Student Engagement Posts
Make Your Own Individual White Boards with Household Items
Individual white boards are an extremely versatile instructional tool in both face-to-face and virtual settings. Teachers can pose a broad range of questions and prompts for students, who indicate their responses using dry erase markers. As with...
Scavenger Hunt! Energize Your Class with this Ultimate Virtual Brain Break!
When we are teaching in a face-to-face classroom, it is always a great idea to utilize a Brain Break when needed. Virtual Learners also need opportunities to recharge and re-energize. Some folks might even argue that such activities are even more...
How To Play ‘Would You Rather?’ During a Virtual Lesson
Would You Rather? is both a classic ice breaker game and a powerful educational activity. I find that many teachers are aware of Would You Rather?, but have not considered how it can be used academically. The rules are simple. The...
How to Entice Students to Turn Their Cameras On During Virtual Instruction
Teachers tend to want students to turn their cameras on during synchronous virtual instruction. Unfortunately, many teachers find that their students prefer to leave their cameras off for one reason or another. Having cameras on during class immensely increases the...
Simple Tools for Dynamic Virtual Instruction
Many of us prefer the face-to-face, personal interactions afforded by a typical school year. Unfortunately, none of us are experiencing a typical school year. While we may find ourselves in less-than-ideal situations right now, the very traits...