eq-ees-teacher-evaluation

Technique 21: Take a Stand
Push students to actively engage in the ideas around them by making judgments about the answers their peers provide.
Teacher
Student
Push students to assess the responses of other students (can be whole class, evaluative, Actively engages in the ideas around them by making judgments about the answers their
verbal or signaled through a gesture).
peers provide.
Don’t ask if they agree, but make students accountable for mentally engaged judgments Are open to having their ideas be assessed by peers as well
rather than empty and obligatory participation (have students defend their judgment and do
this technique for both correct and incorrect answers).
Change the Pace
Use a variety of activities to accomplish your objective and move from one to the other throughout the course of a lesson
Teacher
Student
People of all ages tend to lose focus after ten minutes, so do something new to engage Is energized as a part of the learning process
them.
Feels as if they are moving quickly from activity to activity
Creation an illusion of speed by using a variety throughout the lesson
All Hands
Shift rapidly among and involving a wide array of participants
Teacher
Student
Shifting among participants creates a reference point which signals that something has Feels engaged along with other students in the classroom
changed, something has begun or ended.
Manage questions, requests, and comments that are off task or persist on a topic you are
ready to dispense with