Strategies for Student Engagement

Liam and Harper are discussing their homework. Which of the following is a strategy to help them share, expand, and clarify their own thinking?

• Partner Talk

• Agree/Disagree and Why

• Challenge or Counterexample

• Add On

What is one of the questions you can ask to encourage a student to say more?

• Do you agree/disagree? (And why?)

• Can you say more about that?

• Who can repeat what Javon just said?

• Who can add onto the idea that Jamal is building?

Which talk move involves asking, "So, let me see if I've got what you're saying. Are you saying...?"

• Time to Think

• Say More

• So, Are You Saying...?

• Asking for Evidence or Reasoning

What is a question you can ask to help students listen carefully to one another?

• What's your evidence?

• Who can repeat what Javon just said or put it into their own words?

• How does that idea square with Sonia's example?

• Who thinks they could explain why Simon came up with that answer?

Which talk move involves asking, "Why do you think that?" and "What's your evidence?"

• Challenge or Counterexample

• Agree/Disagree and Why

• Asking for Evidence or Reasoning

• Explaining What Someone Else Means

What is one of the questions you can ask to challenge a student's reasoning or provide a counterexample?

• Does it always work that way?

• Do you agree/disagree? (And why?)

• Who can add onto the idea that Jamal is building?

• Who can explain what Aisha means when she says that?

Which talk move involves asking, "Do you agree/disagree? (And why?)"

• Add On

• Explaining What Someone Else Means

• Agree/Disagree and Why

• Say More

What is a question you can ask to encourage students to build on each other's ideas?

• Who can add onto the idea that Jamal is building?

• How does that idea square with Sonia's example?

• Why do you think he said that?

• Can you give an example?

Which talk move involves asking, "Who thinks they could explain why Simon came up with that answer?"

• Time to Think

• Explaining What Someone Else Means

• Challenge or Counterexample

• So, Are You Saying...?

Identify the odd one out:

• A case study helps improve analytical skills of learners

• Group discussion act an ice-breaker in the classroom

• A debate is similar to a brainstorming session

• Analysing a case-study scenario leads to collaborative learning