Increasing Student Discussion

What Strategies Help Increase Student Discussion & Engagement?

I Notice, I Wonder Protocol

Carousel Brainstorm

As an option to leverage technology, you might use this Google Doc template in place of physical stations.

For more information on this activity, please view this video.

Carousel Brainstorm

The Carousel Brainstorm is a strategy that can be used to help students collaboratively generate new ideas and alternatives. In this technique, students are divided into different groups and instructed to walk around different stations set up in the classroom, brainstorming and reflecting on a certain question / topic for a specific duration of time.

As an option to leverage technology, you might use this Google Doc template in place of physical stations. For more information on this activity, please view this video.

Chain Notes

Chain Notes is a collaborative strategy in which students have an opportunity to brainstorm and activate their prior knowledge. This can be done as a paper activity, or you can share out the provided Google Doc to be used by students for more efficient, effective, and seamless sharing.

Cognitive Comics

Cognitive Comics is a creative thinking strategy in which students have an opportunity to artistically express their understanding of a concept. A few technology resources are listed below that can take this activity to the next level:

Google Site Portfolios

Explore & Learn: The resources below can be used to get started on the journey to high quality portfolios on Google Sites:

Shared Power

Shared Power is a collaborative strategy in which students have an opportunity to engage in shared decision making and take responsibility for the culture in the classroom.

Leveraging Google Forms, the teacher can conduct a survey that helps students identify which proposed solutions are most equitable and fair to all.

For a tutorial on how to create a Google Form survey, you can watch this beginner’s tutorial.