April 12, 2023Mark Hanson, ISD, OE
INSTRUCTOR ENCHANCEMENT SERIESTeaching Techniques
“Am I Getting Your Attention?”
Effective Part IIs: The “ATTENTION”
“BE CAREFULS”
GOAL/CONCEPT:UNDERSTAND & EFFECTIVELY SELECT AND USE INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS
TO PURPOSEFULLY GAIN “ATTENTION” IN THE CLASSROOM.
DEVICESCONSIDERATIONS
GOAL/CONCEPT:
Appropriateness or Relevance
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN
CHOOSING AN ATTENTION-GETTING DEVICE FOR YOUR LESSON:
CONSIDERATIONS
4Purpose of Lesson
Topic Occasion
CONSIDERATIONSReference to
Subject
DEVICES
“Why we’re here and why it’s important.”
MOST DIRECT
LEAST INTERESTING
CONSIDERATIONSReference to
Audience
DEVICES
“From one professional to another…..”
COMMON GROUND
SHARED STATUS
CONSIDERATIONSReference to
Audience
DEVICES
“From one professional to another…..”
COMMON GROUND
SHARED STATUS
CONSIDERATIONS
QuotationDEVICES
“Someone else’s words to relate to your topic.”
“Bartlett’s Familiar Quotes”www.bartlett.com/100
CONSIDERATIONS
QuotationDEVICES
“Bartlett’s Familiar Quotes”“www.bartley.com/100
“Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan a takeoff. Don’t sit on the runway and hope
someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won’t happen. Change your
attitude and gain some altitude.Believe me, you’ll love it up here.”
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
“This is effecting us NOW.”
Reference toCurrent Events
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
“Evoking memories and perspective.”
Historical Reference
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Real story that emphasizes message
Anecdote
-Parable or fable-
“Connection needs to be
clear”
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Often a statistic orstrange fact
Startling Statement
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Mark Hanson“Chemical Hazards”
Startling Statement
BAD
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
3,787 instant deaths
Startling Statement
BETTER
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Doesn’t need to be negative
Startling Statement
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Question
Response Rhetorical
PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Must be non-offensive in nature
Humor
Shouldn’t have to “leap” to topic
AMAZING WHEN USED PROPERLY
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
Some of the best speeches come from personal
knowledge and experience.
Personal Reference
CREDIBILITY
CONSIDERATIONS
DEVICES
“We’re here today to talk about BE.”
Reference to Occasion
LEAST LIKELY TO BE USED
“Let me tell you about myself”
THINGS TO “USE WITH CARE”3
Warm-upTechniques
Background
AVOIDANCESRememb
er the 15
second rule
GOAL/CONCEPT:
CONSIDERATIONS DEVICES “BE CAREFULS”
UNDERSTAND & EFFECTIVELY SELECT AND USE INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS
TO PURPOSEFULLY GAIN “ATTENTION” IN THE CLASSROOM.
April 12, 2023Mark Hanson, ISD, OE
INSTRUCTOR ENCHANCEMENT SERIESTeaching Techniques
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