1. Put your 2.

Pick up a white
technology board and
away! You are marker. Take
about to be them back to
your seat with
engaged.
you.

3. Using your 4. Give each box a

marker, draw small number 1-4
in the top left
four equal corner. Hold up
parts on your your board when
board like this you are finished
example. and sit quietly.
 You have 45
seconds to write
about a fun time in
your life that youd
like to revisit in box
#1. When you hear
the music start
playing, mix around
the room quietly
until the music
 Pair up with the
person closest to
you and give them
a high five. If you
havent 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
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
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
MIX

PAIR

SHARE

Congratulatio
ns!
You just completed a
Kagan Structures
activity called
Mix-Pair-Share.
Quickly find your seat
and wait for the
video clip about
 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
self-esteem?
 Cooperative learning
results in low kids
making gains.
EVERYONE is engaged-
closing the gap.

Why is
engagement
such a hot
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
 Quickly and quietly
pair up with someone
you havent worked
with today. Take
turns reading page
26 to one another.
When you are
finished, take turns
sharing and listening
about the page you