Creating an Actively Engaged Classroom: 14 Strategies for Student Success

Todd Whitneyis an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville. He received his Ph.D. in Special Education with an emphasis in learning and behavioral disorders from the University of Louisville. He has taught special education methods, assessment, and classroom management courses for almost 10 years across three universities (Kentucky and Tennessee). His research areas of interest include evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities and the effective use of evidence-based instructional practices to increase student engagement.

• Verbal engagement strategies, such as whip around, choral responding, quick polls, and individual questioning
• Non-verbal engagement strategies, such as stop and jot, guided notes, response cards, and hand signals
• Partner and teaming strategies, such as turn & talk, cued retell, four corners, and classroom mingle