Transform your presentations into unforgettable learning experiences with these interactive activities that bring InTASC standards to life.

Greetings, future educators! Are you ready to transform your presentations into captivating learning experiences? Well, look no further than this trove of interactive-team collaboration activities, designed to not only assess your audience’s understanding of the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards but also inject a healthy dose of fun into your presentations.

Say goodbye to monotonous lectures and embrace a world of engaging games, mind-boggling puzzles, and creative challenges. Your fellow educators will be thrilled to ditch the passive learning mode and instead become active participants in their own learning journey.

So, grab your fellow cohort members, unleash your creativity, and let’s turn presentations into unforgettable learning adventures!

---

Interactive-team collaboration activities:

---

Standards Matching Game

• Objective: To match the InTASC standards to their descriptions.
• Materials: A list of the InTASC standards and a list of descriptions of the standards.
• Procedure:

1. Divide the participants into groups of 2-3.
2. Give each group a list of the InTASC standards and a list of descriptions of the standards.
3. Have the groups match the standards to their descriptions.
4. Discuss the answers as a class.

==top==

---

Standards Scavenger Hunt

• Objective: To find examples of how the InTASC standards are being implemented in the classroom.
• Materials: A list of the InTASC standards and a worksheet with prompts for each standard.
• Procedure:
  1. Divide the participants into groups of 2-3.
  2. Give each group a list of the InTASC standards and a worksheet with prompts for each standard.
  3. Have the groups search for examples of how the InTASC standards are being implemented in the classroom.
  4. Discuss the findings as a class.

==top==

---

Standards Jeopardy

• Objective: To review the InTASC standards in a fun and engaging way.
• Materials: A Jeopardy board with questions about the InTASC standards, or use Factile, Free Jeopardy Google Slides Template,
• Procedure:
  1. Divide the participants into teams.
  2. Play a game of Jeopardy, using the questions that you have created.
  3. Award prizes to the winning team.

---

Concept Mapping

• Objective: Create collaborative concept maps illustrating connections between assigned InTASC standards and related elements.
• Materials: Online collaborative tools for concept mapping, assignments of specific InTASC standards to each team.
• Procedure:

1. Assign each team a specific InTASC standard.
2. Teams use online tools to collaboratively create concept maps.
3. Illustrate connections between the assigned standard and related elements (e.g., skills, knowledge, attitudes).
4. Teams present their concept maps to the whole group.
5. Facilitate a discussion on the relationships depicted.

==top==

---

Digital Breakout Room Challenge

• Objective: Solve clues related to InTASC standards within breakout rooms to encourage collaborative problem-solving.
• Materials: Clues or questions related to InTASC standards, breakout rooms for each team.
• Procedure:

1. Set up breakout rooms, each focusing on a specific InTASC standard.
2. Provide teams with clues or questions related to the standard to solve collaboratively.
3. Teams reconvene to share their solutions and insights.
4. Facilitate a discussion on the challenges and learning points.

==top==

---

Virtual Polling and Discussion

• Objective: Gather quick responses and facilitate a discussion on InTASC standards.
• Materials: Zoom or other virtual platform with polling features.
• Procedure:

1. Pose questions related to InTASC standards using the polling feature.
2. Analyze poll results and facilitate a brief discussion based on participant responses.

==top==

---

Online Quizzes or Kahoot! Challenges

• Objective: Reinforce understanding of InTASC standards through an interactive online quiz or game.
• Materials: Online quiz platform or Kahoot!
• Procedure:

1. Create questions related to InTASC standards.
2. Participants compete individually or in teams.
3. Review answers and discuss correct responses.

==top==

---

Collaborative Document or Jamboard

• Objective: Facilitate collaborative analysis and documentation of InTASC standards.
• Materials: Google Docs, Jamboard, or similar collaborative tools.
• Procedure:

1. Assign teams specific InTASC standards.
2. Teams collaboratively document insights or create visual representations.
3. Share and discuss the collaborative documents.

==top==

---

Standards Interactive Timeline

• Objective: To create a Jamboard with an interactive timeline and place key milestones related to the InTASC standards on the timeline.
• Materials: A Jamboard, A list of the InTASC standards, A list of significant events or developments related to the InTASC standards
• Procedure:

1. Create a Jamboard with an interactive timeline.
2. Ask participants to research and find significant events or developments related to the InTASC standards.
3. Have participants place the events or developments on the timeline, along with a brief description of each event or development.
4. Discuss the timeline as a class, focusing on the connections between the events or developments and the InTASC standards.

==top==

---

Resources for creating these activities

• Gimkit: Gimkit is a game-based learning platform that allows you to create interactive flashcard games. You can use Gimkit to create a game that matches the InTASC standards to their descriptions.
• Google Forms: Google Forms is a free online tool that you can use to create surveys and quizzes.
• Jamboard: Use Jamboard’s drawing and sticky note tools to create to create mind maps, diagrams, flowcharts, and other visual representations of information.
• Kahoot!: You can use Kahoot! to create a quiz that matches the InTASC standards to their descriptions.
• Nearpod: You can use Nearpod to create a presentation that matches the InTASC standards to their descriptions.
• Quizizz: Quizizz is another game-based learning platform that you can use to create quizzes.
• Quizlet: Quizlet is a flashcard learning platform that allows you to create and share flashcards. You can use Quizlet to create a set of flashcards that matches the InTASC standards to their descriptions.

==top==

---

Back to main e-Portfolio Page

---