Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• a variety of ways to increase the engagement of the students in their class, and be able to apply the steps involved in teaching these practices
• How to prepare your classroom for cooperative learning by arranging the learning environment and teaching students necessary procedures- Ways to integrate technology, including clickers, to actively involve students

Understand

• that the more time their students spend actively involved in their learning, the greater their achievement will be
• the materials and resources necessary to begin using these techniques, and what they need to do to make their classroom conducive to active engagement
• how to incorporate these teaching practices into their daily lessons
• That writing good essential questions will guide student learning and promote better student conversations

and Be Able To

• use the strategies learned in this course as formative assessments, and use the data to plan future instruction
• use cooperative learning and higher level questioning to increase their students’ participation
• Choose cooperative learning experiences that are appropriate for the content being taught and keep their class actively engaged and learning throughout their instruction