Ideas For Keeping Students Engaged
During all class lesson:
Ask questions that require a response
Ask questions and tell students to be ready to share their ideas in a few minutes
Be ready to tell/write 1 or 2 things learned today
Ask what was more interesting, and why
Show a photo that connects with the lesson; ask guiding questions
Ask why they think teacher chose that photo
Involve Students:
Students write questions they have true queries about:
tell them will come back to their questions
gets them participating and thinking
gets them talking and contributing
use to break lesson into segments
use as segway to introduce next topic
Assign roles:
chat moderator
notetaker
time keeper
create questions for the breakout groups from the session; students use questions in breakout sessions
students start discussion in Classroom stream
Show short videos:
Students make predictions about what they might see in video or learn in lesson
Stop video and ask questions
Students summarize what they saw
Follow up with all class discussion
Follow up with activity in breakout room or assignment in Classroom
Use the Tools/Features Within a Meet:
chat window
raise hands - yes/no
hand signals - manage time, monitor topics
reactions - Nod Extension - for quick responses or reactions; use when students are muted
You have one minute to . . .
write your answers in your notebook
type your answer in chat window
come up with one adjective to . . .
three sentences to summarize . . .
draw . . .
Use Breakout rooms
assign student to small groups to share, work in small groups to solve a problem, do an assignment, etc.
requite that all contribute
give specific directions
schedule short amount of time to complete tasks
have students discuss topics; then return to larger group
when back in large group, evaluate ideas they shared in breakout groups
NOTE: The teacher visits each group as they meet