Spotlight on Strategies: Half the Story
Even though there is always a mind-boggling amount of invaluable info shared on the Discovery Educator Network (DEN), one of the best resources available is the Spotlight on Strategies (S.O.S) series, a must-see DEN favorite designed to provide teachers with simple yet effective instructional practices for using digital content to support student learning.
To date, there are 70+ teacher tried and tested strategies featured on the DEN blog, and with permission from Discovery Education, I am now featuring some of these techniques on my space.
So, enough of that. Let’s fast forward to the really good stuff…
This week’s spotlight—Half the Story—is a simple strategy that can be utilized to ignite a conversation about any topic.
Background
How many of us have ever struggled to begin student conversation around a particular topic? They say pictures are worth a thousand words. If this is true, why wouldn’t we use images as a springboard to discussion. Whether we are trying to show students that we need the whole picture to make an opinion or we are trying to encourage their minds to begin processing and making connections, images provide a quick and easy way to build a foundation for learning.
Now that I have your attention, all you have to do is click here to snag a PDF version of this super cool strategy which includes info related to materials needed and step-by-step instructions for utilizing the Half the Story strategy in the classroom.
There’s even valuable bonus info you can check out here. Pretty cool, eh?
Better yet—click here to check out the entire S.O.S. series on the DEN blog!
So, there you have it: Another S.O.S. trick to add to your edtech toolbox. Stay tuned for additional ways to activate learning in your classroom…
Like what you see? Then take the digital integration challenge by trying to implement the Half the Story strategy and/or one of these additional ideas into a classroom lesson:
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Looking for the Half the Story Strategy but your links no longer work. Is there a way to obtain your PDF / lesson idea?
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