Audio/Visual Sense-Making
Objective exercises are another tool for sense-making. How have you used them to help learners figure out new information?
Using Speaking to Teach: Types of Sense-Making Activities
What are some different categories and types of sense-making activities? We share some ideas here. Then, we’d love to hear your ideas!
Sense-Making Activities
Today we start a series of posts that look at sense-making activities for the presentation phase of a lesson. Read on to see what we mean, and then participate–please–
by completing the Try It Out section at the end the post.
Full and Running Over
Join us as we commune with the Master Teacher about those who send us off.
Bless this House
Join us as we commune with the Master Teacher, inviting Him into the process of setting up a new home in a new place.
I can
Do you need a fresh perspective before beginning another semester of teaching under pandemic limitations? Let’s start by setting some goals.
Relevance & Respect
Making learning relevant goes deeper than choosing topics and staying up-to-date. Melissa shows us how.
Lost in Learning
How could our teaching approach affect learner motivation? Melissa talks about getting students lost in learning.
How do you hear?
Looking for wisdom from the Master Teacher, Melissa considers His Parable of the Sower. Or should it be called the Parable of the Soils…or even Ears?
Ownership of Teaching
As our conversation about learner ownership comes to a close, we have some questions for you. In particular, how do you take ownership of your teaching?
Who owns classroom conversations?
This week we look at learner ownership in our classroom conversations. Refining our use of questions might encourage learners to take more ownership.
Stifling Ownership
Melissa starts our new series with a bit of humor. Then, over the next few weeks, we’ll consider learner ownership from different perspectives, including the Master Teacher’s.
Master Teaching 