Energizing and Transforming Your Thinking About Student

and Family EngagementPresentation Available: http://bit.ly/QEengage

Mary Ann Hudziak, Data Coach, CESA 6Lori Rugotska, EdD, Learning & Assessment,CESA 6

Session Goals● Determine data sources available for

measuring student and family engagement in your school.

● Utilize multiple lenses to monitor progress of student engagement efforts or determine needs

● Engage in an activity for exploring and recording available data, identify strengths and weaknesses, plan for improvement

School Classroom

Child Family

Elements of Engagement

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Research

“We know that students who are engaged in the life of the school, engaged in their own learning, and engaged by what and how they are learning are far less likely to fall through the cracks.” (Costante, 2011, p. 1)

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Student Engagement Indicators● Student Voice survey available online for a

fee or in Appendix B of Student Voice or pages 17 - 20 here

● Student Survey and Scoring and Administration of SEI

Student Learning StylesStudents can share learning preferences through interest inventories and learning style questionnaires

http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/

Student Engagement

7 Ways to Increase Student Engagement in the Classroom

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& TALK

● Share another strategy with your elbow partner.

Family Engagement

Family Engagement Culture ReflectionSilently, answer yes or no to the following and think about what

evidence you have:

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Yes/No Are all families treated with respect by everyone at your school?

Yes/No Are all families seen as a potential source of valuable expertise?

Yes/No Do all staff believe that student performance can be improved with family engagement?

Yes/No Is active family engagement met with enthusiasm by the entire staff?

Family Engagement ResearchFamilies play the five most important research-backed roles that drive student success:

● setting high expectations● monitoring performance and holding children

accountable● supporting learning at home● guiding children’s education through college● advocating for their student

http://flamboyanfoundation.org/focus/family-engagement/

Family Engagement Research● Mapp and Hong (2010) see a “fundamental disconnect

between what is designed and offered and what families want and need. . . .”

● One study found that when some parents in a classroom participated in family involvement meetings at the school, all students benefited even if the parents did not participate.

Family Survey (Survey Monkey)

Family Engagement Rubric

Family Engagement Research● Engagement efforts frequently flounder because many

parents have neither the desire nor the capacity to teach children academic content (how to do math) or the time to add another volunteer assignment to their lives. However, the vast majority of parenting adults do have the desire and capacity to build stronger relationships with their children.

Non traditional measures● Expressing Care Parent Quiz● Share Power Parent Quiz● Challenge Growth Parent Quiz● Providing Support Parent Quiz● Expand Possibilities Parent Quiz

Family Engagement ActivityExpress Care: Show that you like me and want the best for me.

Challenge Growth: Insist that I try to continuously improve.

Provide Support: Help me complete tasks and achieve goals.

Share Power: Hear my voice and let me share in making decisions

Expand Possibility: Expand my horizons and connect me to opportunities

Relationship Builder

Activities Link

School Engagement

School Engagement ResearchResearch has demonstrated that a positive school climate is associated with: •Academic achievement •Student engagement in school •Positive social skills development

School Engagement ResearchStudies revealed a positive school climate is correlated

● with decreased student absenteeism in middle school and high school (deJung & Duckworth, 1986; Gottfredson & Gottfredson, 1989; Purkey & Smith, 1983; Reid, 1982; Rumberger, 1987; Sommer, 1985)

● with lower rates of student suspension in high school (Wu, Pink, Crain, & Moles, 1982; Lee, Cornell, Gregory & Fan, 2011)

School Engagement ResearchSchool climate has been shown to

● affect middle school students’ self-esteem (Hoge, Smit, & Hanson, 1990)

● mitigate the negative effects of self-criticism (Kuperminic, Leadbeater, & Blatt, 2001)

School Engagement Indicators● Teacher Sense of Efficacy

(survey and how to score)

● School Culture Survey

School Engagement

● What are some sources of data you currently use or are aware of to measure school engagement?

● What ideas do you have to optimize the climate of your school?

● What do you feel your role is to establish a positive school climate?

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Classroom Engagement

Classroom Engagement● Ongoing studies by Salford University show

that the learning environment can affect student progress by as much as 25% throughout the academic year.

Classroom Engagement Research

“Classroom engagement is the result of many elements such as building relationships, reflecting on grading and rewards, committing to guiding principles, routines and procedures, developing foundation skills, design for rigor and relevance, personalized learning, active learning strategies, literacy focus, and a stimulating classroom environment” (Jones, 2008, p. 2).

Notes on Doing Walk throughs● Collect the evidence without teacher names● Collect only the data you will use to analyze● Keep it simple● Keep it short● Consider taking “snapshots” of classroom

practice over a few days● Have staff help in the analysis of the data

and determining the next action steps

Classroom Engagement Indicators

Sample Walkthrough Forms

School and Classroom Engagement

● How could you do somethingsimilar to the figure on the previous slide in your school?

● What indicators or look-fors would you include?

● What measures do you use for classroom engagement?

● What ideas do you have to optimize classroom engagement in your school or classroom?

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Moving to Action

Engagement Inventory

Looking at Engagement Data you already have

● DEWS● Enrollment● Discipline● Attendance/Truancy● AP Participation● Perception Surveys● Other?

Thinking about the Next Steps● How will you collect data that will be accepted by faculty

as a fair and accurate representation of student learning throughout the school?

● How will you depict those data in a simple, meaningful format for analysis?

● How will you engage all faculty members in study and reflection about the data that will lead to improved engagement/instructional practices throughout the school?

● How will you use the data to measure enhanced learning experiences for all students?

Putting the Pieces Together for Action

ResourcesClassroom engagement

Inquiry-based learning-VideoCreating a safe learning environment-Video

Student engagementStrategies for increasing student engagement-VideoThinking Maps-CESA 6 Training of Trainers in August

www.cesa6.org

Family engagementTitle 1 ToolkitEngaging Parents and Families Workshop - May 2017, CESA 6Don’t Forget the Families report