Teaching Strategies:

Teaching Strategy	Opinions
Minds On
Hypothetical Situation	I presented one minds on where I set out a hypothetical situation for the kids and asked what they would do, they seemed to really like this. (I told them I won loads of cash in the lotto and was sharing, as long as they invested in either company A or B for a year. I then showed them 2 graphs, one for profits for A for the last 10 years, one for B. I made the slope more exaggerated in A, but a close observer would see that B actually made more. This was my intro to misleading data.
Activity
Frayer Model	I really liked using this strategy to introduce a topic, some tips for future use however, add in some review terms or something so that there are more topics - I only had 3 and the groups were too large to manage. The review Terminology can also be useful if you have a weaker group, giving them the easier terms can help boost their confidence.
Search for Math	Have the students search the newspaper for math stuff. didn't try this one out, seemed like it could be neat though
Think-Pair-Share	Used this guy all the time! it was really good, you can toss into anything. Sometimes the keeners get flustered because they want to share their stuff with the class right away, but they live.
Jigsaw	Split students into expert groups to learn one topic, then form new groups (one student from each of the first groups) to teach to their peers what they just learned. good for covering material rapidly or review.
Student as Coach	Have one student coach another student through solving a question - not solve it for them, encourage and guide.
Students signing off on work	Increases accountability!
Fermi Problems	Great way to present a problem, reinforces that the answer is not as important as the process and the concepts.
Mind Maps	Good tool for starting a new unit, or reviewing content
Brainstorming	Oldie, but a goodie!
POE	Predict, observe, explain -> awesome for sciences
Problem based learning	better known as: figure it out on your own! Let the students explore, trial and error, with minor guidance.
Debates	Good way to involve the class, research a topic, defend your position.
Placemats	Somewhat structured brainstorming
Gallery Walk	Walk around and look at everyone else's work, add stuff you think might be missing.
Word Wall	Write definitions on papers, post them on the wall - decorate and learn all at the same time!
Fold the Line	Line up in varying degrees of agreement, have opposites debate!
Consolidation
Ticket out the Door	I really liked using this strategy on placement - it was a great way to get some anonymous feedback on either the lesson itself, or the students' understanding of the concepts presented.
Start - Stop - Continue	I used this one as a variation on the ticket out the door and really liked the results as well, keeping it anonymous let some students present honest opinions. It was also a good way to fish for some compliments! ;)
Thumbs Up - Thumbs down	quick gauge of class comfort level with topics, somewhat anonymous if done quickly.
Clickers	Quick and anonymous - and fun for the kids. Also incorporates technology
Smiley comfort level	Quick ticket out the door, the simplicity of an image might encourage a student to say they are not comfortable as opposed to putting that into words.
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