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Engaging Students In LearningEngaging Students In LearningComprehensive Induction Program
Component 3- Criterion 3aComponent 3- Criterion 3a
Delaware Performance Appraisal System II
Activities and Assignments
Grouping of Students
Instructional Materials and Resources
Structure and Pacing of the Lesson
Student EngagementStudent Engagement
What Is Student Engagement
ActivityActivity
Alone: Three minutes—think of a time (as teacher, learner or observer) when you experienced high levels of student engagement.
Group: Share your experience.
Brainstorm a list on chart paper: What does student engagement look like?
Student Engagement DefinedStudent Engagement Defined
“Students who are engaged are involved, but not all students who are involved are engaged.”- Philip Schlechty
5 Student Responses to Work5 Student Responses to Work
1.Engagement - (High Attention and Commitment to the tasks at hand)
2.Strategic Compliance - (High Attention and Low Commitment the tasks at hand)
3.Ritual Compliance - (Low Attention and Low Commitment to the tasks at hand)
4.Retreatism - (No Attention and No Commitment)
5.Rebellion - (Diverted Attention)
Typical Student ActivitiesTypical Student Activities
Student EngagementStudent Engagement
Delivering Engaging Instruction
Improving Your CharismaImproving Your Charisma
Make the students the center of your classroom.
Smile at your students.Greet your students when they walk into the
classroom.Overlook what you can.Establish procedures and routines early.Laugh at yourself.Eliminate personal habits that may annoy
kids.Use multiple modes of learning.Talk less than your students.
Avoid Common PitfallsAvoid Common Pitfalls
Improve Your Oral PresentationsImprove Your Oral Presentations
VIDEOTAPE YOURSELF
MASTER THE ART OF PAUSE
LEARN TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT
SET THE STAGE
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
COMMAND ATTENTION
USE YOUR VOICE EFFECTIVELY
USE BODY LANGUAGE TO MOIVATE YOUR
LISTENERS
Make a Point Students RememberMake a Point Students Remember
Engage Students During LecturesEngage Students During Lectures
Engage Students in DiscussionsEngage Students in Discussions
BeforeBefore DuringDuring AfterAfter
• Post procedures in a prominent place
• Determine the purpose of the discussion
• Create the questions your students will discuss
• Arrange the room
• Enforce the procedures
• Introduce the discussion topic
• Explain the importance of supporting their opinions
• Encourage deeper thinking and risk taking
• Recognize speakers
• Get out of the way
• Have students reflect (written or oral)
• What went well
• Suggestions for improvement
• Retelling of the important points
• Written summary
Engage Students With GamesEngage Students With Games
Engage Students With Graphic Engage Students With Graphic OrganizersOrganizers
Student Engagement Strategies Student Engagement Strategies SummarizedSummarized
1. Cultivate your communication skills and charisma
2. Fully plan and prepare for oral presentations
3. Pay attention to all aspects of delivery (voice, demeanor, and body language)
4. Plan ways to encourage students to stay on track and on task
5. Take advantage of the power of play
6. Use graphic organizers
7. Use hands-on manipulatives to enliven lessons
8. Provide examples of what you expect of students
9. Even mundane seatwork can be made more appealing and creative with careful planning
SourcesSources
Schlechty, Phillip C. Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working On The Work. First ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Print.
Thompson, Julia G. The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide. Third ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013. Print.