TEAM ACTIVITIES

Engaging Students in their Learning Process

Activities for opening up a lesson

Use your imagination!!!!!

Content Review

Diagnostics

Diagnostics – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD-

1a88BBhw&feature=related

Instructions (20 min):

Take 1-2 minutes to look at your syllabus and choose a

topic for the activity.

Take 5-10 minutes to design the activity

Take 5 minutes to present the activity

Bookends

Bookends – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QF6Sr1h8bY&fea

ture=related

Activities for reviewing a previous lesson, during

the lesson, assessing previous knowledge, and/or

before a test/quiz

Use your imagination!!!!!

Content Review

My favorite No

My Favorite No < Teaching Channel

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/my-favorite-

no?fd=0

Instructions (15 min):

Take 1-2 minutes to look at your syllabus and choose a

topic for the activity.

Take 5 minutes to design the activity

Take 5 minutes to present the activity

Numbered Heads Together

Numbered Heads Together – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLHDHlVhcug

Instructions (20 min):

Take 1-2 minutes to look at your syllabus and choose a

topic for the activity.

Take 5-10 minutes to design the activity

Take 5 minutes to present the activity

Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-

lqXdi43gs&feature=related

Activities for closing/summarizing the lesson and

assessing what was learned and what needs

clarification.

Use your imagination!!!!!

Content Review

Minute Paper and Team Paper

Minute Paper and Team Paper – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaQmsaqDlWc&fe

ature=related

Activities for lightening up a lesson

Use your imagination!!!!!

Content Review

Think-Pair-Share

Think-Pair-Share – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGCyk_QaC0I&fe

ature=related

Meet your Match

Meet Your Match – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fah560G_f-

k&feature=related

Instructions (20 min):

Take 1-2 minutes to look at your syllabus and choose a

topic for the activity.

Take 5-10 minutes to design the activity

Take 5 minutes to present the activity

Traveling File/Group

Traveling File – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAeCqGus9PU&fea

ture=related

Jigsaw

Learning Jigsaw – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t-

X82ShUmg&feature=related

Instructions (20 min):

Take 1-2 minutes to look at your syllabus and choose a

topic for the activity.

Take 5-10 minutes to design the activity

Take 5 minutes to present the activity

Activity to keep student focused during workshop

Use your imagination!!!!!

Have Control

Card-o-matic

Card-O-Matic: Increasing Student Participation <

Teaching Channel

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/card-o-

matic-increasing-student-participation?fd=0

Resources

Richard Felder: Resources in Science and

Engineering Education

Active Learning with Dr. Richard Felder - YouTube

Teaching Channel: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other

Resources for Teachers/Peer Leaders

Student-Centered Teaching