Course (module): Building Investment and Engagement in Social Studies
Description:
Do you want to get your students excited about Social Studies? Do you want to increase their engagement and participation in class? Complete this self-guided module to increase your students’ enthusiasm and excitement for Social Studies.
Course topics addressed:
What you can do with this module once you finish:
Do you want to get your students excited about Social Studies? Do you want to increase their engagement and participation in class? Complete this self-guided module to increase your students’ enthusiasm and excitement for Social Studies.
Course topics addressed:
- Hooks that will draw students into the content of the lesson
- Strategies that will actively involve students in the INM
- Engaging and feasible practice activities that will connect to student experiences and pique content interest
What you can do with this module once you finish:
- Increase student participation in the form of asking and answering questions, actively taking notes
- Help students stay focused and on task throughout the lesson
- Increase comprehension due to active student engagement and participation
- Revise a lesson plan to include at least two of the following: (1) an engaging hook (one activity the students can do during the INM) and (2) a high interest portion of a practice activity
- Help draw students into the lesson with a compelling hook, increase active student participation while the INM takes place and intrigue by the practice activity through a relevant connection or interest point