Strategies for Student Engagement Katherine Jo | June 11, 2019

Active learning works compared to students in traditional lectures, students in classes that employ active learning see their grades: decrease stay about the same increase by a small but statistically significant amount increase by half a letter grade increase by a full letter grade 1 minute Pose this multiple choice question. Have them commit to an answer by raising their hands or writing down a response. The result is on the next slide. Freeman, S., Eddy, S.L., McDonough, M., Smith, M.K., Okorafor, N., Jordt, H., and Wenderoth, M.P., (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 111 (23), 8410-8415.

Active learning works compared to students in traditional lectures, students in classes that employ active learning see their grades: decrease stay about the same increase by a small but statistically significant amount increase by half a letter grade increase by a full letter grade 1 minute Reveal the answer. Then reveal that posing such questions to students is another good active learning technique. Have them reflect on the advantages of being forced to make a guess like that. At minimum, it forces them to consider the material more deeply. Plus, it draws on the natural human tendency to find out if they are right. Freeman, S., Eddy, S.L., McDonough, M., Smith, M.K., Okorafor, N., Jordt, H., and Wenderoth, M.P., (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 111 (23), 8410-8415.

Active learning works compared to students in classes that employ active learning, students in traditional lecture classes are how much more likely to fail the class? 1 minute No gimmick here, but this is an important finding. Traditional lecture is just not as effective as active learning in general. Of note is the cited article is a big meta-analysis of lots of research on the effectiveness of active learning in STEM. Seriously, a couple of hundred studies agree on these findings. The results are similar in other disciplines, I just don’t have the nice, neat, single recent meta-analysis. Freeman, S., Eddy, S.L., McDonough, M., Smith, M.K., Okorafor, N., Jordt, H., and Wenderoth, M.P., (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 111 (23), 8410-8415.

Active learning works compared to students in classes that employ active learning, students in traditional lecture classes are 1.5X more likely to fail the class 1 minute No gimmick here, but this is an important finding. Traditional lecture is just not as effective as active learning in general. Of note is the cited article is a big meta-analysis of lots of research on the effectiveness of active learning in STEM. Seriously, a couple of hundred studies agree on these findings. The results are similar in other disciplines, I just don’t have the nice, neat, single recent meta-analysis. Freeman, S., Eddy, S.L., McDonough, M., Smith, M.K., Okorafor, N., Jordt, H., and Wenderoth, M.P., (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 111 (23), 8410-8415.

Think-Pair-Share For which level(s) of Bloom’s Taxonomy can you use an ungraded quiz?

Think-Pair-Share For which level(s) of Bloom’s Taxonomy can you use think-pair-share? What other educational benefits do you see in using think-pair-share? Mention also Think-Pair-Square-Share and Snowball.

Active learning works Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Active learning works Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing.  From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Active learning works Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing.  From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Active learning works Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing.  From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons. Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Concept Maps (CAT #16) Concept maps are drawings or diagrams showing the mental connections that students make between a major concept the instructor focuses on and other concepts they have learned. From Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1991). Classroom assessment techniques. John Wiley & Sons Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Concept Mapping Lucid Chart Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons. Lucid Chart https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/examples/concept-map/simple-concept-map-template

Theoretical/Scholarly history Process Process Theoretical/Scholarly history Scientific basis Lucid Chart https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/examples/concept-map/evolution-concept-map-template

Education, Schooling, and Society Family Community life Daily activities and interactions Informal Education Formal Education Schooling SOCIETY’ Religious institutions SOCIETY Martial Arts dojo

https://www. acschools https://www.acschools.org/cms/lib/PA01916405/Centricity/Domain/362/Chemistry%20Matter%20Concept%20Map.pdf

Concept Mapping Exploration vs Assessment Simplicity vs Complexity Importance of relationships

Directed Paraphrasing (CAT #23) Students are directed to paraphrase part of a lesson for a specific audience and purpose, using their own words. From Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1991). Classroom assessment techniques. John Wiley & Sons In a short paragraph, explain to your students why you are asking them to engage in a concept mapping activity.

Question for your groups How might these or other active learning techniques you’ve seen be used in your classes? Come up with a few examples. Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Approximate Analogies (CAT #15) …students simply complete the second half of an analogy – A is to B as X is to Y – for which their instructor has supplied the first half. From Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1991). Classroom assessment techniques. John Wiley & Sons Active learning is to traditional lecturing as ________ is to _________. Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Lecturing is an ineffective form of teaching. Spectrum Discussion Lecturing is an ineffective form of teaching. Agree or disagree? Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

End-of-class reflection What’s the most useful thing you’ve learned today? What question(s) do you still have? Active learning is any instructional method that substantially engages the students in course content through active listening, talking, writing, reading, and reflecting. It involves the students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing. From Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating Excitement in the classroom. Washington D.C.: George Washington University. Active learning is anything course-related that students in a class session are called on to do other than simply watching and listening to a lecture and taking notes. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2016). Teaching and learning STEM: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

other End-of-class reflection Activities Muddiest point 1-minute paper One Sentence Summary Exit Ticket (Socrative.com) 1) How well did you understand today’s material (4 options) 2) What did you learn in today’s class? 3) Please answer the teacher’s question  

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