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Social Studies In Action A Methodology Workshop, K-5.
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Session 6.
Engage.
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Evaluate.
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Engaging Students in Active Learning

Evaluate.

In this session, you examined a range of strategies that promote active learning. Review your initial concept chart, answers to the reading questions, strategies you observed in the video segments, and the lesson you developed. Now write a Summary (PDF) of what you've learned. Be sure to include:

  • the range of active learning strategies you studied;
  • the benefits and challenges of planning for active learning;
  • how promoting active learning can increase students' engagement with material, long-term retention, and understanding; and
  • how you might incorporate elements of active learning in your practice
Assignment.

Save your written work to submit as an assignment.

Refer to the Assignments page to be sure you've completed all assignments for this session.

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