Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom

Edtech Throwdown Episode 157: Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown this is episode 157 called “Activities that Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom”.  In this episode, we’ll talk about 5 different teaching practices that can help keep students excited, motivated, and last but not least, learning! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out! Segment 1: Class Energy Level on E Overcoming the post Holiday break lull Segment 2: 5 Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom Updates March 12th NJECC Conference Edtechthrowdown.com 5 Music Edtech Tools That Your Students Will Love 7 AI Edtech Tools That a Teacher Should Try in 2024 7 AI Prompt-making Tips for Educators 5 Ways to Spark Student Engagement Narrative:  Case Study w/ Role Play Narrative Ask Questions Research Ask Questions Collect/Examine  the data Trends Possible Connections to Content Present the Case based on exploration NSTA University of Buffalo Case Studies Data Nuggets HHMI Gamification: Guise Spins for Points Flippity.net Random Name Picker Instead of names, assign points Live Leaderboard Nick: Ozarks Symbol Challenge Designed in Canva Posted in the room or online (maybe hide them scavenger hunt style) Students must ID and explain their significance to win/earn points or credit  1 Class Video Challenge (12 minutes to plan, 12 minutes to video, 12 minutes to Edit, 12 Minutes to view) Start with a problem within the narrative Ask students to create an artifact Label artifact Present in a video/screencast Metaphorically Speaking Compare content to something that interests them Parts of a basketball team to positions in the military Members of a play to people positions in the government Parts of a car to the parts of a cell POL (Presentation of Learning) Students get 15 minutes to skim a set of resources, watch a vid, read an article(s), you decide.  Then they must get 10 minutes to prepare a presentation.  Then present to the class a 2 minute presentation. Segment 3: Subscribe to/Follow the Edtech Throwdown Podcast Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Podcast Stitcher   Subscribe to Our Channel YouTube   Follow us on Socials Twitter   (@edtechthrowdown) Facebook (@edtechthrowdown) Instagram (@edtechthrowdown) Twitter (@guisegotteched) LinkedIn (Guise) Twitter (@nickgotteched) Write us an Apple Podcast Review! Apple Podcasts ...