Using Sousa in your Classroom
Using Sousa's theories in your classroom are usually a matter of deliberately planning lessons that engage the mind, body, and emotions of your students so they can truly learn the information you are trying to teach. Some of the questions that are most important are:
-Create a realistic, long-term scenario in which the students have to remember and use the information.
-Ask students to write a journal entry about how they may use the information in the future.
-Ask the students to talk about personal experiences that can connect to the information.
-Test cumulatively so your students are required to remember information long-term.
-Vary the way you teach lessons so students are always on their toes.
- Are you motivating your student to remember this information long term?
-Create a realistic, long-term scenario in which the students have to remember and use the information.
-Ask students to write a journal entry about how they may use the information in the future.
- Is this information relevant to him or her?
-Ask the students to talk about personal experiences that can connect to the information.
- Does this information make sense to your student?
-Test cumulatively so your students are required to remember information long-term.
- Are you incorporating novelty into your lesson?
-Vary the way you teach lessons so students are always on their toes.