#Whateverittakes
TikTok to the Engagement Rescue When asked, one of the biggest issues educators face during the pandemic is getting and keeping students engaged in online learning. You’ve likely all seen the memes.... one teacher’s face and a dozen blank squares where the students’ faces should be. The question of how to turn those blank screens into engaged students was answered for some via a Tik Tok video. Every time a student answered a question correctly the teacher in the video put a sticker on her face. The participation was “phenomenal.” Since the sharing of the video went viral, teachers across the country have been using stickers during remote lessons to help engage students. Apparently, kids really want to see their teachers look silly—and it’s not just the younger students—kids in high school. Kids in high school and even college are participating more as well. Professors are posting on their social media accounts that their students are also more engaged in remote instruction. Don’t take our word for it, check out the faces of those educators who’ve tried it... as they say...the proof is in the pudding. When every sticker equates to one student speaking, remote class doesn’t seem as quiet anymore!
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When the stickers hurt, this teacher went with pipe cleaners in her hair.
Dr. Arber Tasimi, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Emory University
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Maine Educator • February 2021
