engaging students in learning

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.