Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Team participation I teach an afterschool STEAM program which requires team participation. This class gives the students a lot of freedom, however, I have two students in one group that rarely participate. Most of the time the two students are meowing to each other and pretending to be cats. I can get them to participate when I assign them a task that interests them, but this is usually a task I would consider as busy work. I would really like them to get the most out of the group task that I present them with and not just do busy work. How can I get them to participate more and not be a distraction to others? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Give them kinesthetic teaching opportunities or see if you can provide them with enrichment opportunities. The content may not be challenging enough.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Although I do think providing the students with kinesthetic learning opportunities is beneficial, doing this all the time could cause students to become off task by talking with their peers. Kinesthetic learning is great, however, it needs to be done in a structured manner. Rated On: February 23, 2019 10:12 pm Rated By: PaZume                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I understand what you're saying, but the content is one that has to be learned so I think focusing on changing the way it's taught would be the change needed because the content has to stay. Rated On: February 24, 2019 4:30 pm Rated By: yVevyQ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Good suggestion. Rated On: October 7, 2019 8:08 pm Rated By: Tiffany Foti                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Good post. I think people forget that students become bored. It is not always that they just do not care. They may not be challenged enough. Rated On: October 9, 2019 3:08 pm Rated By: Haley Kennedy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't know that this is helpful especially since the only work they are engaged in is busy work. It might actually be that the work is too difficult for them so they shut down. Rated On: October 9, 2019 11:20 pm Rated By: Rochelle Young                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Great. Rated On: October 11, 2019 12:14 pm Rated By: eVuZuR