Infusing challenges, puzzles, codes, and locked boxes are an easy way to spark interest and excitement in the classroom. In this session, Erin will demonstrate how to easily transform a current topic from a basic formative assessment, into an engaging breakout room lesson. After walking through an example breakout room, attendees will walk away with a step-by-step checklist for creating a breakout room as well as a list of resources to utilize when creating their own. A breakout room can be as simple or complex as you wish to design it. We will end with a Q&A, spending time to crowdsource ideas for how to enhance an upcoming topic you may be presenting in your classroom. Goal: By the end of the session, attendees will brainstorm a plan for a basic breakout room using a past, current, or future teaching topic.
