Scot has shared many great strategies and ideas! I would like to highlight one...the 3-Act task...
In short: Act 1 - Present something to "hook" student interest. For example -
https://mrorr-isageek.com/smartcar-smash/:Act 2 - Let students "notice and wonder" and record facts they request that might be useful to respond to an agreed upon question (in this case..."how many bird craps are needed to crush a smart car????")
Solve the problem. Students may do so working in groups of three while standing together and collaborating at a white board.
Act 3 - Reveal the Solution - after sharing, explaining, critiquing, justifying, verifying, etc., students can view an answer as posted on Twitter.
Notice...some groups or classes can extend the original problem to determine how many pigeons...or turkeys...or emus....
Have fun!!!!
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Scott Adamson
Chandler-Gilbert CC
Chandler AZ
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2022 20:51:22
From: Scot Pruyn
Subject: IMPACT in Action - Specific actions to promote engagement
In this month's IMPACTful Thoughts blog, I shared some ideas for simple actions to increase student-content, student-student, and student-instructor engagement. What do you do in your classes to promote these types of engagement, or what do you look forward to trying in the future?
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Scot Pruyn
Mathematics Faculty & Learning Center Coordinator
Clackamas Community College
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