Vibrant Lessons by:

The Creative Collective

GL:Izet Isaiev
M1:Randa Mohammed
M2:Fatimah Alnashi
M3:Zeynep Basoglu
M4:Manizha Sokhibova
 Metacognition to begin with
Metacognition is basically thinking
about thinking.
Students like to ask why we learn this
and that. That might lead lesson
astray. To avoid such disruption you
can use these questions to improve
students’ motivation by using the
technique of metacognition.
Students will brainstorm the essence
and importance of your lesson in
everyday life and be motivated to keep
getting knowledge.
Encouraging participation:positive reinforcement
Discussion strategy is considered
to be a good idea in general.
Students learn to express their
ideas and not afraid to participate
in heated discussion. Teacher
plan the topic and flow of
discussion beforehand the trick
that minimise chaos during
discussion.
Tips to encourage participation:
● Invite quiet students to take
part ● Reach individually to students who do not want to speak at
all and help them overcome their issues
● Always encourage and
● Highlight when students express their disagreement in a
thank students no matter constructive way
how controversial the idea
 Collaborative learning
I have been introduced to collaborative
learning during the competition of World
Scholar’s Cup. My students were excited to
engage in collaborative writing. The idea of
such strategy includes the combination of
individual work and cooperation. Students
choose the field of study, discuss together
their topics for 15 minutes using all kinds of
outside resources and then write any kind of
story/novel/poem/comic book etc.
The idea behind this strategy is to be creative
in cooperation and teamwork. Students tend
to produce some of the finest of their products
during such activity.
Member 1: Randa Mohammed

Tip 1- Reorganize your classroom space

❖ Students are used to traditional classroom setup with rows of desks facing the teacher at the front of the
room, and reorganize the classroom can be very helpful for them to focus more.
❖ For example,wide-open spaces and small-group configurations foster movement and creativity in the
classroom will help students engagemore in a collaborative
environment.
❖ Also, having classroom designs with new furniture, colorful and high tech tools help them more in staying
alert.According to EdTechMagazine.com”Classroom designs have been shown to cultivate deeper and more
student-centered learning encounters that are more flexible, active, mobile and fun.”
❖ Nowadays, generation’s life style has changed so getting what they look for in a classroom help the
teachers build a better relationship with the students therefore be very successful.
Member 1 :Randa Mohammed

Tip 2- Create classroom activities

❖ Students like different kind of activities to get them more involved in a classroom,
especially now technology is everywhere.
❖ Teachers can take advantage of technology tools such as IPad and try to build a book.
According to teacher Ursula V. says, “iPads are a great visual-learning tool—for mind
mapping, quick research and representing students’ thinking visually, especially during
discussions or note-taking”. Example, I use Book Creator throughout a unit for
reflections—especially in science, humanities and literature with my 10- to 12-year-old
group.”
❖ There are so many other tools that can be used to create so many activities such as
Gamify,phET sims,Popplet and Mindomo.
References
● https://www.weareteachers.com/41-tips-tricks-techniques-1
1-classroom/

● https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/09/what-horiz
on-education-technology

● Image credit: phet.colorado.edu

● Image credit: http://bookcreator.com/
Member 2: Fatimah Alnashi

Tip 1- Differentiation Norms

. Differentiation refers to a wide variety of teaching techniques and lesson adaptations that educators use to instruct a divers group of
students, with diverse learning needs, in the same course, classroom, or learning environment.

. Differentiate at least four classroom elements based on student readiness, interest, or learning profile:

- Content - What the student needs to learn or how the student will get access to the information
- . using reading materials at varying readability levels.
- Process - activities in which the student engages in order to make sense of or master the content;
. Using tiered activities through which all learners work with the same important understanding and skills, but proceed with
different levels of support, challenge, or complexity
- Products - culminating projects that ask the student to rehearse, apply, and extend what he or she has learned in a unit; and
. Giving students options of how to express required learning (e.g., create a puppet show, write a letter, or develop a mural
with labels)
- Learning environment - the way the classroom works and feels.
. Making sure there are places in the room to work quietly and without distraction, as well as places that invite student
collaboration.
Member 2: Fatimah Alnashi

