As a teacher, do you have trouble keeping your students engaged while they're in the classroom? Look no further! These 7 tips will keep your students super-engaged!

1. 7 Creative Ways to Increase
Engagement in the Classroom

2. 1) Let students curate the material
• Instead of deciding what to teach the students, let
them suggest what content should be taught
• Use a Google Form, a shared Google Doc, or the
board to accept suggestions

3. 2) Gamify your classroom
• Award badges
• Just like in video games, allow
multiple chances
• Make progress visible by placing
progress bars on the wall
• Embrace failure
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4. 3) Begin with a confidence booster
• Start with a quick exercise that
all students can perform fairly
easily
• Example: In groups, find
mistakes in material written on
the board. When ready, signal
the teacher.

5. 4) The 10:2 method
10 min of instruction 2 min to process
• Discuss with a fellow student
• Write down a short summary
• Student questions

6. 5) Get the students moving
• Let students “vote with their
feet” by placing answers
around the room and asking
them to stand by their answers
• Have a 7th inning stretch

7. 6) Seek student feedback
• Students want to voice their opinions too!
• Let the students know that their input is taken very
seriously
• When trying something new, ask for impromptu feedback
from students (anonymous feedback may make them feel
more comfortable)

8. 7) Make it visual
• Visuals have been proven
to help everyone
understand topics in a
clearer way
• Use pictures and cartoons
rather than a Powerpoint

9. Recap
1. Let students curate the
content
2. Gamify your classroom
3. Begin with a confidence
booster
4. 10 minutes, 2 minutes
5. Get the students moving
6. Seek student feedback
7. Make it visual

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