and warm. It motivate students to want to participate and become more actively involved because of a simple rewarding of say "Excellent", "Good try" "Keep it up" and etc
DeleteIn my classroom one useful strategy I used to have my students actively involved is the "KWL". They love it because it helps by asking them 'what do you already know, what do you wonder about, and what do you want to learn?'. By using this strategy, it tells children that their prior knowledge and interest are valued. Teachers should use a wide range of engagement strategies and then masterfully facilitate their implementation. Not only do engagement strategies enable us as teachers to capture our children interest. It also help them learn skills and concepts necessary for them to success in school.
ReplyDeleteSuper Shawn! Yes the KWL chart is a useful one indeed because student are actively involved. It allows them to share what their previous knowledge is and what they want to discover and what they have learn at the end of the lesson
DeleteTo get students to be active participants in their learning process, the best teaching strategy is to use student-centered activities such as cooperative learning. Some techniques include: movement, drawing personal connections, use of nonverbal signals, drawing, writing, and visualizing.
ReplyDeleteExcellent Rosalind! students centered activities are most in our classrooms today. No one likes a boring classroom or teacher
Deletea useful and helpful strategy i use i my classroom to let students participate is the round robin. in this strategy the students are given a specific number and are placed into groups. each groups get a short paragraph to read and understand. after reading the groups ten break up into different groups example all the 1's the 2's etc... them in that new groups each students must inform the others in their groups what was said about their piece. this is a helpful idea to let students learn and also discuss what they learn.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Ryan, this round robin allows students to be diverse and cooperative in sharing and learning from other students for the duration of the grouping process.
ReplyDeleteIn my classroom I also use Round Robin so that all students are able to participate especially those that are extremely shy. Prompting students with motivational praise also gets them to want to participate as they realize that you think highly of them and appreciate everyone's participation. Finally, I also give rewards such as stars. My students love this as they feel a sense on pride and intrinsically motivated to want to share what they know.
ReplyDeleteIn my classroom, I centre my teaching around the cooperative learning strategy by creating a walk gallery. Gallery Walk gets students out of their chairs and actively involves them in synthesizing important concepts, in consensus (general agreement) building, in writing, and in public speaking to enhance self confidence and participation. In Gallery Walk teams rotate around the classroom, composing answers to questions as well as reflecting upon the answers given by other groups. Questions are posted on charts or just pieces of paper located in different parts of the classroom. Each chart or "station" has its own question that relates to an important class concept. The technique closes with an oral presentation or "report out" in which each group synthesizes comments to a particular question.
ReplyDeleteSince I teach Math I use alot of hands on activites and cooperative learning strategies. I notice the children are far more engaged in the learning process and it gives them the opportunity to do their own trial and error in order to get the work right.
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