Tip 2- Let the students know what’s going on

We Can just hand out the books and start teaching, but it’s easier to get where you want to go
if everyone’s onboard. Students should know what they're going to learn, why they’re learning
it, and how it’ll be evaluated. I also learned to use a rubric so that kids know right from the
beginning how their work will be evaluated and, therefore, what they should strive for.
References

● 8 Essential Teaching Tips from Someone Who Has Seen It All (wgu.edu)

● Differentiation Definition (edglossary.org)

● students engagement - Bing images

Member 3:Zeynep Basoglu

Tip 1 - Don't Fear Silence

Students will eventually talk. While we may think the silence is long, students need time to
process your questions and to come up with answers.Get used to dead air. Many instructors
fear silence. All those eyes looking at you. Waiting. Waiting. But there's nothing wrong with
dead air. Give yourself time to think before responding (fifteen seconds usually works).Give
them a chance to think and they will eventually talk.
Member 3: Zeynep Basoglu

Tip 2 -Get Feedback from The Students

During the last five minutes of class ask students to reflect
on the lesson and write down what they've learned.Fill out
index cards answering the following question: "What's the
most significant thing you heard or the most significant thing
that happened in class today?" Let students know that this
doesn't just mean something that the instructor has said or
done. The response could address any aspect of the class.
Complete a card answering the question yourself.
Later, read through all the responses, select one or more
that are provocative enough to be useful in subsequent
classes, then read them aloud, discuss the issues they raise,
etc. Even if you're unable to use one or more responses to
follow up directly, these provide a good snapshot
assessment of what's happening for students. Their choices
are almost always very diverse, and, not surprisingly, very
different from what I have chosen as most significant.
Inevitably, this exercise acts as a rudder to move my teaching
and learning closer to the learning of the students.
References

● https://www.utc.edu
● https://writing.colostate.edu/teaching/guide.cfm?guideid=97
● https://gradepowerlearning.com/why-students-dont-participate-in-class/
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https://tlt.cofc.edu/2019/09/23/top-5-tips-to-get-students-to-read-your-feedback/
 Member 4 : Manizha Sokhibova
Tip 1-Sticky-Note Storm
❏ This task is excellent for brainstorming, evaluating, and thinking innovatively. It's also an
excellent opportunity for students to teach and learn from one another. It works best when
students are seated in small groups at tiny tables.
❏ Note: Keep a supply of sticky notes on hand at each table.
❏ The teacher asks a question, gives students a
time restriction, and gives them a minute to
consider before they write.
"For example, how many arithmetic
problems with the solution 7 can you write down
in two minutes?" or "Write down as many
adjectives as you can in 1 minute."
❏ Each student writes down as many responses
as they can think of on sticky notes and pins them in the
center of the table.
❏ The aim is to come up with as many ideas as possible and to cover the table
with sticky notes! Students critique one another's ideas at the end of each round.
Member 4 : Manizha Sokhibova

Tip 2. Exit Slips

❏ Exit slips are a tried-and-true exercise for a short wrap-up activity.

Students might write two sentences on what they learned today, or
they could react to a thought-provoking question regarding what
you taught.
★ It might be broadened to "what was the most significant thing you
learnt today?"
❏ Then you may determine whether or not to bring it up again in your
next lesson.
❏ You may check with them to see whether they recall what they put
down.
❏ Exit slips, in either case, are a quick and straightforward solution.
 References
● Mulvahill, E. (2019, August 27). 10 fun alternatives to think-pair-share. Retrieved
April 13, 2022, from https://www.weareteachers.com/think-pair-share-alternatives/
● Knapen, R. (2018, June 13). 20 interactive teaching activities for in the interactive
classroom. Retrieved April 13, 2022, from
https://www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2018/06/20-interactive-teaching-activities-for-i
n-the-interactive-classroom

● Another wrap-up activities

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https://www.classcraft.com/b
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