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1. What was the most surprising or unexpected concept you learned today? Why did it surprise you?

2. Can you identify a concept you learned today that contradicts something you previously knew or believed?

3. How can you apply what you've learned in this unit to a real-life situation or another subject?

4. What part of this lesson would you like more information about? Why?

5. If you were to explain what you learned today to someone, what would be the three key ideas you would highlight? Why do you think these ideas are important to remember?

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For math, I have posted problems similar to the week's application assignment maybe 4 different variations, assign students to one so there are 3-4 responses. Gives them practice, collob as a dress rehersal for the assignment.

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Students have to create a design or an idea as a group and compete with one another. They break into two break out rooms and have 5 minutes to come up with a business idea, logo design, theme, etc and then present to the class! House points awarded for winning team

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Curipod is phenomenal. I've used it since I started and allows for interactive lessons- all while allowing the teacher to track attendance, participation, and understanding. It the keeps a record of all student work/responses to go check later if needed. It's anonymous for students but teachers can track all this info in the reports and during the interactive lesson

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I use the direct chat for math A LOT so that students are comfortable sharing answers that may not be correct. I can still compliment them for participating but then can follow up with, "Here's a common mistake I noticed..."

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Present 3 different ways of doing an assignment (for example, three design ideas for the graphic design course). Students vote in the chat and then defend their vote.

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We start with a fun question and then discuss for a few minutes. It sometimes gets pretty heated. Some examples:

Best ice cream, best cookie, what superpower would you choose, best/worst month, best/worst day of the week, favorite animal

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Google slides add-on that lets you enter math equations into slides - great for the upper levels where you need more complexity, characters, and symbols!

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I will sometimes show students slides with mistakes or things that can be improved. They have to find what is wrong and explain why out loud.

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I love using this for multiple things- quiz, check-ins, etc :)

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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Perfect for a fun review game!

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These are super easy to incorporate in math!

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FigJam is an online collaborative whiteboard.

Students can work in groups to generate and organize ideas using features like sticky notes, shapes, and drawing tools.

A good replacement for Google's Jamboard

Example

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Breakout rooms create space for student voice, collaboration, and application of ideas.

Ideas of When to Use:

Think-Pair-Share activities

Small-group text analysis or problem-solving

Peer feedback on writing or projects

Role-plays, debates, or simulations

Tips for Success:

Keep groups small (2–4 students)

Provide a clear, simple task or prompt (post in chat or on slide)

Set a time limit and give a 1-minute warning

Assign roles: facilitator, note-taker, reporter

Bring everyone back for a whole-class share-out

Remind students that you can see if they’re participating!

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The teacher asks the class a question and gives students time to think of their response.

The teacher asks the students to type their responses in the chat, but DO NOT SUBMIT until the teacher counts down and gives the signal to submit.

When all students have been given enough time to type their responses, the teacher then counts down “3 - 2 - 1 - Chat Waterfall!” and all the responses simultaneously show up in the chat like a waterfall.

Students are given time to read and respond to the responses.

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Good for younger ones because it sustains their attention, since they won’t know when one will pop up

Hide small findings in your slides or virtual classroom (a meme, quote, can be anything!).

Tell students there are 3–5 hidden per week. They can “claim” them in chat when found.

You can give them points, put their “digital badge” on a leaderboard using Padlet.

Check standings at the end of the month with them for fun

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Fun Slide Templates:

https://www.slidescarnival.com/

https://slidesgo.com/

Icons & Images:

https://www.flaticon.com/

https://giphy.com/

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Active Learning Strategies for Interactive Lecture from the University of Nebraska

Lecturing Strategies & Teaching for Engagement from UC Berkeley

Interactive Lecture Strategies from Rutgers University

Hawkeye Introductory Courses Toolkit

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Have each student flip their camera on for the first minute of class

Wave hi to classmates and the teacher

Answer a fun, personal question– Where are you today? If you could eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? What recent accomplishment are you most proud of? - Present questions on a welcome slide. Could offer multiple questions for students to select from, or one question for the whole class

Option to leave the camera on for the session or turn it off

** The idea behind this strategy is to build students' confidence and comfort level with having their cameras on. Hopefully, after a few “first-minute flips,” students will feel a connection with peers and be more comfortable leaving cameras on, even if it only lasts the first 10-15 minutes of class.

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Create a free basic account

Can be used as an opening activity, a way to share lesson information/ have a discussion, or to review content

Many awesome decks are already created, or create your own!

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PearDeck can turn any slideshow you create into an interactive experience for students!

Access PearDeck slide templates through “Add-Ons” → “Get Add-Ons” → Search “PearDeck” → “Allow Access” Then PearDeck should open on the right side of the screen - VIDEO TUTORIAL

View the content library. Here you will see sections for

Beginning of Lesson, During Lesson, End of Lesson

Critical Thinking and Social-Emotional Learning

Subject area specific templates- Math, Science, SS, World Language, and ELA

You can start from scratch, or add PearDeck templates to a slideshow you already created - VIDEO TUTORIAL

When you are ready to use PearDeck with your students, you click Start Lesson. It generates a code for students to join. PearDeck will then store all student responses in your teacher account for later review. This is super helpful when grading student participation!

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Post a question in the chat and have students respond before leaving the Zoom session

An easy way to take attendance at the end of the session to see which students were still present

Good way to check for understanding gauge where students are with the content at the end of the session

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Having students fill out a Google Form exit ticket is a great way to end a session and allows you to have a record of the information

Clearly shows which students attended the seminar, an easy way to track participation

A way to gauge understanding and helpful feedback for creating the next seminar

Example Google Form Exit Ticket 1

Example Google Form Exit Ticket 2

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Students can explore different activities related to course topics and collaborate throughout the slides

Can be completed in Google Slides or a Jamboard, depending on the purpose of the stations or the preference of the teacher

As a class, review the slides to end the activity

Google Slides example

Station rotation can also be used with Jamboard!

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To prepare for this activity, teachers would consolidate student work into a single class slideshow and remove any students' names.

During the seminar, students would scroll through the gallery of student work and answer guided questions.

Guided question suggestions:

What’s something new I learned about this topic? What’s something that surprised me about this topic? What’s something I liked about this presentation?

What’s something I noticed? What’s something I wonder?

Submission suggestions:

Students can type their responses in the speaker notes (they would need editing access for this)

Students can submit their thoughts via Google Form. As the teacher, you would have a record of the student submission. If you want to share the feedback with the students, hide the name column and download it as a PDF