Synergetic Teaching (Full-Class Learning)

OVERVIEW

This method is a real change of pace. It allows students who have had different experiences learning the same material to compare notes.

PROCEDURE

1.  Divide the class in half
2.  Sent one group to another room to read about the topic you are teaching. Make sure the reading material is well-formatted and easy to read.
3.  During this time, give an oral, lecture-based lesson on the same material to the other half of the class.
4.  Next, reverse learning experiences. Provide reading material on your topic for the group that has heard the lecture-based lesson and provide a lecture-based lesson for the reading group.
5.  Pair up members for each group and have them recap what they have learned.

VARIATIONS

1.  Ask half of the students to listen to a lecture-based lesson presentation with their eyes closed while the other half views visual information such as overhead transparencies accompanying the lecture-based lesson with their ears covered. After the lecture-based lesson is completed, ask the two groups to compare notes about what they have heard or seen.
2.  Give one half of the class concrete examples of a concept or theory you want them to learn. Do not tell them about the concept or theory they illustrate. Present to the other half of the class the concept or theory without the examples. Pair up students from both groups and have them review the lesson together.

 

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