{"id":29889,"date":"2024-06-12T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=29889"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T19:52:51","slug":"active-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/active-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Impactful active learning strategies for the classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-active-learning\"><strong>What is active learning?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Active learning is the process of having students regularly assess their own understanding and skill. This means students are attaining knowledge by participating and contributing. Learning involves the active construction of meaning by the learner. Learners construct meaning from their foundational prior knowledge and the new information they acquire. (Dewey)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Three-students-with-laptop-one-raising-her-hand.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Three-students-with-laptop-one-raising-her-hand.png\" alt=\"Three students with laptop, one raising her hand\" class=\"wp-image-23023\" width=\"320\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Three-students-with-laptop-one-raising-her-hand.png 399w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Three-students-with-laptop-one-raising-her-hand-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many teaching methods promote active learning in the classroom. These include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>collaborative learning<\/li><li>cooperative learning<\/li><li>problem-based learning<\/li><li>discovery-based learning<\/li><li>inquiry-based learning<\/li><li>case-based learning<\/li><li>project-based learning<\/li><li>exploratory learning&nbsp;<\/li><li>experiential learning<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You might see everyday classroom examples of this in teachers\u2019 action verbs in their learning objectives or in a kinesthetic activity that has students in a science class figure out what molecules look like in a liquid or gas. Active learning strategies are tied to constructivist and constructionist learning theories in all these cases. The ultimate goal is for students to play a participatory role in\u2014and take ownership of\u2014their own learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-active-learning-look-like\"><strong>What does active learning look like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Active learning in the classroom transforms students\u2019 educational experiences and improves academic outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the classroom, active learning techniques require a student\u2019s direct engagement, whether physically or mentally, but ideally both. Consider an analogous scenario: television. Watching TV is often a passive activity, with viewers literally sitting and consuming content silently. Yet some educational television shows like <em>Dora the Explorer<\/em> are designed to get kids to be active viewers. They move and jump, answer questions, talk, and sing with the characters on the screen. This is what makes these shows effective: viewers are doing more than just watching\u2013they\u2019re <em>active.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can we encourage students to be enthusiastic and actively engaged learners in our classrooms? This is the ever-present challenge for educators! With tech tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nearpod<\/a>, teachers can add interactivity to their instruction, spark collaboration, and engage students mentally and physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod. Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teachers: Sign up for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/nearpod-site-license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Administrators: Schedule a call<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-impactful-active-learning-strategies-for-the-classroom\"><strong>5 Impactful active learning strategies for the classroom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-use-various-activity-types-throughout-a-lesson\"><strong>1. Use various activity types throughout a lesson<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students learn by doing and engaging their minds and bodies in active learning in the classroom. Varying the activity types used throughout a lesson can prompt students to take on the onus of thinking, working, and doing. It promotes intrinsic motivation so students take agency over their learning journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As teachers, we aim for students to take participatory roles, which commonly involve movement, whether that\u2019s picking up a pencil, raising a hand, or constructing a model. With Nearpod, teachers can offer a mix of question-and-answer formats from Matching Pairs, Drag and Drop, <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/educational-games-time-to-climb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time to Climb<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/draw-it-timer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Draw It<\/a>, just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of <a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/dewey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Dewey\u2019s<\/a> goals in education was to create involved democratic citizens. Various assessments and interactive activities often promote peer-to-peer learning, which bolsters communication and collaboration skills. Plus, students grow by teaching others\u2014opportunities for students to explain their thinking become a powerful check for understanding. Getting kids out of their seats to engage in paired or small group discussions, putting their heads together for problem-solving, or moving about with role-playing are examples of active learning in the classroom<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/on-page-seo-checker\/8612146\/ideas\/density\/64a7039a45ff3714148f3ae6\/details\/\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5-1024x635.png\" alt=\"Drag and Drop activity to showcase steps of the life cycle of a bean (Grades 3-5)\" class=\"wp-image-23945\" width=\"414\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5-1536x953.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drag-Drop-Life-Cycle-of-a-Bean-3-5-2048x1270.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Time-to-Climb-science-activity.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Time-to-Climb-science-activity.png\" alt=\"Time to Climb science science solar system activity\" class=\"wp-image-21402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Time-to-Climb-science-activity.png 863w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Time-to-Climb-science-activity-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Time-to-Climb-science-activity-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Time-to-Climb-science-activity-500x321.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-activate-students-prior-knowledge\"><strong>2. Activate students\u2019 prior knowledge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A common practice in instructional design is to start each lesson with an activity meant to activate prior knowledge. Such activities include bellwork, sponge activities, and anticipatory sets. Regardless of the activity name, the goal is to better understand what the child already knows about the topic at hand and to have the student connect what they are about to learn to what they\u2019ve learned previously. Prior knowledge can be information developed and retained through earlier classroom course material or based on personal experience outside of the classroom. Prior knowledge can differ vastly, so it is important for teachers to have a pulse on their students\u2019 range of understanding before diving into a new lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to spark prior knowledge is to appeal to varied learning styles with the use of multimedia. When it comes to a new topic, how can you remind students to think of what they have seen, heard, or touched before? Nearpod makes it possible for teachers to not only weave multimedia throughout their lessons but to do so in a way that invites interactivity. Try using a media-rich Poll or a <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/collaborative-learning-collaborate-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collaborate Board<\/a> at the start of a lesson. When exploring how to engage students in active learning, consider using such tools and techniques into a student\u2019s prior knowledge, making connections between what they&#8217;ve learned and know already to what they are learning now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Check-in-Collaborate-board.