Ice Breakers
August 22
Overview
On Course
Sporcle
ehow.com
About.com
Education World
Leadership Skills
NISOD
On Course
 http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/OCAC.htm
Sporcle
http://www.sporcle.com
 http://www.sporcle.com/games/subcategory/math
Search for Math
the online math games on
Sporcle are actually fun! Test
your arithmetic with the addition
quiz or division quiz …find quizzes
from the order of operations to
prime numbers.
eHow
http://www.ehow.com
 http://www.ehow.com/list_6559009_math-icebreaker-games.htm
Math icebreakers can
show students that math
can be fun and relevant
to their lives.
About.com
http://712educators.about.com

http://712educators.about.com/cs/icebreakers/a/icebreakers.htm
Although ice breakers can seem
frivolous, they are an important
first step to getting student buyin. Unless a student is
emotionally connected to school,
they will lack motivation to learn
Education World
www.educationworld.com

http://www.educationworld.com/back_to_school/index.shtml
12 volumes
Not just math, adaptable
Search for math icebreaker
Leadership Skills
www.leadership-skillsfor-life.com

http://www.leadership-skills-for-life.com/meeting-ice-breakers-1.htmlStuff
Calculate birthdays
Link to multiplication tip
NISOD Tips
Kahn Academy
Reverse Lecture
Immediate Feedback
Group Solve
Jigsaw
Relay Test review Game
NISOD Tips
Kahn Academy
Option 1: Assign video
Must ‘show the work’ to
come in class
Option 2: View , pop quiz
Option 3: group lab first
NISOD Tips
Reverse Lecture
Students read or view
lecture at home
Do lab work in class
Start with volunteer
NISOD Tips
Immediate Feedback
Work question upon
arrival in D2L
IFAT ®
Immediate Feedback
Assessment Technique
1000 for $50
NISOD Tips
Group Solve
All students work question,
then go into groups to
come up with correct
answer
Contest in groups to solve
Reusable True False cards
NISOD Tips
Jigsaw
Expose students to concept
Assign expert to type in
group,
then expert leads group to
solve that type question
Use colored cards, first
group to get all colored
cards first wins
NISOD Tips
Relay
Test review Game
First group to finish
review wins
Recap
ehow.com
About.com
Education World
Leadership Skills
NISOD
Resources
 http://www.sporcle.com
 http://www.sporcle.com/games/subcategory/math
 http://www.ehow.com
 http://www.ehow.com/list_6559009_math-icebreaker-games.htm
 http://712educators.about.com
 http://712educators.about.com/cs/icebreakers/a/icebreakers.htm
 www.educationworld.com
 http://www.educationworld.com/back_to_school/index.shtml
 www.leadership-skills-for-life.com
 http://www.leadership-skills-for-life.com/meeting-ice-breakers-1.html
 NISOD: San Jac Center for Teaching Learning Excellence
http://blogs.sanjac.edu/cetl/
IFAT http://www.epsteineducation.com/home/about/default.aspx