TOTAL PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES: chapters 1 – 3

1. TOTAL PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES: chapters 1 – 3 Dr. megan j. scrantonneumann university

2. The high cost of disengagement • Too much of today’s teaching is characterized by a stand-and-deliver approach to presenting content – students are “listening objects” • Every 9 seconds, we lose a student due to dropping out • The reasons for dropping out vary depending on the students, but the number one reason—cited by the dropouts themselves—is boredom • H. S. students described their preferred instructional strategies as ones that were hands-on & that contained opportunities for debate & discussion – ENGAGEMENT • Effective teaching can make a difference!

3. Total participation techniques (TPT) • TPTs – Teaching techniques that allow for all students to demonstrate, at the same time, active participation & cognitive engagement in the topic being studied • If you infuse your teaching with TPTs, you will be a stronger teacher & fewer students will fall through the cracks of our educational system • Use of TPTs provides teachers with evidence of active participation & cognitive engagement & are very easy to use • TPTs work best in classrooms that practice constant back & forth, from the text or teachers to students, from students to students, & from students to teachers

4. Use of TPTs to Ensure higher-order thinking • Creating classroom opportunities for developing higher-order thinking is essential for helping students become the critical thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, & change makers upon which every society thrives • In addition to keeping students engaged, teachers need to keep students cognitively engaged – thinking deeply • TPTs can require that students make connections from the classroom content to real life • Ask: 1) What is the big picture in your content objectives? 2) How can you make it relevant? 3) What questions will you ask? • Aim for High Cognition/High Participation in every lesson

5. Ensure higher-order thinking • Students will come up with things you would have never expected them to come up with • Collectively your students’ experiences are broader than yours & broader than any one individual student’s • Higher-order thinking thrives on interaction • Higher-order thinking builds academic confidence

6. conclusion • “When teachers carefully structure the delivery of their content so as to ensure active participation & cognitive engagement by every learner, they help ensure that the learning will be lasting and meaningful. And they ensure that not one student will be abandoned along the way.”

7. Tpt tools & supplies • Make a TPT Folder containing the following tools: • A laminated piece of light-colored construction paper – whiteboard • A flannel square or sock – dry eraser • A dry-erase pen • True/Not True Hold-Up Cards • Multiple-Choice Hold-Up Cards • Emotion Hold-Up Cards – pictures of faces, each with distinct emotional expressions • Decks of paper-clipped Number Cards

8. Additional tpt tools & supplies • A completed Appointment Agenda • The Processing Card • A laminated Hundreds Chart • A laminated A – Z Chart • Laminated Content-related Charts – such as maps, timelines, or table of elements • Bounce Cards – facilitate talk b/t students • Guide Note-taking Templates – such as Lecture T-Chart, Debate Team Carousel, or Picture Notes (Chapter 7) • A smaller envelope with note cards or smaller pieces of scrap paper – for Quick-Writes, Quick-Draws

9. Resource boxes • “Think Outside the Pencil Box” • For any grade-level • Scissors • Glue sticks • Highlighters • Markers