The presentation will help the audience to explore the impact and implementation of active learning to excite, engage and empower students in the learning process. In this connection, the ppt shares some of the best teaching practices for the enrichment of KSA (Knowledge, Skills and Application).

1. By Saima Abedi

3. • Each group will get a stack of index cards.
• Each group will try to build the tallest card
house!

5. Before you could add a card to the house, you
have to write something on it that every member of
the team had in common. As more cards were
added, the commonalities tended to stretch a bit,
but it was all in the name of teamwork.

6. What could be the biggest challenge in
developing a classroom community and
how to overcome it?

7. “Schools and classrooms are where
children spend a significant amount of time
each week, and teachers have an
opportunity to help their students make the
most of that time together by developing a
classroom community each day.
McKinney, 2017

9. • Sit in a group.
• Create a list of words that you believe
defines active learning.
• You must use at least 15 different words to
define active learning.
• The most important words should appear
larger than other words.

10. https://wordart.com/create
https://worditout.com/word-cloud/create
https://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/

11. Drawing on students’ background
knowledge and experiences, can be an
effective way to bridge gaps and make the
content more accessible.
(Robertson, 2007)

12. • Kickstart student engagement (ice breaker)
• Activate Scheme and evoke curiosity
• Encourage building of new connections
• Visualize brainstorming feedback
• Help students reach a consensus as a group
• Ease into deep discussions for genuine responses
• Summarize topics to develop understanding

13. Which activating prior knowledge
strategy do you employ in your lessons?

14. Anticipation GuideKWL CHART

15. Intuition
Gut reaction
Emotion
Analyze past trends
Your knowledge
Weak points
Negative outcomes
Optimistic viewpoint
Benefits of the decision
Process control
Need of plan B
Creative solutions
to a problem

17. Group Work
Pre-teaching Vocabulary
A-Match the meaning with the words.
B-Read the rules of the memory game.

20. Why is pre-teaching vocabulary important
(specifically in a reading lesson)?

21. Line it up and fold it.

23. Which type of questions promotes deeper
learning?
Support your answer with examples.

24. Display Questions
Factual
Yes/ No
Reasoning
Explanation
Genuine/ Referential Questions
Opinion
Discussion
Elaboration
Evaluation

25. • Read the given article to find the key points that you
would like to share with other group’s members.
• Distribute the key points among your team members.
• Once prepared, assemble in such a way that you have
your opponents on each of your side.
• Share your piece of information and listen to others.

27. What is the best way to learn: by
reading, discussion or teaching others?
Support your answer with reasoning.

32. Roll the dice in pairs or in groups. Each number on the dice
corresponds to a type of question:
•Who
•What
•When
•Where
•Why
How
When you ask successful question or respond to them correctly,
you will earn the dice points.
Take turns to play and record the points. You can use the
material for reference to confirm the answers.

33. Turn and Talk
Which skill or concept can be taught through this dice
activity?
Time: 2- 3 min

34. Commutative Property Partners

35. https://soundcloud.com/saima-
abedi/reaching-hearts

36. 1. Compose a story for narration.
2. Take pictures or download for the cover page.
3. Install SoundCloud on your cell phone.
4. Create an account by linking to gmail or fb.
5. Record your story.
6. Press next and add cover picture and title.
7. Tap to post your recording.

39. Resources:
10 Online Learning Activities for Active Learners
https://blog.weevur.io/10-online-learning-activities-for-active-learners-f56a144f1112
Active Learning Strategies
https://teaching.berkeley.edu/active-learning-strategies
http://www.queensu.ca/teachingandlearning/modules/students/22_active_learning_strategies.html
ACTIVE LEARNING VS PASSIVE LEARNING
https://www.classcraft.com/blog/features/active-learning-vs-passive-learning/
https://titan-learning.com/active-learning-vs-passive-learning/
McKinney, A. (2017).The Importance of Building Community in the Classroom
https://www.teachervision.com/blog/morning-announcements/importance-building-community-classroom
Rivera, J (2010) Authentic Oral Interaction in the EFL Class:
What It Means, What It Does not
https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/13833/36806
Robertso, K. (2007). Connect Students' Background Knowledge to Content in the ELL Classroom
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/connect-students-background-knowledge-content-ell-classroom

40. For grouping
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/genia-connell/15-quick-and-creative-ways-group-and-
partner-students/
https://www.create-abilities.com/blogs/create-abilities-blog/6-easy-ways-to-group-your-students
Wordle
Gardner, T. (2018) Ten Active Learning Strategies Using Word Clouds
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-english-community/bedford-
bits/blog/2018/05/08/ten-active-learning-strategies-using-word-clouds