Guiding Principles
Guiding principles in formulating provocative teaching techniques as follows:
1. Orient the technique toward the entire class, not just one student.
2. Allow an appropriate pause time for class response.
3. Respond to all students' responses.
4. Validate and confirm student attempts to respond or offer an explanation.
5. Use the discussion to launch into a formal presentation of the material or to augment existing didactic strategies.
Classroom Examples