- If you’re going to use class time for brainstorming, tell students what the project topic is the day before so they can think about it that night.
- Some students don’t like to share immediately and prefer to have time to think about a topic alone first.
- Giving brainstorm prompts in advance will increase contributions from these students.
- Brainstorming project ideas in class ensures that every student will have a feasible project idea to pursue.
- You can always show students example ideas for additional inspiration if anyone gets stuck.
- See another tip from Jennifer on the think-pair-share method of brainstorming.