Hi Martha, I too have found that students of all ages love to learn by playing games. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Becky, Thanks for your post to the forum. This is really excellent practice in the field! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Brian, Even the really shy students seem to participate more when working in small groups.
Susan Polick
I found that I could get more student involvement if I put students in groups and played a game so they were competing with others. The different groups would have to answer questions that I presented to them. I allowed the groups to ask other groups questions after I went through all of my questions and satisfied myself that the students understood the material or found areas that I needed to expand upon. The students had fun and they taught others in their groups in the process.
I am mainly a clinical instructor. Therefore, when I visit my students at their clinical sites, I will ask them to pick a patient that they are taking care of and I will facilitate questions from there.I will build on this as needed by using various scenerios, etc.. The students have really enjoyed this and learn new information each time we meet.
I have the student get into groups and ask each other questions. and when the all have gotten an answer I have one individual from each group give the answer alsong with reading the question.
Hi Michelle, Thanks for your post to the forum. That is really an excellent strategy for getting greater participation! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Jack, Thanks for your post. Yes, students seem to relax more when answering questions about themselves. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
When I find that mny questioning sessions aren't going anywhere I utilize group work. I break the class into teams and give them scenarios to work through together. They tend to open up more and share their opinions more openly when they are addressing a small group rather then a large one. Once the groups have finished their discussions we all come back together as a large group and the smaller groups take turns presenting their questions and their opinions.
well i like to ask them what is there faviorte thing to do and why, this will get them to start talking, then roll into how long they have been doing and go from there.
Hi Nicky, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, open-ended questions are a much more effective way to stimulate discussions. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Offering a question that opens the students to discussion that may not necessarily have a right or wrong answer but perhaps more centered on opinion or experience.
I like to use opened ended questions, it keeps the students from just saying yes or no,
learning chains are very helpful in student retention. we are able to pull all the information together and see the importance.
This also works well for a test review! I've used this this technique in middle school math and the students eagerly participated.
Hi Dianne, Yes, small group work is always beneficial!
Susan Polick
Hi Michael, Thanks for your post to the forum. emphasizing the relevance of what we are teaching is always valuable. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Putting students in pairs and giving them time for short discussion. This helps the quieter students to feel more comfortable making responses in class.
I think, like many of the other responses, that asking questions that relate to student experience is a great to draw students out to join discussions. I also try and find connections to the latest class fads, like using examples from popular televisions shows to illustrate concepts and place myself on level the students can relate and connect with.
Hi Rene, Yes, the more comfortable students feel, the more likely they are to participate
Susan Polick
