Strategies that Engage Students

Marie Hallman

“The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts

working the minute you’re born and never

stops until you get up to speak in public.”

Roscoe Drummond

• A picture is worth a thousand words.• What do you see when you read a book?• VISUAL LEARNERS (approximately 60-65

percent of the population) – Do you have a photographic memory?– How are your geography skills?

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Seating for Interactive Lectures

• Students grouped in quads• Six possible pair combinations• Leave room to circulate around the

quads

Advantages of Cooperative Grouping • More easily monitored• Creates fewer papers to grade

Seating

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Tips for Improving Lectures

• Make eye contact

• Follow “10-2 Rule”

• Use Cooperative Learning Groups

• Incorporate Engaging Strategies

Active Teaching Strategies That Engage Students

• Read Aloud • Pass the Ball • Tabloid Titles • Bumper Stickers • BINGO • Crossword Lecture • Think-Pair-Share• One Minute Writing • A-Z Review

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Picture Prompt

Visual Vocabulary

Democracy looks like…

Q-Chart

Is Did Can Would Will Might

Who

What

Where

Why

When

How

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