Instructor's Toolkit For Engaging Participants

1. Response Cards

Teachers prepare a set of response cards for each student prior to the lesson. Following instruction, a teacher asks a variety of questions requiring a student response. Format for response cards may be:
• Yes / No Response Cards
• True / False Response Cards
• Other vehicles: Thumbs Up / Down; Stand up if you agree

2. Lecture Bingo

Teacher selects key terms from lecture and creates a BINGO game:
• Begin with a blank BINGO card and put a term in each square until card is filled
• During the lecture, have students monitor their card and communicate “Bingo” with class

3. Red Rubber Ball

Allows teacher to use a ball to select the question that a single student or team has to answer.
• Write letters or numbers on the ball with permanent marker to indicate questions recorded on
3 x 5 cards and numbered or lettered correspondingly
• Toss ball to student and have student (or team members) answer question related to where left
thumb is when ball is caught

4. Pick Your Post

Teacher prepares 4 or 5 stations around the classroom, each with a sheet of paper to delineate an
activity that allows students to demonstrate their learning. Following instructions, students can be
divided into groups to move through the various stations.
Examples:
Prepare a skit
List and define key terms
Write a poem
List key concepts

Base activities on age and ability.