H- Higher Order Thinking
Staged Scenarios
Staged scenarios are an effective way to generate student questions on a topic that would not occur naturally. Consider the principal and staff members who plan a stage scenario beginning with the principal sharing his staged concern with students about the unattractive state of the school grounds in anticipation of an important government official, celebrity, or star athlete visiting the school campus. His concern later serves as needed impetus for students to start landscaping projects that incorporate important science (e.g., percolation and compaction, plant growth, soil composition, scientific method) and math concepts (e.g., number sense, geometry, estimation). Click on one of the links below to explore more about staged scenarios in the classroom. Use the
H.E.A.T. Lesson Plan Scoring Guide as a reference when choosing a strategy.
Higher-Order Thinking- The task requires students operating at the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (e.g., Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating).
Level 6- Student learning/questioning at Evaluating/ Creating levels
Level 5- Student learning/questioning at Analyzing level
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This video shows a middle school staged scenario involving a Simulated Hurricane.
This video shows a high school staged scenario involving a “Break-Up” Letter. |
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This website has a breakdown of suggested staged scenarios from K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 with accompanying lesson plans. |
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- What guidelines must you consider when creating a staged scenario to use with your students?
- How could you utilize a staged scenario in your classroom?
- What challenges would you face in utilizing staged scenarios?
- Do you have other resources or ideas you would suggest for educators exploring staged scenarios?
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Staged scenarios are well suited for science classes. Competitions such as designing products to do certain tasks or having students find research to support a staged role or idea such as "Town meeting scenarios for environmental issues" can involve students.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios are very useful in Science because it can be used to precipitate solutions to real world problems. Higher level thinking activities such as environmental projects, engineering competitions, and school and local science fair involvement would be activities for students that would fit this model.
ReplyDeleteA staged scenario can be used to set the focus of the lesson on a real world situation and connection.
ReplyDeleteI use staged scenarios with real world problems that students may come across during their lives. These scenarios are more meaningful to the students because they are able to make actual connections to the problems with may be going on in their lives or what may occur in their lives, making the students more engaged within the subject.
ReplyDeleteThinking about having a "patient" and students must diagnose and treat.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios look like an effective way to generate student questions and excitement on a topic that may not seem interesting.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios would work in math class when practicing area and perimeter. Having students figure out how much paint, carpeting, and cabinetry that they would need to re-do their first homes would give them real life experience while practicing their geometry skills.
ReplyDeleteA staged scenario would allow students to collaborate and use higher thinking skills. Role playing would build confidence.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios look like an effective way to generate student questions
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios look like an effective way to generate student questions and to gain focus on the topic at hand.
ReplyDeleteI think staged scenarios are an effective was to create student excitement. I have used them in various situations in my classes. The students seem to like the connection to a real-life situation.
ReplyDeleteI think staged scenarios work well with a personal fitness class because it can set the stage for them to look a real world world health issue and discover ways to solve or enhance the overall health of society.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios are an good way to get your students interested in the day's topic and focus them on the project at hand.
ReplyDeleteI agree that staged scenarios help to focus students on the learning process. I have used staged scenarios in Social Studies to engage my students.
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Thiry - Some of the challenges that will come with staged scenarios are some of the same ones that come with "typical" classroom instruction. Even with a scenario, you will be piquing the interest of certain students and not the interest of others. For example, prepping the school for a professional athlete or actor will engage the students that have an interest in the individual, while potentially leaving some of the other students behind and disengaged. Also, I believe that if the scenario truly is staged, you will lose student engagement as soon as they realize that the scenario is fake and not actually going to happen.
ReplyDeleteStaged Scenarios help the students to make a real-life connection to any curricular topic. They are a bridge to assist them to see the meaning and relevance of the lesson.
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ReplyDeleteIn an art classroom, a staged scenario would be beneficial to use with students in intermediate grades to secondary grades. For example, when solving a design problem a student might need to generate a logo for a new company or create a flyer to advertise a certain event. Art students could also be given a scenario where they are given a set amount of materials and need to create a certain product that meets a set of criteria. With this technique, students can solve real-world problems using art as a solution.
ReplyDeleteI believe in many cases a staged scenario could be beneficial to my students because it allows them to look at the day's subject in a different light. However, I think many of my older high school students may not be fooled with the staging and therefore will become unengaged by the time the activity is over, losing its meaning. I feel it could be successful in some classes, however teacher discretion should be used.
ReplyDeleteI think staged scenarios work well in social studies class because it can allow them to look at real world world social issues that are relative to them.
ReplyDeleteLooking to implement with hands-on tech activities
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios offer a creative way to hook students' attention and make a topic relevant to the students. Through a staged scenario, students should be able to see how the learning should be applied.
ReplyDeleteHEAT gives students the opportunity to apply the subject content to higher levels of critical thinking and higher levels of engagement.
ReplyDeleteCreating staged scenarios is a good way to give students alternative options. When observing and critiquing a piece of artwork, it is a given that various points of view will come into play.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios can help the students make real world connections to enhance learning.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios can help the students make real world connections to enhance learning.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a staged scenario to see the topic from a different perspective. I fear my students being older high school age may see through the staging and become disengaged.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios are helpful in our area of teaching CPR /First Aid to have students learn, apply, evaluate, and assess their skills and abilities in real life emergencies.
ReplyDeleteI agree Chris. We could use this in CPR and First Aid. Giving them a simulated real-life emergency.
DeleteHEAT is good method to engage students in higher-order thinking activities while making authentic connections. The use of technology adds to the students learning experience.
ReplyDeleteStaged Scenarios are a good way to get students involved in the lesson and a way to assess the students learning.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios work in social studies. I often have students recreate historical debates.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios would be a good tool for teach basic first aid during health.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios would be a good way for my students to start the STEM unit on transportation and car design.
ReplyDeleteThis strategy could be used for a PE/Safety unit to show real-life connections.
ReplyDeleteWhat challenges would you face in utilizing staged scenarios: Making the scenario authentic, realistic, engaging, and meaningful is one challenge we face when utilizing staged scenarios. Also, when you have multiple classes, students are more likely to tell other classes what happened therefore the scenario loses its effectiveness.
ReplyDeleteWhen creating a staged scenario for students, you must consider purpose, objectives, and time. I have used a staged scenario to engage students at the start of our narrative nonfiction unit where students had to observe a surprising event and quickly record the 5Ws in order to construct a news story. It was challenging to come up with a surprising scenario for each class, but the engagement was unparalleled.
ReplyDeleteStaged scenarios seem like wonderful way to get the students excited about the content and utilize collaboration within the classroom.
ReplyDeleteThe quescussion seems like an interesting way to help students to think deeply about books. It could deepen discussion about literature, especially after read aloud. Carol Johnson
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