This week's Hook of the Week from Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess is The Swimming with the Sharks Hook. 

Don't get stuck presenting every lesson from the same spot in the class. Increase student engagement by breaking down the invisible wall between teacher and class with the Swimming with the Sharks Hook.

Consider these questions when planning for this hook...

• How can I enter the audience and break down the barrier between teacher and class?
• Can I participate in the activity?
• Can I storm up and down the rows and use the whole room as my platform?
• Can I enter the physical space of key areas in the room where attentions is waning?
• Is there a different place, or multiple places, that I can present from for the sake of novelty?

In what ways might you use The Swimming with the Sharks Hook to engage your students or adult learners?

- DBC, Inc. Team

*Excerpt from Teach Like a PIRATE

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