How to make my boring class more
interactive enough to engage students in learning is one of my teaching issues,
and this week I found a few solutions. First of all, I am going to use PowerPoint.
The software will work well with me. Including images and sounds and linking to
slides and other resources will draw responses from students. Another method is
to distribute to each student two colors of index cards. This is pretty simple
to use, but the cards will help to engage students in questions such as yes/no,
agree/disagree, and right/wrong. I often feel disheartened by their numbness
with even simple questions. The cards will blow away my worry. Additionally, Think-Pair-Share(TPS),
Jigsaw Variation, and Best Summary activities will be effective in motivating
students. Especially I really like the combo - Best Summary and TPS. I teach
passages with questions, and with these two activities I have confidence in promoting
student engagement and learning.
Dear Kumwu,
ReplyDeletePowerPoint presentations work out great especially if you make them interactive. They catch students' attention and make a lesson more dynamic.Teachers in my university are encouraged to create PPT presentations for almost every class! However, there is a new tool that I discovered not long ago - this is Prezi (find it at http://prezi.com/). It has a zoomable canvas and makes a presentation even more fun! It would be great for discussion classes, for introducing new topics, etc.
Hope you will find it helpful. Good luck!
Natalya.
ReplyDeleteDear kumwu lee ,
It's nice to be introduce with you . From your blog post I came to know that with power point tool , you feel very comfortable . Power point is really helpful to tech in an interactive way .
You are also interested to use the index cards . It takes my attention . I think that this one is also very helpful to engage students.
Good luck for your successful classes .
Asma