1. Total Participation Techniques
Lorri Kingsbury
Alissa Lowman
Northville Public Schools

2. Engagement TPTs provide engaging learning thru: Hands-on activities
Discussions
Debates
Active participation and interactions
Higher-Order Thinking
Accountability for all students
Reflection
Formative Assessment

3. TPTs
Total Participation Techniques (TPTs) are teaching techniques that allow for ALL students to demonstrate, at the same time, active participation and cognitive engagement in the topic being studied (Himmele & Himmele).

5. Use of TPTs
Provides teachers evidence of active participation and cognitive engagement
Allows ALL students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning and interacting – while having fun!
Permits time to process, make connections and to interact with peers (as well as the teacher).

6. Easy to Use
Pull questions for the students directly from the GLCEs or CCSS standards
Easy for both rookies and seasoned teachers 
Practice using TPTs and allow student interactions
Write TPTs into your lesson plans/slides

7. Higher-Order Thinking
Takes students beyond engagement and ensures they are thinking deeply.
Create prompts that require:
Student reflections
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

8. TPT Tools
Laminated piece of colored construction paper or tag board – serves as a whiteboard
A cloth square or a sock – serves as a washable dry eraser for the paper whiteboards
A dry-erase pen
True/Not True Hold-Up Cards

10. TPT Tools Continued Multiple Choice Hold-Up Cards
Decks of paper-clipped Number Cards
An Appointment Agenda
Laminated Content-Related Charts – periodic table of elements, timeline, map, metric conversion table, etc.
Guided Note-Taking Templates – picture notes, lecture T-Charts, or other graphic organizers

12. On-the-Spot TPTs
Think-Pair-Share – provides time for reflection and discussion of higher-order thinking
Quick-Writes – brief activity used at any time in a lesson for reflection and formative assessment
Quick – Draws – brief activity used at any time in a lesson for vocabulary and abstract concepts (theme in a novel).
Chalkboard Splash – students record responses on a board/chart paper and analyze others’ responses.
Thumbs-Up – when students are ready they signal with a Thumbs-Up

13. On-the-Spot TPTs Cont’d
Processing Cards – index card or laminated paper stating “Ready to Share” or “Still Thinking”
Similes – have students create a simile following a lesson, in order to connect the concept to an unrelated topic. “TPTs are like safety nets in that they each protect students from falling through the cracks.”
Ranking – students analyze components of a key concept and justify their reasons through discussions with their peers (Rank causes, descriptive quotes, etc.)
Numbered Heads Together – students are randomly assigned roles within a group and all are held accountable for being able to relay information.

14. TPTs Involving Movement
Line-Ups and Inside-Outside Circles
Three 3s in a Row
Networking Sessions
Categorizing and Sorting
Appointment Agendas
Bounce Cards
Mouth It, Air-Write It, or Show Me Using Your Fingers
Role-Plays, Acting It Out, and Concept Charades
Simulations

15. Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner
By Persida Himmele
&
William Himmele

16. Now it’s your turn 