Who's Thinking??

An important goal as a teacher is crafting instruction that gets all students to think and participate at the same time. Instead of asking kids to raise their hands to answer questions, have them turn and tell their neighbor what they think. Then have them share out. This way they all have to come up with a response and they can learn from each other. Using cooperative learning structures is a great way to hold students accountable for learning and capturing their attention. For other ideas see the mentor website.