1. TO DO  Music speakers  Music  Room set up (chairs in groups of 4)  Participant packet copies Pg 1 (use slide #2 of this presentation) Pg 2 (use slide #14 of this presentation) Pg 3 (use slide #16) Pg 4 (use slide 19) Pg 5 (use slide #9) Pg 6 Info Page 20 copies of the #langchat compilation

2. ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES Please be seated in a group of 3-4. (Please don’t move the furniture!) Once your group of 3-4 is seated, each person in your group will need to “pick a card” from the choices below. Circle your choice! (No member may pick the same card as another member of the group.)

3. Active Learning Strategies Presenter: Shelli M. Brown Plano Independent School District Please carefully read the instructions on page 1 of the packet you received in order to find out: where to sit and what to do once you are seated. Enjoy the music while you wait for other group members to gather.

4. What’s trending on Twitter? In a moment, you will see a tweet. You will have a few seconds to read the tweet. begin the small group discussion by sharing your thoughts of the tweet as they relate to this prompting question: How is effective classroom management about prevention, routine, and developing relationships? (Group members should share the 1 minute 33 seconds of talk time!) @educationweek Effective classroom management is about prevention, routine & developing relationships, not bribery, says professor

5. What’s trending on Twitter? In a moment, you will see a tweet. You will have a few seconds to read the tweet. begin the small group discussion by sharing your thoughts of the tweet as they relate to this prompting question: What does student engagement look like? (Group members should share the 1 minute 33 seconds of talk time!) @tomwhitby First rule of classroom management: Student engagement in the lesson. Most successful strategy. #Edchat

6. What’s trending on Twitter? In a moment, you will see a tweet. You will have a few seconds to read the tweet. begin the small group discussion by sharing your thoughts of the tweet as they relate to this prompting question: What do productive students sound like? (Group members should share the 1 minute 33 seconds of talk time!) @justintarte “The goal of classroom mangagement is not quiet classrooms; it’s productive students.” #edchat

7. What’s trending on Twitter? In a moment, you will see a tweet. You will have a few seconds to read the tweet. begin the small group discussion by sharing your thoughts of the tweet as they relate to this prompting question: What makes an instructional strategy effective? (Group members share the 1 minute 33 seconds of talk time!) @justintarte Instead of focusing on “classroom management” strategies, why don’t we focus on proper & effective “instructional” strategies…#edchat

8. Anchors away… Find the page titled Anchors Away. We’ll use this as an ‘anchor chart’ to keep us grounded in what the session is meant to do – provide Active Learning Strategies you can use! What was/were the strategy(ies) we just used?

9. It’s so hard to say good-bye! Please stand! Say good-bye to your group members. Quickly groove to join a new group! WAIT! Let’s move one more group member before you start getting to know who just joined the hottest group in Vegas!

10. It’s so hard to say good-bye! Please stand! Say good-bye to your group members. Quickly groove to join a new group! Now, take a moment to tell your new group members your name.

11. Look who’s talking (and reading, and listening, and writing)…

12. There’s always more…

13. Goin’ on a treasure hunt!

14. How’s that workin’ for ya? Choose ONE of the 3 ideas/strategies from the last row of the There’s Always More diagram. Write that idea in the space provided on the page titled How’s that workin’ for ya? You and your group members have 3 minutes and 12 seconds to chart your plan of action.

15. How’s that workin’ for ya? I would like to try ____________________________________ Step 1 to make it happen _____________________________ ____________________________________________________ Step 2 to make it happen ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ Step 3 to make it happen _____________________________ __________________________________________________

16. Stand Up! Even - Hand Up! Odd - Pair Up! Even – Share your action plan…Odd Listen Odd – Comment or ask a question about what you heard. When the music stops, listen for your next steps. Odd - Hand Up! Even - Pair Up! Odd – Share your action plan…Even Listen Even – Comment or ask a question about what you heard. When the music stops, watch the screen for your next steps.

17. Anchors away… STRATEGYNOTES Guided small group Rotate groups Group search; individual product Peer comment/feedback

18. Active Learning Strategies Learning is social and emotional before it’s academic. The one doing the talking is the one doing the learning.

19. What’s it all about?? Turn to the blank page of the packet (reverse side of the contact info page). Work as group to decide on the key words from each of the statements about learning. (Jot those key words down to use later). Learning is social and emotional before it’s academic. The one doing the talking is the one doing the learning. Write your own quote about learning using the key words that you & your groups members decided upon. (Be ready to share your quote before you exit! )

20. What’s it all about?? Learning is social and emotional before it’s academic. The one doing the talking is the one doing the learning. Key words from each statement: You heard it here:

21. Anchors away… STRATEGYNOTES Guided small group Rotate groups Group search; individual product Peer comment/feedback Process learning w/think & share Process learning w/group Process learning individually

22. So glad we had this time together… STAY IN TOUCH!! Shelli Brown Target.brainteacher@gmail.com @Vines_TOY10 http://target-language.wikispaces.com