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Engagement Strategies Hs
fairly strong in
elementary school, but
wanes as students get
older.
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Engage, Engaging
Why is engagement so
important?
Motivated students…
Are less likely to disrupt
Earn higher grades
Feel more confident about
learning
Are willing to accept
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“Are more likely to become
life long learners”
(Brewster, 2000)
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Engagement Fallacies
I used to look for a bunch of
“fun” activities. Now I try to
take the necessary and make it
engaging.
As a control freak, this was
hard, but I learned the more I
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are needed to see this picture. Effective motivators are not
usually extrinsic (candy, pass to
leave class, etc.).
Intrinsic motivators are most
effective (“choice, autonomy,
challenge”).
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Goals for this session
Learn from my mistakes
& leave with the following…
Plan for how to start
engaging students on the
first day
At least three strategies
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YOUR TASK: Jot down
any strategies you could
use in your classroom.
List strategy + unit of
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study.
We’ll discuss four aspects of
engagement
Engagement from
day one
Engaging all learners
Reading engagement
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#1 - Engagement
from day one
The first day sets the
tone for the rest of the
Year.
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Engagement from day one
Createclassroom community first, the
dividends are huge!
Conversation piece
quietly
#2 - Engaging all learners
Classrooms are
becoming more and
more academically
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diverse
It’s important to
challenge and engage
all learners in your
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class
Engaging all learners
Create low-risk engagement opportunities.
Journal “Editorials”. Have students state &
back up their opinion on a topic: War is
never justified, All human beings deserve
respect, etc.)
What is the most important word of the
discussion today? Why?
because…
The most resilient person I know is
_____ because…
Engaging all learners
candy, etc.
class
Online writing contests appropriate to your
subject area
• “Capture the Music,” science, technology,
history, etc.
Letter to the editor of a newspaper/magazine
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Reading Engagement
Use pre-reading strategies to get students
prepared to read
Give students an anticipation guide before a
reading. This is a “set of generalizations related
to the theme of a section. Students decide
whether they agree or disagree with each
statement in the guide” (Beers, 2003, p. 74).
Example: The American Dream is still possible,
Money equals happiness, etc.
Reading engagement
Use during reading strategies to keep
students engaged
Have students mark/highlight the text
whenever possible
Sticky notes are an alternative to marking
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Reading Engagement
What should students be marking?
Part they agree/disagree with
Likert Scales
Holden Caulfield shows maturity at the end of The
Jay Gatsby is HONEST < < < < < > > > > > DISHONEST
Reading Engagement
Get them to be as
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metacognitive as
possible
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Room for Reflection
Progress assessment
Can use before conferences, at the end of a
marking period, at the end of the semester
• How is it going?
• Is this class easier, harder, or about the same as you
previous Math class?
• Which concepts have been easiest for you to master?
Why?
• Which concepts have you struggled with? Why?
an index card
• One thing from today’s discussion that made me
stop and think was…
• What was the most important aspect of the
notes today? Why?
• Right now what I understand about the civil war
is…
The End!
Good luck in your first
year with Parkway!
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Works Cited
Beers, K. (2003). When Kids Can’t Read: What Teachers Can
Do. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.