The Super 6: Student Engagement Strategies for Any Learning Environment

Strategy In-Person Social Distance Online

Students use various hand signals as nonverbal No change when done using social distance Be sure students have their video on and their hand
cues to quickly communicate their thinking, and masks. signals can be seen in the Zoom screen.
needs or level of understanding to the teacher.
Hand Signals Hand signals can also allow all students to
participate in classroom discussions in a
respectful and meaningful way.

Teacher provides ready-made cards for students Teacher provides each student a ready- In a Zoom setting, students could reply with thumb up
to hold up and show. made cards for students to hold up and icon on Zoom or could use physical engagement such as
show. The cards are not shared. stand up/sit down, thumbs up/thumbs down, raise hand
Response Cards could be: if, etc.
Cards YES-NO , Agree/Disagree, ABCD/1234, etc. Cards could be:
YES-NO, Agree/Disagree, ABCD/1234, etc. Students could take home a set of response cards for
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1. Prepare - Divide the reading selection into Students should stand with their groups 1. Prepare - Put students into groups of four. These
four segments. Put students into groups of four. social distanced and wearing masks instead groups will be the “home groups.” Divide the reading
These groups will be the “home groups” of the of sitting. selection into four segments.
jigsaw.
2. Introduce Home Groups - Explain the strategy
2. Introduce Home Groups - Divide the and the topic of study. Tell students that they are going
class into their home groups. Explain the to be responsible for teaching one segment or selection
strategy and the topic of study. Tell students to the group. Provide students with a note-taking guide
that they are going to be responsible for teaching or graphic organizer to record their learning.
one segment or selection to the group they are
sitting with now. 3. Break into Expert Groups - Now students will
leave their home group to independently read and
Jigsaw 3. Break into Expert Groups - Now students become an expert with their assigned section. Students
will leave their home group to sit with a group of Learn more about Flipgrid Here use the note-taking guide or graphic organizer to gather
students assigned to the same reading segment the information. Next, each student will create
or selection, their “expert group.” Ask students https://www.olatheschools.org/P a Flipgrid to summarize their learning. Students will
to begin reading individually. When students age/10224 then view all the Flipgrid recordings for their expert
are finished reading, the group should discuss group. Students should write down any additional
their segment so that each member is prepared learning they want to use for their
to discuss their part in their home group. final Flipgrid summary on their note-taking guide or
graphic organizer. Then students create a
4. Regroup with Home Group - Students final Flipgrid summary for their home group to view.
regroup with their home groups. Each student is
responsible for teaching their reading segment 4. Regroup with Home Group- Each student views
or selection to their home group.  All students the Flipgrid summaries of everyone in their home
 are responsible for learning all material.  group. Teacher could assign students to independently
Determine how you’d like students to organize write a final summary or complete a final graphic
and summarize all the information they’ve organizer.
learned.  For example, you can provide a graphic
organizer or ask them to make a poster to share Creating a Google Doc or Using Google Slides to
with the class. collaborate is another option.

In-Person Online:
Students use a white board and wipe off marker In a Zoom setting, students use a white board and wipe off marker to respond to teacher prompts
to respond to teacher prompts. and show them on the video screen.
Sharing a Whiteboard on Zoom

Social Distance
Students use a white board and wipe off marker 3.
to respond to teacher prompts in their own 4.
space without sharing materials.
White Boards
1. Click the Share Screen button located in your meeting tool bar.
2. Click Whiteboard.
Click Share.
The annotation tools will appear automatically, but you can press the Whiteboard option in
the meeting controls to show and hide them.
5. Use the page controls in the bottom-right corner of the whiteboard to create new pages and
switch between pages. Note: Only the participant or host that started sharing the whiteboard
has access to create and switch pages.
6. When you are done, click Stop Share.

Sharing a Whiteboard on Zoom (iPad)

1. Tap Share Content in Meeting Controls.

2. Tap Whiteboard.
3. The Annotation Tools should appear automatically. Tap the pen tool to show or hide them.
4. When you are done, tap Stop Share.

Creating a Google Doc or Using Google Slides to collaborate is another option.

Side of the In-Person Online:

Line Side of the Line: Teacher creates a line In a Zoom setting, teachers could use This or That. Students could respond with thumbs
(imaginary) down the middle of the up/down, show 1 or 2 fingers, or thumbs up for this-peace sign for that. They can use response cards
classroom. Teacher provides a question/ for ABCD answers.
Four Corners scenario with 2 choices and assigns each choice
to each side of the line. Students move to the Option 1:
side of the line that corresponds with their Side of the Line: Using a shared ppt. have a line with yes/agree on one end and no/disagree on the
choice. other. Teacher poses questions with those answers and students point to the side they would be on.
4 Corners: Using a shared ppt. provide multiple-choice questions and include answers in each
4 Corners: Post signs in 4 corners of the room corner of the slide. For each slide/question, provide wait time and then ask students to point to the
(A,B,C,D). Give a multiple-choice corner that represents their answer. Teacher can call on students to explain why
question/answers and give wait time. Ask they chose that answer.
students to move to the corner that represents Option 2:
the answer. Ask students in each corner to Side of the Line: Enable annotations (directions below) Use the annotations/stamps for students to
discuss why they chose that answer. Teacher indicate where they fall on the line.
 can call on students in a corner to share their Four Corners: Display a question with 4 multiple choice answers labeled ABCD. Have an ABCD in
answer.
Social Distance
Students should social distance and wear
masks while participating in the traditional
side of the line or 4 Corners.
You could use Takeoff Touchdown- Students
stand up or sit down at their desks depending
on their answer choice.
The class can go outside or in a large space so
that they aren’t close when standing on the line
or in corners.
Students are placed into a few groups of 4-6
students each and are given a discussion
question to talk about. After enough time has masks.
passed for the discussion to develop, one or two
students from each group rotate to a different
group, while the other group members remain
Conver- where they are.
Stations
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each corner of the slide. Have students “annotate” with stamps on the slide near the letter that
represents their answer choice.
To enable annotation for a group of users:
• Sign into the Zoom web portal.
• In the navigation panel, click User Management then Group Management.
• Click the applicable group name from the list, then click the Settings tab.
• Click the Meeting tab.
• Under Meeting (Basic), verify that Annotation is enabled.
• If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays,
click Turn On to verify the change.
Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level, and needs to be
changed at that level.
• (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow saving of shared screens with annotations.
• (Optional) Click the checkbox to restrict annotation to only the user sharing content.
• (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in your account, click
the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
Student directions for how to start annotating:
• On the green bar where it tells you who is sharing her screen, click the “Annotate” button
(or the three dots then Annotate)
• Click the feature you’d like to use on the annotate toolbar
• Click your mouse where you’d like to annotate and type A B C or D.
• To stop annotating, click “Annotate” again
iPad Directions: On the bottom left of the iPad screen, there is a circle with the name of the person
who is screen sharing. (There is also a pencil symbol.) Tap on the circle and the tools for annotation
will show in a new bar.
Can be done as listed with students Use Google Slides or Google Docs to create
maintaining social distancing and wearing a collaborative discussion board.
1. Pose the question at the top of the document.
2. Assign students a section to read the question
and respond. Students can also comment on other
Learn more about Google Here students’ comments as well.
https://www.olatheschools.org/P 3. Move students from one section to the next. Have
age/10085 them quickly read the question and either respond at
the bottom of the section or respond to another
student’s response. Each student should be prepared to
read the new responses in their original section and
respond to the new thoughts.