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Check-in-Collaborate-board.gif\" alt=\"Collaborate Board strategies for overcoming learning gap to check in on students' social emotional well-being\" class=\"wp-image-26847\" width=\"617\" height=\"444\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-metacognitive-reflections\"><strong>3. Metacognitive reflections<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal connections to learning don\u2019t have to occur only at the start of lessons. At the end of any lesson, we want students to reflect on what they\u2019ve learned. Learners construct meaning from their foundational prior knowledge and then scaffold the new information they acquire, connecting the old to the new. Many teachers use exit tickets as a quick metacognitive reflection opportunity. A simple yet effective construct for such metacognitive reflections is K-W-L: What did they already KNOW, what did they WANT to know more about, and what did they LEARN?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It-1024x653.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24917\" width=\"406\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It-1024x653.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It-1536x980.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KWL-Template-on-Nearpod-Draw-It.png 1684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a K-W-L Chart to a Draw It activity or include a Poll for implementing active learning in the classroom around a new topic. Metacognitive reflections encourage students to identify and challenge their assumptions and perspectives and create a more dynamic (and often collaborative) learning experience. Students become agents in their learning process, summarizing their main takeaways, identifying their struggles, and questioning what they want to learn more about next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-make-traditionally-passive-learning-moments-active\"><strong>4. Make traditionally passive learning moments active<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As educators, we\u2019re always challenging students to move from lower-order thinking skills to those denoted as higher-order thinking skills in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.flocabulary.com\/blooms-taxonomy-examples-for-educators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloom\u2019s Revised Taxonomy<\/a>. Frameworks like the <a href=\"https:\/\/designingoutcomes.com\/assets\/PadWheelV5\/PW_ENG_V5.0_Android_SCREEN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Padagogy Wheel<\/a> suggest active verbs to strengthen learning objectives and align varied activities to reach such outcomes. With the influx of technologies and shift in philosophies, teachers\u2019 roles have moved from the \u201csage on the stage\u201d lecturing (passive learning) to more of a \u201cguide on the side\u201d that encourages students to engage in learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Teach-Thought-Blooms-Taxonomy-Planning-Verbs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Teach-Thought-Blooms-Taxonomy-Planning-Verbs-1024x775.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29906\" width=\"470\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Teach-Thought-Blooms-Taxonomy-Planning-Verbs-1024x775.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Teach-Thought-Blooms-Taxonomy-Planning-Verbs-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Teach-Thought-Blooms-Taxonomy-Planning-Verbs-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Teach-Thought-Blooms-Taxonomy-Planning-Verbs.png 1174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Source: Teach Thought<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearpod\u2019s ready-made lessons align with <a href=\"https:\/\/ctl.wiley.com\/principles-of-multimedia-learning\/#:~:text=Mayer's%20theory%20aligns%20with%20contemporary,knowledge%20structures%20and%20mental%20models\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mayer\u2019s theory<\/a> that effective active learning methods engage learners in at least one of three cognitive processes: selecting material to attend to, organizing material mentally into meaningful representations, and integrating those representations with prior knowledge. For instance, Nearpod lessons provide a \u201ccritical frame\u201d to guide students as they read text or watch media. The media is followed up immediately with a prompt for them to reflect on and respond to. With ready-made <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-use-interactive-video-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Videos<\/a>, interactive questions at key moments allow viewers to pause, think critically, and share their ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOwnership in the classroom matters. It\u2019s not only how the brain learns best\u2014by trying out new skills and wrestling with new knowledge and experiences ourselves, rather than just receiving information\u2014but it\u2019s also how students build the confidence to take on new challenges. When students are asked to try in school, when they are asked to push their thinking even when they\u2019re stuck, to explain why they\u2019ve arrived at an answer, to help a classmate, they also have the chance to stretch their sense of their own capabilities and see themselves grow.\u201d<\/p><cite><em>The New Teachers Project, The Opportunity Myth<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-spark-connections-through-discussion\"><strong>&nbsp;5. Spark connections through discussion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Classroom discussions also help students realize that their learning doesn\u2019t occur in isolation. Such aha moments often happen through meaningful social interactions with teachers and peers alike. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/career-advice\/career-development\/vygotsky-scaffolding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vygotsky\u2019s Sociocultural Theory<\/a> emphasizes the role of society and culture in learning outcomes and how it occurs first through interaction with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearpod activities spark peer-to-peer conversations, think-pair-share opportunties, and small-group deliberation to leverage the social dynamics of learning. Collaborate Boards and Polls can promote class discussions, highlight anonymous answers\/responses from peers for analysis, and encourage collaboration that can continue \u201coffline.\u201d With Nearpod, meaningful discussion underscores diverse perspectives, encourages opinion-taking, and encourages active listening and probing questioning. Today\u2019s 21st-century skills center on the 4Cs: communication, collaboration, creation, and critical thinking (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.battelleforkids.org\/networks\/p21\/frameworks-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P21<\/a> (now part of Battelle for Kids)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/blinville_2\/status\/1648109819155316741?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-create-effective-instructional-experiences-with-nearpod\"><strong>Create effective instructional experiences with Nearpod<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No teacher wants passive, disengaged students in their classrooms. We aspire to tease out the curious learner and to show them how personally satisfying a learning experience can be. We\u2019re the tapestry weavers making those cross-curricular connections and showing how what\u2019s attained during instruction has real-world significance and application. In doing so, the key benefit of active learning in the classroom is that students become agents of their own learning pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod. Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons. 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