Monday, May 11, 2015

Active Learning Ideas

I'd like to share with you teachers out there a few ideas for active learning I've come across. 
  • Hot seating - one person answers questions in the 'hot seat' about certain topics
  • Silent debating line - one side of the room is for those who agree with a particular opinion/statement/comment, the other side of the room is for those who disagree, and students move according to their own opinion (without verbalising anything)
  • Teach a partner - students pair off and teach each other about a specific topic they have been given that the other student doesn't necessarily already know
  • Taboo - have a list of words on the board. Students pair off with one facing the board and the other facing away. The one facing the board has to get the other to guess the word without looking, but their descriptions cannot include the word (don't play like charades, they need to think of definitions etc)
  • Students to summarise to class - summarise key points about a text/lesson/activity back to the class based on information given by another student
If there is interest I'd like to make a page dedicated to a gigantic list of active learning ideas - if you have suggestions please pass them along!

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