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Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom


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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.

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                          Music Credits:
                          • Intro and Outro Music- American Idle - RKVC
                          • Segment Identifiers- Duck in the Alley - TrackTribe
                          • Edtech Throwdown- Born a Rockstar (Instrumental) - NEFEX

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                            • AI For Teachers, Admin, and Parents
                            • 1:1 Chromebook Integration
                            • EdTech Throwdown
                            • TargetED Learning
                            • Gamification (Badge Systems)
                            • Game-Based Learning (Escape Rooms, Amazing Race, and more)
                            • Google apps and extensions
                            • Personalized learning and Choice Boards
                            • Teacher productivity (Lesson Planning, Online Grading. and Feedback)
                            • Digital content creation
                            • Student Podcasting
                            • Screencasting
                            • Flipped Classroom
                            • Student-Centered Learning

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