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SampleInstructionalStrategies:

1. BuzzGroups:36studentsdiscussanassignedtopicorsolveaproblem2. ConceptMapping:studentsareaskedtoproduceagraphicalrepresentationthat

illustratesrelationshipsbetweenconcepts.

3. Graffiti:anissue/question/problemisindicatedonflipchartpaperandtheremaybemanyintheroomontables.Asindividualsorgroups(withdifferentcoloredmarkers)thestudentsvisiteachstationandwritetheiropinions/answers/questions.

4. UShapedDebate studentsstand/sitinaUshapewiththeendsoftheUbeingtheextremeopinionsonanissueandasthedebatecontinues,peoplemovealongthe

continuum

5. QuestionGeneration studentsareaskedtocreatefivetypesofquestionsfromareadingassignment,witheachquestionmovingtoahigherlevelofthinking.Placethe

questionsonnotecards tobepassedanddiscussedorhandedin

6. OneMinutePaper/Exitslipfreewriteonatopicallowingthemtoexploreitbeforediscussionorasfeedbacktoinstructoronmuddiestpointorquestions

Topics:usefulinfo/new

info/unresolved

question

7. 321:Presenterinstructsstudentstojotdownandsharewithapartnerorsmallgroup:3ideas/issuespresented

2examplesorusesoftheidea/informationcovered

1unresolved/remainingquestionorareaofpossibleconfusion

8. 321:3keyterms,2ideastheywouldlikemoreinfoon,1concepttheyhavemastered.9. Pollingusingclickers,thumbsupordown,showofhands10.LearningPartners:discussadocument,intervieweachotherforreactionstoa

documentorpresentation,critiqueorediteachotherswork,recapalesson,developa

testquestiontogether,comparenotes,stumpyourpartner

11.SendaProblemeachgroupbeginswithafolder/envelopewithastatedproblemontheoutside.Theyplaceasolutioninsidethefolderorenvelopeandpassiton,receiving

anewproblem.Theydontlookatthesolutions,onlycomeupwiththeirown.Keep

passingdependingonnumberofproblemstiltheoriginalonegetsbacktothem.Then

thatgroupreadsallthesolutionsandselectsthebestonetoreport.

12.PaperSlamforatermpaper,eachstudentorgroupdevelopsonepptslidedepictingthemainpointoftheirpaper/researchandtheyaregiven60secondstopresentthat

oneslide.Thiscanbedoneinclassthedaythepapersaredue.Thissharesbrieflywhat

everyonehasbeenupto.

13.Webquestdesignawebbasedactivitywherestudentsmustnavigatethroughpredesignatedwebsitestosolveaproblemoransweraquestionorcompleteresearch

14.PleadYourCasestudentshavetonarrowtheirargumentsfororagainstsomethingtoaonepagepleadyourcaseformat(asiftheywereincourt)

15.Quescussiondiscussionconductedentirelyintheformofquestions16.MockPressConferencecomingupwithquestionsandanswersveryquicklyonatopic

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37.FindtheRulestudentsaregivensetsofexamplesthatdemonstrateasingleruleandareaskedtofindandstatetherule.

38.Cornersstudentsareaskedtoselectfrom4optionswhicharepostedinthecornersoftheroom.Studentsthendefendchoicesandlistentoothers.

39.ApplicationCardsattheendofinstruction,studentswritearealworldapplicationforthe

knowledge

on

asmall

card

and

submit

the

card

to

the

instructor.

40.10+2instructorfacilitatesthelessonfor10minandthenstudentsshareandreflectfor2minutesandthenthecyclerepeats.

41.ABCSummarizeaformofreviewinwhicheachstudentisassignedadifferentletterofthealphabetandtheymustselectawordstartingwiththatletterthatisrelatedto

thetopicbeingstudied.

42.SlamDunkReviewHandoutastackofblanksheets.Studentswriteareviewquestiononthesheetandthenscrunchitupandattempttothrowitintosomethingatthefront

oftheroom.Instructorpicksoutaquestionandtheclasstriestoanswerit.

43.DeckofCardsassigndifferenttopicsorthemestothesuits(reviewquestions,thingsmisunderstood,vocabulary,etc).Handoutacardtoeachstudent,groupstudentswith

similarcardsandtheycomeupwith,forexample 3reviewquestionsiftheydrewthe3

ofhearts,4vocabwordsiftheydrewthe4ofspades,etc.