increasing student Engagement

Agenda for today

• What is student engagement?
• How do I create a solid foundation for student engagement?
• What are the categories of student engagement strategies?
• What are examples of student engagement strategies?

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what is student engagement?

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Definition of Student Engagement:

"The degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education ."

What does it mean for students to be engaged?
Why is this important?

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Think of a time (as a learner or teacher) when you experienced high levels of student engagement.
Brainstorm a list of what you think student engagement looks like?

how do i create a solid foundation

Establishing Classroom Culture

• Restorative Circles
• Positive teacher/student relationship
• Setting High Academic Expectations for ALL students

Students being active in their learning

• Reading critically
• Reading to learn, creating, planning, problem solving, discussing, and asking questions
• Performing/presenting, exploring, explaining, evaluating, and ecperimenting
• Interacting with other students

tEACHER'S ROLE

• Teacher is actively engaged in facilitating and providing assistance, feedback, and calarification
• Teacher monitors actively during independent student or small group time
• Teacher consistantly guiding

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What do we need to know as teachers that will help us implement instruction that is engaging for students?

what are the catefgories of student engagement?

Behavioral engagement

• Students observing community norms
• Students participating in activities and discussions
• Students listening attentively and turning in work on time

Gallery Walks

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concentric circles

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The Pause Procedure

Class Participation Strategies

emotional enagaement

• This includes students' feelings of interest, boredom, happiness, sadness, and anxiety
• Ensuring that students feel safe
• Making sure that students are forming relationships and feeling successful

Total Physical Response (TPR)

• Students perform actions while reciting specific words or phrases
• Creates a neural link between speech and action
• Beneficial for beginner learners
• Meets the needs of both kinesthetic learners and visual learners

flexible seating

culturally responsive teaching

quick writes

cognitive engagement

• Involves students' desire and ability to engage in a variety of strategies to self-direct learning
• Deep cogitive engagement has been linked directly to acheievement
• Cognitive processing must be meaningful

jigsaw

• Enables students to participate on a given topic
• Promotes team building
• Allows big projects to be managed in a shorter period of time

3 step interview

blended learning

interdisciplinary learning

• inquiry based learning

personalized learning

Ways to increase engagement

• Measure it
• Focus on relationship-buiding
• Have a balance of structure and student autonomy
• Use technology thoughtfully
• Engage in effective questioning
• Connect with the "real" world

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what are examples of

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Reflect on a time when you noticed students weren't engaged. How can you apply one of these strategies within your instruction to make it more engaging?

Key Takeaways

• Children's positive behavior is increased when they are ENGAGED
• Effective learning happens when students are actively involved in their learning
• An ENGAGED classroom does not mean CHAOS
• Establish high academic expectations for ALL students they will achieve them

Let's Keep Student engagement

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Resources

• What Does It Mean For Students To Be Engaged? Evidence Based Strategies To Boost Academic and Social Emotional Results Huntley 158 Pedagogy Playbook-Student Engagement Section

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