Active Learning 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject

by Silberman, Mel

• ISBN13: 9780205178667
• ISBN10: 0205178669
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-02-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The only book to cover active learning in the middle or secondary classroom, this is a sourcebook of hundreds of instructional strategies to engage students in learning for any subject.KEY TOPICS:Specific, practical strategies include ways to get students active from the start through activities that build teamwork and immediately get them thinking about the subject matter. 101 activities include ice-breakers for the beginning of class, strategies for the middle of a lesson, and concluding exercises to foster student reflection and future application. In addition, these activities are designed to enliven learning, deepen understanding, and promote retention. Designed for the preservice and inservice teacher, this book is effective for anyone teaching in middle schools, high schools, colleges, and centers for adult education.For professionals working in middle school/secondary school education.

Author Biography

Mel Silberman is a psychologist known internationally as a pioneer in the areas of interpersonal intelligence, active learning, and facilitation/consultation. As Professor of Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University, Mel has won two awards for his distinguished teaching. He is also President of Active Training, Princeton, N.J., a provider of products and seminars and publications in his areas of expertise. He has more than 30 years experience creating and honing techniques that inspire people to be people smart, learn faster and collaborate effectively.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(6)
About the Author	xv	(2)
Acknowledgments	xvii
1 Introducing Active Learning	1	(31)
How the Brain Works	2	(2)
Learning Styles	4	(1)
The Social Side of Learning	5	(1)
Concerns about Active Learning	6	(3)
The Nuts and Bolts of Active Learning	9	(23)
2 How to Get Students Active from the Start	32	(35)
Team-Building Strategies	34	(16)
1. Trading Places	35	(1)
2. Who's in the Class?	36	(2)
3. Group Resume	38	(2)
4. Predictions	40	(1)
5. TV Commercial	41	(1)
6. The Company You Keep	42	(2)
7. Really Getting Acquainted	44	(1)
8. Team Getaway	45	(1)
9. Reconnecting	46	(1)
10. The Great Wind Blows	47	(1)
11. Setting Class Ground Rules	48	(2)
On-the-Spot Assessment Strategies	50	(6)
12. Assessment Search	51	(1)
13. Questions Studens Have	52	(1)
14. Instant Assessment	53	(1)
15. A Representative Sample	54	(1)
16. Class Concerns	55	(1)
Immediate Learning Involvement Strategies	56	(11)
17. Active Knowledge Sharing	57	(2)
18. Rotating Trio Exchange	59	(2)
19. Go to Your Post	61	(1)
20. Lightening the Learning Climate	62	(1)
21. Exchanging Viewpoints	63	(1)
22. True or False?	64	(1)
23. Buying into the Course	65	(2)
3. How to Help Students Acquire Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes...Actively	67	(89)
Full-Class Learning	70	(13)
24. Inquiring Minds Want to Know	71	(1)
25. Listening Teams	72	(1)
26. Guided Note-Taking	73	(2)
27. Lecture Bingo	75	(1)
28. Synergetic Teaching	76	(1)
29. Guided Teaching	77	(1)
30. Meet the Guests	78	(1)
31. Acting Out	79	(1)
32. What's My Line?	80	(2)
33. Video Critic	82	(1)
Stimulating Class Discussion	83	(10)
34. Active Debate	84	(2)
35. Town Meeting	86	(1)
36. Three-Stage Fishbowl Discussion	87	(2)
37. Expanding Panel	89	(1)
38. Point-Counterpoint	90	(1)
39. Reading Aloud	91	(1)
40. Trial by Jury	92	(1)
Prompting Questions	93	(6)
41. Learning Starts with a Question	94	(2)
42. Planted Questions	96	(2)
43. Role Reversal Questions	98	(1)
Collaborative Learning	99	(9)
44. Information Search	100	(1)
45. The Study Group	101	(2)
46. Card Sort	103	(1)
47. Learning Tournament	104	(2)
48. The Power of Two	106	(1)
49. Team Quiz	107	(1)
Peer Teaching	108	(13)
50. Group-to-Group Exchange	109	(2)
51. Jigsaw Learning	111	(2)
52. Everyone Is a Teacher Here	113	(1)
53. Peer Lessons	114	(2)
54. Student-Created Case Studies	116	(2)
55. In the News	118	(1)
56. Poster Session	119	(2)
Independent Learning	121	(11)
57. Imagine	122	(2)
58. Writing in the Here and Now	124	(2)
59. Mind Maps	126	(1)
60. Action Learning	127	(2)
61. Learning Journals	129	(1)
62. Learning Contracts	130	(2)
Affective Learning	132	(9)
63. Seeing How It Is	133	(2)
64. Billboard Ranking	135	(1)
65. What? So What? Now What?	136	(2)
66. Active Self-Assessment	138	(2)
67. Role Models	140	(1)
Skill Development	141	(15)
68. The Firing Line	142	(2)
69. Active Observation and Feedback	144	(2)
70. Nonthreatening Role Playing	146	(1)
71. Triple Role Playing	147	(1)
72. Rotating Roles	148	(1)
73. Modeling the Way	149	(1)
74. Silent Demonstration	150	(2)
75. Practice-Rehearsal Pairs	152	(1)
76. I Am the-----	153	(1)
77. Curveballs	154	(1)
78. Advisory Group	155	(1)
4 How to Make Learning Unforgettable	156
Reviewing Strategies	158	(12)
79. Index Card Match	159	(1)
80. Topical Review	160	(1)
81. Giving Questions and Getting Answers	161	(1)
82. Crossword Puzzle	162	(1)
83. Jeopardy Review	163	(2)
84. College Bowl	165	(1)
85. Student Recap	166	(1)
86. Bingo Review	167	(2)
87. Hollywood Squares	169	(1)
Self-Assessment	170	(7)
88. Reconsidering	171	(1)
89. Return on Your Investment	172	(1)
90. Gallery of Learning	173	(1)
91. Physical Self-Assessment	174	(2)
92. Assessment Collage	176	(1)
Future Planning	177	(8)
93. Keep On Learning	178	(1)
94. Bumper Stickers	179	(1)
95. I Hereby Resolve	180	(1)
96. Follow-Up Questionnaire	181	(2)
97. Sticking to It	183	(2)
Final Sentiments	185
98. Goodbye Scrabble	186	(1)
99. Connections	187	(1)
100. Class Photo	188	(1)
101. The Final Exam	189