Window Pane Lecture

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Window Pane Lecture
Directions As the teacher instructs the class,
students listen and participate. After the first
part of the lecture or activity ends, students
_______ ________________ and jot down _______ and
____________ that capture the essence of the
content. The process continues until all panes
of the window are complete.
What is it? Why should we do it?
Individual Active Learning Opportunities
Active Lesson Closure
Small Group Active Learning Opportunities
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Active Learning

• If teaching were only telling, my children would
  be incredibly brilliant Ive told them
  everything they need to know.
• -Howard G. Hendricks
• Definition Learning by ________________.
• Research Findings
• Students learn best when _____________ subject
  matter (learning by doing.)
• Teachers who rely exclusively on any one
  ________________ approach often fail to get
  through to significant numbers of students.
• When we involve students in activities that lead
  them to discuss, _____________, clarify, and
  _________ about course content, we not only
  foster better retention of subject matter but
  help expand students' thinking abilities as well
  (Myers and Jones, xi-xii).
• Benefits of Active Learning

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Individual Active Learning Opportunities
Short Takes Activities for providing brisk
pacing, variety in classroom activities, and
effective engagement of learners. These take it,
process it, show me what you know and can do
activities form a major building block for
effective use of learning time.
ABC Brainstorming At the beginning of a lesson,
write a topic on the chalkboard and then tell
students to write as many ________ or ________
(beginning with each letter of the alphabet) that
are connected to the ________ as they can. After
individuals try, you may want to allow them to
give one, get one from other classmates.
Jumbled Summary Write key ________ or ________
from an explanation in random order. Ask students
to ________ the terms and reorder them in
logical sequence as a ________ to a topic or as a
knowledge ________ after studying something new.
Draw A Picture At the end of a segment of
teacher-directed instruction, ask participants to
work in pairs to create a ________ summary of how
they would organize information, reach a
conclusion, or interact differently based on the
demonstration you provided.
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ABC Brainstorming What do you already know about
ACTIVE LEARNING?
A_________________________________________________
___ B ____________________________________________
_______ C ________________________________________
___________ D ____________________________________
_______________ E ________________________________
___________________ F ____________________________
_______________________ G ________________________
__________________________ H _____________________
______________________________ I
__________________________________________________
__ J _____________________________________________
_______ K ________________________________________
___________ L ____________________________________
_______________ M ________________________________
___________________ N ____________________________
_______________________ O _______________________
____________________________ P ___________________
________________________________ Q
__________________________________________________
_ R______________________________________________
______ S ________________________________________
____________ T___________________________________
_________________ U _____________________________
______________________ V_________________________
___________________________W _____________________
______________________________X
__________________________________________________
_Y ______________________________________________
_____Z __________________________________________
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Jumbled Summary
Answers 1. ______________________________________
_______________ __________________________________
_____________________ 2. _________________________
____________________________ _____________________
__________________________________
Draw A Picture
What does ACTIVE LEARNING look like in your head?
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Small Group Active Learning Opportunities
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1. Numbered Heads Together 2. Russian Roulette 3.
Stand Share 4. Spontaneous Lectures 5.
Inside-Outside Circles 6. Group Reporters 7.
Jigsaw 8. KWL Strategies 9. Solution Sort 10.
Three Step Interview 11. Bean Bag Press
Conference 12. Circle of Knowledge 13.
Fishbowl 14. Four Corners 15. Gallery/Walkabout 16
. Miniversity 17. Passing Notes 18. Peer
Cards 19. Poster Sessions 20. Response Groups
(1) 21. Response Groups (2) 22. Rotating Small
Group Stations 23. Round Robin 24.
Snowballing 25. Think-Pair-Share
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Active Lesson Closure

• ABC Summary
• Give each student a different ________ of the
  alphabet.
• Ask each one to think of a ________ or ________
  beginning with that letter that is connected to
  the topic.
• ________ around the classroom having the students
  say each word/phrase out loud and record their
  responses on the chart.

• Ticket to Leave
• Give the students a ________ just before lunch or
  at the end of the period.
• After they answer it, they ________ it to you on
  their way out.
• Review the answers and either respond in ________
  , use them as a ________ point for the next
  lesson, or as a basis to _____________
  misunderstood information.

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ABC Summary What did you learn about ACTIVE
LEARNING?
A_________________________________________________
___ B ____________________________________________
_______ C ________________________________________
___________ D ____________________________________
_______________ E ________________________________
___________________ F ____________________________
_______________________ G ________________________
__________________________ H _____________________
______________________________ I
__________________________________________________
__ J _____________________________________________
_______ K ________________________________________
___________ L ____________________________________
_______________ M ________________________________
___________________ N ____________________________
_______________________ O _______________________
____________________________ P ___________________
________________________________ Q
__________________________________________________
_ R______________________________________________
______ S ________________________________________
____________ T___________________________________
_________________ U _____________________________
______________________ V_________________________
___________________________W _____________________
______________________________X
__________________________________________________
_Y ______________________________________________
_____Z __________________________________________
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Ticket to Leave
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Final Thought Tactics that Encourage Active
Listening/Learning
Use the following tactics during class to ensure
that students are actively engaged in thinking
about the content. Students should be called on
_______________ so that everyone participates.
Students should be routinely called upon to 1.
_______________ or put into their own words what
the teacher or another student has said. 2.
_______________ on what they have said. 3. Relate
the issue or content to their own knowledge and
_______________ . 4. Give examples to clarify or
_______________ what they have said. 5. Make
_______________ between related concepts. 6.
_______________ the instructions or assignment in
their own words. 7. State the _______________ at
issue. 8. Describe to what extent their point of
view on the issue is _______________ from or
_______________ to the point of view of the
instructor, other students, the author, etc. 9.
Take a few minutes to ________ _______ any of the
above. 10. Write down the most pressing
_______________ in their mind. 11. Discuss any of
the above with a _______________ and then
participate in a group discussion facilitated by
the instructor. From the work of Dr. Richard Paul
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References
Jackson, Tom. More Activities That Teach. Cedar
City, UT Red Rock Publishing. 1995. Kagan,
Spencer. Cooperative Learning. San Clemente, CA
Kagan Publishing. 1994. Myers, Chet and Thomas
B. Jones. (1993). Promoting Active Learning
Strategies for the College Classroom. San
Francisco Jossey-Bass. Paul, Richard.
www.criticalthinking.org, 2002. Wright, Delivee
L. (1993, November). Active Learning
Rationale and Strategies. Teaching at UNL,
15.3.
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