Hot+Seat

**Hot Seat **
 * Name: Kathlyn Kaiser **

**//What is the ‘Hot Seat’ Strategy? //**
 * Put a chair in the front of the classroom and name it the ‘hot seat’ the teacher can then ask each student to take a turn in the hot seat.
 * The student who is in the ‘hot seat’ will pretend they are a historical figure from the unit being studied.
 * When in the ‘hot seat’ the student should talk, think, and respond like the historical figure they are pretending to be.
 * The other students will ask the student in the ‘hot seat’ questions.
 * There are several variations of ‘Hot Seat’:
 *  The teacher may have the students rotate into the ‘hot seat’ every few minutes.
 *  The teacher might give every student a different historical figure from the unit they are studying.
 * The student in the ‘hot seat’ might keep their assigned identity a secret and the other students will ask questions in order to determine who they are pretending to be.

** Pros **
 * Teachers are able to gage students understanding about people and events of unit that is being studied.
 * The students can study and judge the actions and feelings different historical figures.
 * Engages students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Promotes full student participation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Encourages students to really think about the persons’ life, what kind of person they were, and events surrounding and affecting that person.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Best used as a review, not an assessment of introduction to a unit.

<span style="line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Cons **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> May lose the educational value if the strategy is incorporated inappropriately.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some students may not feel comfortable sitting and speaking in front of the whole class.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> If the students do not have a sufficient understanding of the topic this strategy would not be ideal.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Every student may not receive a turn in the ‘hot seat’ in one day (or in one unit).