Student Engagement

Definition of Pairs and Squares

• Students form pairs, discuss and then form squares and discuss again.

• Students sit in a large circle and discuss.

• Students get in groups of three and discuss.

• The teacher discusses with the students.

When a student must decide how many times they want to talk in a day, and keep track of that number this is called...

• Give One, Get One

• Who Talks First

• Pairs and Squares

• Stepping up and Stepping back

This discussion activity involves the use of a ball to determine who is speaking next

• Stop n Share

• Talking Ball

• Donut Sharing

• Who Talks First

This is where students walk around the room, share ideas, and write down other ideas

• Donut Sharing

• Pairs and Squares

• Give One, Get One

• Stepping Up and Stepping Back

For Stop n Shares students move around the room when _____ stops, they talk to the closest person about their ideas

The students form two circles, the outer circle facing the inner one. A question is asked, the students discuss, and rotate when directed. This is called...

• Pairs and Squares

• Talking Ball

• Stop n Share

• Donut Sharing

Students recieve a set number of tokens, each time they talk a token is removed. This is an example of....

• Talk Tokens

• Give one, Get one

• Who Talks First

• Stop n Share

The teacher decides who talks first when the students are doing a turn and talk. This type of engagement is called...