Student engagement strategiesCommunication Strategies
Four corners The Four Corners technique assists students learn through movement around the classroom while forming discussion. Students are presented with a though provoking statement and it is up to them to choose whether they "agree," "disagree," "strongly agree," or "strongly disagree." Socratic Seminar A Socratic Seminar is a formal discussion, based on textual evidence. Socratic Seminars are great to get students engaged in their readings and allows them to have a discussion where students are attentively listening to their peers. Socratic Seminars are usually held in a circle where all students can see one another and makes their conversations much more personal. Debates Using debates in the classroom can help students comprehend essential ideas in any lesson. A debate encourages students to research a "hot topic" and defend a position, usually for or against the topic. Classroom debates encourage critical thinking, organization, persuasion, and public speaking, among other skills. |
Organization Strategies
Timelines Timelines assist students to organize events in a sequential order. Timelines provide students a visual tool for studying any period in time. Students are able to create their own timelines in a format that works for the. Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers guide students thinking as they fill in and build visual maps. Graphic organizers serve many purposes and can be created to structure different ideas such as cause and effect, hierarchy, sequence, characteristics, and many more. |
Interaction Strategies
Interactive Tools and Games
Interactive tools and games help students understand new topics and ideas through a different perspective. Students become engaged through interactive games because they use the technology that man students use every single day. Interactive tools and games are more relevant to students and they learn while competing with one another.
Interactive Tools and Games
Interactive tools and games help students understand new topics and ideas through a different perspective. Students become engaged through interactive games because they use the technology that man students use every single day. Interactive tools and games are more relevant to students and they learn while competing with one another.
Collection Strategies
Primary and Secondary Sources In any history class it is important for students to distinguish between primary and secondary sources. A primary source is one that is actually from the time period being learned about, or from someone who lived through the event. A secondary source is one that is produced after the fact or by someone who was not actually there. There is an abundance of sources available to students so it is important that they learn how to interpret a source and what story it's telling. |
Presentation Strategies
Storyboards and Cartoons
Storyboards and cartoons help students track main ideas and supporting details by having them illustrate them. Storyboards and cartoons can be used to summarize a lesson and are a fun and creative ways for students to present. In a history, class storyboards and cartoons are a great tool because they create a visual of main ideas or significant events that students choose.
Storyboards and Cartoons
Storyboards and cartoons help students track main ideas and supporting details by having them illustrate them. Storyboards and cartoons can be used to summarize a lesson and are a fun and creative ways for students to present. In a history, class storyboards and cartoons are a great tool because they create a visual of main ideas or significant events that students choose.