Effective ways to teach

"The Role Playing Process: Make sure the students define a situation that is relevant and important to them--for example, a situation in which they may be offered a drug. Get details such as the setting and number and types of people involved. Set the stage by arranging furniture, indicating where 'doors' might be located. Prepare the audience by giving them specific questions to be prepared to answer at the conclusion of the role play. Examples: (…showed first 75 words of 409 total…

…showed last 75 words of 409 total…higher levels of critical thinking as well as the typical knowledge and comprehension levels." "Small Group and Cooperative Learning: 1. Establish heterogeneous groups. 2. Establish group size. 3. Designate group work areas. 4. Designate specific responsibilities to group members. 5. Provide clear directions, time constraints, rules, procedures. 6. Provide necessary materials. 7. Establish leader selection process. 8. Minimize exchanges of information between groups. 9. Watch for conflict. 10. Encourage and praise group support." http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/sa3effec.htm