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EDUC3835 Indispensable Ways Assignment

2: Sketchnotes.

Sketchnotes are visual representations of challenging concepts students can use to help them imagine what they're learning. They are also a great graphic organizer for the artist/creative type students in the class.&#160;

Along with sketchnotes, other visual aids like flow-charts and concept maps can also help the class conceptualize the important information.

1: Summary (Not Just Copying and Pasting)

No, this does not mean just oversimplifying the information at hand. Students are far more likely to retain information taught by sticking with key concepts and important ideas rather than just trying and "control-V" the information word for word from their brains to the page.

Students who are attempting to summarize information may be allowed to close their laptops/other devices showing them the information and vocalize a summary or do a quick summarization on paper.

4: Drawing and Illustration

Drawing games are a great pastime for students, especially when they don't want to complete schoolwork. Instead, use these drawing games as a way to get them thinking and sharpen their memory of an object. Most students will feel more accomplished in something they made themselves, no matter the quality, rather than something they were simply told to look at.

5: Teaching "Well."

This might seem obvious, but teaching well is one of the single most important parts of teaching. Building great relationships is the core tenet of what makes a great teacher, and there is more than one way to proliferate a great relationship between the teacher and the class.

Think-pair-share's, Three-before-me's, and Jigsaw groups are just three of the many methods with which to promote communities not just between the teacher and the class, but between different classmates as well. Think-pair-share's are groups where they learn and discuss issues together. Three-before-me's are systems where students who need help ask three other students before asking for the teacher to promote social skills and confidence. Jigsaw groups are specialized formations where one student will commit to one area of content and bring their areas together.

5 Ways to Deepen Student Comprehension By Isaac Cochran

Asking students questions is a time-honored practice, something that never fails to get some kind of response from the class. Whether that response is positive or negative, however, is always left up to chance. Asking good questions can get a class thinking. Yes or no questions can activate surface level thinking and participation, but other types of questions can do the job much better.

3: Asking Great Questions

Asking "great" questions allows a class to engage with the content on more than one level. Explaining, exploring, and interpolating can do miles more than just asking them whether something is true or not.