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Imparting knowledge to students\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEscape the room \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThree effective role-play techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHand gestures to reflect changing relations between groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnlock the box\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMysterious moments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImage flash\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTime-wipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Debate and Discussion Strategies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChat-show challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTell us something we don t know \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProtest placards: design, anticipate, react\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrilliance or Baloney?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuess the statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSticky notes for silent presentations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoxing match debates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Transforming and applying knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTripAdvisor graphics showing impact in various places\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign a theme park based around the topic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConvert statistics into infographics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign \/ destroy a banknote\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a Google Doodle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProduce a board game\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuess who?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Comparing, contrasting, linking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSports commentaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCrime boards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDialogue poems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpeed dates \/ Blind dates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTop trumps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich one doesn't belong?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Judgments and interpretations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelationship webs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLiving graph\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFactor auction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow would geographers approach this question?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign a DVD Inlay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTime travel agent: complaint letters v. advertising blurb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. Group work approaches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDestroy or deploy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRandom name picker\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRe-enact a conference\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich part of the body were you?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImage jigsaw\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeer assessment slips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7: Tests and revision\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakeaway mark scheme\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow certain are you?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlot holes in history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpiced-up  cloze  exercises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlphabet challenge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRhyming timelines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExam questions from hell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8: Classroom display\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eKnowledge cubes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe big picture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRice above the statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAffordable props\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeme posters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTurn the topic into objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9: Essay skills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSketch-noting and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBackward rainbow essays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudent vocabulary bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiased words knockout challenge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnline essay-writing tools \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompare opening paragraphs of several books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10: Other ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild history into the school calendar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWheel of emotions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing Emojis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDream sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFake news\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreaking news \/ Click bait\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies beyond the syllabus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFive ways to use music effectively\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussel Tarr has a degree in Modern World History from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University and a PGCE from Birmingham University. 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Russel delivers training courses to history teachers in the UK and Europe, writes regularly for the national and international press on historical and educational issues and is a prominent figure in the educational community on Twitter (where he tweets as @russeltarr \/ @activehistory \/ @classtools).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362663436562,"sku":"9781723517167","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f8067eb-d734-4106-bce1-526bdc01f3f3.jpg?v=1737069507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-history-teaching-toolbox-volume-two-even-more-practical-classroom-strategies-9781723517167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}