If we always teach the same way, it is monotonous and students become bored and unmotivated. If we always rely on the same teaching strategy, or a small set of strategies, there is little novelty in our classroom. Students are not bored when we use a range of different instructional strate...
I created new relationships so quickly and became comfortable so quickly working in so many new groups. Can’t wait to do this with my students and change our school culture!—Sarah Brown, Instructional Coach Fantastic! I feel like I’m going back to my classroom to become a new teacher ...
Mix Freeze Group (classbuilding, mastery) Students rush to form groups of a specific size, hoping not to land in “Lost and Found.” 1. Students mix around the room. 2. Teacher calls, “Freeze!” 3. Students freeze 4. Teacher asks a question to which the answer is a number or ...
groups was to give them an interesting problem. As I observed groups working on problems it was clear that often one or two of the students would do most or even all of the work. Teachers wanted and hoped for equal participation, but they were not structuring for that outcome. They were...
to discuss the prompts you enter—from what they did last weekend to the Theory of Relativity. Use ThinkTank to promote higher-level thinking and in-depth discussions in teams about your curriculum. Learning becomes fun, not a chore, with these interactive strategies. Good teaching is a snap!