4 Boredom Busting Student Engagement Strategies to Increase Learning @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd

Amanda Zieba Learning with the Word Nerd | 4 Boredom Busting Student Engagement Strategies to Increase Learning @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Tired of the same old lesson plans? Guess what? Your students are too. But I can help. In this video I’ll explain 4, easy to implement lesson ideas that can be used with any content and almost any grade level. I know many teachers don’t love the idea of edu-taining their students, but the bottom line is, that if they aren’t engaged they aren’t going to learn. We can do this together. With my ideas, your knowledge of your content and classroom, we can make your subject matter come to life and increase not only your students’ engagement, but their achievement as well.

Here are the strategies I’ll be sharing, along with links to additional resources on each.

Playdoh Strategy
youtu.be/w_HsecgRd7A

Speed Dating Strategy
Video explanation of strategy: youtu.be/2-GTOEkjErs
Speed Date a Book Printable Worksheets: teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speed-Date-A-Book-A-Valentines-Day-Reading-Activity-5200544

Brain Breaks
Brain Break Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJaE9T7VogM63ZaYiHcjE-me
Brain Break Printable Answer Sheet Bundle: teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Trivia-Brain-Break-Bundle-for-Middle-School-8447819

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