Total Participation Techniques

1. Total Participation Techniques Lorri Kingsbury Alissa Lowman Northville Public Schools

2. Engagement • TPTs provide engaging learning thru: • Hands-on activities • Discussions • Debates • Active participation and interactions • Higher-Order Thinking • Accountability for all students • Reflection • Formative Assessment

3. TPTs • Total Participation Techniques (TPTs) are teaching techniques that allow for ALL students to demonstrate, at the same time, active participation and cognitive engagement in the topic being studied (Himmele & Himmele).

5. Use of TPTs • Provides teachers evidence of active participation and cognitive engagement • Allows ALL students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning and interacting – while having fun! • Permits time to process, make connections and to interact with peers (as well as the teacher).

6. Easy to Use • Pull questions for the students directly from the GLCEs or CCSS standards • Easy for both rookies and seasoned teachers  • Practice using TPTs and allow student interactions • Write TPTs into your lesson plans/slides

7. Higher-Order Thinking • Takes students beyond engagement and ensures they are thinking deeply. • Create prompts that require: • Student reflections • Analysis • Synthesis • Evaluation

8. TPT Tools • Laminated piece of colored construction paper or tag board – serves as a whiteboard • A cloth square or a sock – serves as a washable dry eraser for the paper whiteboards • A dry-erase pen • True/Not True Hold-Up Cards

10. TPT Tools Continued • Multiple Choice Hold-Up Cards • Decks of paper-clipped Number Cards • An Appointment Agenda • Laminated Content-Related Charts – periodic table of elements, timeline, map, metric conversion table, etc. • Guided Note-Taking Templates – picture notes, lecture T-Charts, or other graphic organizers

12. On-the-Spot TPTs • Think-Pair-Share – provides time for reflection and discussion of higher-order thinking • Quick-Writes – brief activity used at any time in a lesson for reflection and formative assessment • Quick – Draws – brief activity used at any time in a lesson for vocabulary and abstract concepts (theme in a novel). • Chalkboard Splash – students record responses on a board/chart paper and analyze others’ responses. • Thumbs-Up – when students are ready they signal with a Thumbs-Up

13. On-the-Spot TPTs Cont’d • Processing Cards – index card or laminated paper stating “Ready to Share” or “Still Thinking” • Similes – have students create a simile following a lesson, in order to connect the concept to an unrelated topic. “TPTs are like safety nets in that they each protect students from falling through the cracks.” • Ranking – students analyze components of a key concept and justify their reasons through discussions with their peers (Rank causes, descriptive quotes, etc.) • Numbered Heads Together – students are randomly assigned roles within a group and all are held accountable for being able to relay information.

14. TPTs Involving Movement • Line-Ups and Inside-Outside Circles • Three 3s in a Row • Networking Sessions • Categorizing and Sorting • Appointment Agendas • Bounce Cards • Mouth It, Air-Write It, or Show Me Using Your Fingers • Role-Plays, Acting It Out, and Concept Charades • Simulations

15. Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner By PersidaHimmele & William Himmele

16. Now it’s your turn 