High Quality Instruction: Teachers Are Actively Facilitating

Student Engagement

Corning-Painted Post School DistrictNovember 2013

• What is student engagement?• What are examples of strategies I can use

to assure students are fully engaged in learning?

• In what ways can I improve my use of the four major components of this domain –– Activities and assignments?– Grouping of students?– Instructional materials and resources?– Structure and pacing?

Today’s Goal Is to Help You Answer These Questions:

Nothing Happening

“It is possible to have a smoothly functioning, lively classroom where all the students appear happily occupied with worthwhile tasks and yet no mental acts conducive to learning are taking place.”

Graham Nuthall, 2005

Student Engagement

“In the engaged classroom, students actively construct understanding by collecting, manipulating, and analyzing information. Research supports the use of a variety of teaching strategies to increase student engagement.”

- ETS

APPOINTMENT CLOCK

Create an appointment for each of the four times provided. Make sure you have a different name on each line. Make appointments with teachers from a different grade

level than your own.

Danielson Domain 3C: Engaging Students in Learning

• activities and assignments • grouping of students • instructional materials and resources• structure and pacing

APPOINTMENT CLOCK QUESTIONS/TASKS…..

Using the Handout “3 C As a Resource:• With your 12:00 appointment, discuss one way

you can increase student engagement/performance with activities and assignments ? (3 minutes)

• With your 3:00 appointment, share one strategy you use when grouping your students.

• With your 6:00 appointment, share one question you have about effectively using materials and resources to engage students in meaningful ways..

• With your 9:00 appointment, share one way you will change structure and pacing in your classroom to more meaningfully engage students.

Attributes of Engagement

• Is not the same as “busy” or “time on task”.

• “Minds On” is essential. Hands on activity is not enough.

• “What is required is intellectual involvement with the content….mental engagement.”

• Engagement is simultaneous and continuous throughout the lessons.

• “School is not a spectator sport.” 8

Planning Strategies for EngagementIn Grade Level Groups:

Take turns pulling strips from the bag until all strips are taken.1. Read the definition of the strategy on your strip.2. Come up with a specific way to use the strategy during

the coming week in your own classroom to engage students in meaningful

3. Repeat for each strip you drew. 4. Share within the group the strategies you have come up

with, rotating around the circle until each strategy and an example of how to use it has been shared. Provide feedback and suggestions for enhancement, where applicable.

5. As a grade level, pick one strategy that you have not often used that you will try out during the coming week.

6. Each participant share with the grade level group one additional strategy that you wrote down that you will commit to use in your classroom in the coming week.

7. Then, together, identify two essential ideas or “Ahas” about using the engagement strategies.

Leprachaun Traps

Other videos with examples

• Thumbs Up • Engage with your body language• Tracking• The Clock• SLANT

• What is student engagement?• What are examples of strategies I can use

to assure students are fully engaged in learning?

• In what ways can I improve my use of the four major components of this domain –– Activities and assignments?– Grouping of students?– Instructional materials and resources?– Structure and pacing?

Did we meet the goals set for our learning? Turn to your shoulder partner

to confirm