1. Put your
technology away!
You are about to
be engaged.
2. Pick up a white
board and marker.
Take them back to
your seat with you.
4. Give each box a
3. Using your
small number 1-4 in
marker, draw four
the top left corner.
equal parts on
Hold up your board
your board like
when you are finished
this example.
and sit quietly.
You have 45 seconds
to write about a fun
time in your life that
you’d like to revisit in
box #1. When you
hear the music start
playing, mix around
the room quietly until
the music stops. Begin
writing!
Pair up with the
person closest to you
and give them a high
five. If you haven’t
found a partner raise
your hand to find
someone to share
with.
I am going to give you
some “think time” on
this next one.
Question 2: What do
you want your students
to achieve this year?
When you hear me clap
my hands, begin writing
your answer. You have
45 seconds.
“MIX”
“PAIR”
“SHARE”
Think about how
education has
changed. When I
snap my fingers,
begin writing in box
#3. Stop writing
when you hear the
music begin.
“MIX”
“PAIR”
“SHARE”
In box #4 you will write one
complete sentence for each
of the following:
a) about your family
b) what you like to do in
your free time
c) something unique
about you
You may have some “think
time”. Listen for my
cues.
“MIX”
“PAIR”
“SHARE”
Congratulations!
You just completed a
Kagan Structures
activity called
“Mix-Pair-Share.”
Quickly find your seat
and wait for the video
clip about Kagan
Structures.
The 7 Keys of Kagan
*Teams
*Team Building
*Class Building
*Management
*Social Skills
*Principles
*Structures
Bay District wants you to
ask yourself this…
1) Do you want your
students to be more
engaged in class?
2) Do you want your
students to have higher
test scores?
3) Do you want to improve
your students’ selfesteem?
Cooperative learning
results in low kids making
gains. EVERYONE is
engaged-closing the gap.
Why is engagement
such a hot topic?
Turn to someone next to
you and respond.
We have a choice. We
can call on one or two
students in the same
amount of time we can
call on everyone.
~Dr. Spencer Kagan
At this time, please
read pages 17 and 18 in
your hand-out to
yourself. When you
are finished, hold your
paper in the air
without disturbing
anyone. Hold it high
and leave it there.
Quickly and quietly pair
up with someone you
haven’t worked with
today. Take turns
reading page 26 to one
another. When you are
finished, take turns
sharing and listening
about the page you just
read.