Creating an Actively Engaged Classroom: 14 Strategies for Student Success

Teachers should provide more opportunities for students to respond, especially those with special needs and behavior challenges, to engage them and help them succeed. This book offers 14 strategies for verbal, non-verbal, and partner and teaming engagement, divided into three parts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 26 August 2021
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

Successful lessons are both explicit and engaging, inspiring active learning and providing opportunities for students to respond. As educators, we have the power to create lessons that are even more effective and engaging for our students. Research shows that teachers often offer students fewer opportunities to respond than recommended, which can lead to disengagement and limited success for all students, including those with special needs and behavior challenges.

This book aims to provide you with 14 strategies that you can directly translate into your classroom. Each strategy is accompanied by descriptions, advantages, and disadvantages, as well as guidance on how and when to best use them. The book is divided into three parts:

1. Verbal Engagement Strategies: These strategies involve active participation and interaction from students through verbal means. Examples include whip-around, choral responding, quick polls, and individual questioning.

2. Non-verbal Engagement Strategies: These strategies involve active participation and interaction from students through non-verbal means. Examples include stop and jot, guided notes, response cards, and hand signals.

3. Partner and Teaming Strategies: These strategies involve collaborative learning and interaction among students. Examples include turn and talk, cued retell, four corners, and classroom mingle.

By incorporating these strategies into your teaching, you can create a rich and interactive environment that promotes active learning and engagement for all your students. No matter the subject, context, or age of your students, these strategies can help you transform your classroom into a place where students are excited to learn and succeed.

So, take the time to explore these strategies and implement them in your classroom. You'll be amazed at the positive impact they can have on your students' learning and development.

Weight: 340g
Dimension: 179 x 253 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781071823583