I use the jeporady game with some really good critical thinking questions. The students really get into it and become very competitive. the reward for a game well played is either cookies or candy.
After hands on activities I like to discuss or have students discuss what exactly we learned or accomplished. This could be done verbally or maybe a word puzzle that touches on the highlights! Great ideas,, I going to try incorporating some of these into my lessons. Thanks.
I use a lot of role playing in my class. The addition of some of these games will make it a little more interesting and memorable.
Unidad (Ning), I'm glad you like this idea.
Michele Deck
I like the "ABG Go Fish" idea and could tweak the content and process for customized utilization and refocus for my students during clinical rotation.
I incorporate games to reinforce the text and hands-on learning. In that way, I cover every type of learning style and help reinforce what we discussed.
Joshua, I agree that a physical and mental break is essential at intervals so that students brains can download information.
Michele Deck
Good point. Nothing like exercise to break up the lesson and teach something at the same time. Outside - even better.
Learners must have breaks during long time spans of hands on content (or any content for that matter). After the break is over, using a quick review/or discussion about what they just completed is a way to break it up. Everything should be connected and brought together before moving forward to new hands-on contact.
"what stood out"?? when we've had a knock'em out day of various lectures and activities, and they are soo ready to go home.I do what stood out-what made an impact on your life today that even now your still thinking about it.This gets them going and thinking about stories that were told and how it affected them to do something different.Putting them in a space where they (realistically) see themselves in the senario.Different ways to handle a situation that may come up,that maybe would have been delt with differently if not pre discussed. It really lightens they're load it seems to get others opinions and even laugh at themsevles about things they would've normally not handle well.
Having the students get up and review by reteaching what has been taught is a great way to review but also a diffrent tone.
I like to stop periodically and summarize things we've reviewed. I ask questions and have them apply their critical thinking skills. I like to break things up, so the information they're getting doesn't get to overwhelming, and also assess that they've understood what we've been doing up until that point.
Jeanne, I appreciate your sharing your teaching strategies.
I use a variety of techniques to refocus learners. I like to use experience stories that relate to the particular topic and then I offer the students the opportunity to share experience stories on the topic if they have one they care to share. At other times I may put a main topic on the board with related subtopics and ask them to fill in the details with what they know of the topic. I have them add, one at a time, a piece to the information to any of the subtopics and write these on the board. Then I let them know as a group how well they have done, how much of the information they had as a group and I fill in missing pieces. I then open the topic up for questions and sharing.
We stand up and stretch the muscles we have just gone over
Yes, teach backs are great strategies.
Great idea. Also having the students "teach" what they learned helps to reinforce the lesson.
I agree, activities should be used with the challenging topic like ABGs.
I admit that I have not done any hands on learning outside of skills lab. I am looking forward to trying some. I think the most helpful piece here will be the ABG go fish. Always looking for another way to help students with this topic.
Melissa, great point to make. Mixing students has many benefits.
