Learning Activities
Doing or including more activities as part of the class will keep the students more involved in the lesson and participation wil not be a issue
Shawn,
Your last sentence says it all. Each strategy does serve a purpose depending how the instructor integrates it into his/her classroom. The more variety that can be brought into the class the higher level of engagement there will be by the students.
Gary
Dr. Gary Meers
I implement and use a variety of strategies in my lesson plan. Depending on the topic, different strategies serve different purposes. For example, I utilize videos. This gives a visual and broad perspective of the issue at hand. Group work is great because it allows students to work closely and develop bonds with one another, while sharing crucial information. PowerPoint in conjunction with lecturing offers a notetaking challenge to students, but can be easily made exciting with a charismatic personality. Every strategy serves a purpose.
I agree. When students have activities to complete, especially hands-on activities, they tend to get more out the class. It allows them to put into practice the things that they have been taught during lecture time.
learning activities motivate the students to participate and engage in the curriculum.
Sometimes I incorporate games or team competitions to engage the students. They seem to enjoy them alot, and breaks the monotony; makes the learning fun.
I agree that getting the students involved engages them in the lecture. I try to break up the lectures and incorporate the learning activities to keep it interesting and to get them to think on their own.
I enjoy incoporating activities. I really see the difference when students can actively participate in the lecture. While lecturing I may ask students to write the answer on the white board. This keeps everyone involved and sparks converstions.
Sarai,
What are some strategies your are going to use to implement your lesson plan? Thanks for your input on this.
Gary
