The teacher presents a question. Each student responds on paper. Students are placed in groups of 2-10. Each person indicates the response to the group. A group discussion takes place and the group prioritizes the responses.
Students return to a class as a whole.
Each group indicates its responses and priorities. The class then combines the responses and prioritizes them. All students actively participate. They also receive practice in prioritizing. These are just some of the many ideas for getting students more actively involved in their own learning.