Hi All! Happy End of the week! I can't believe we are in Dibels Season and starting to think about end of the year review. I thought this would be a good time to think about upping engagement to help with focus!
Check out some of the ideas below!
What is Learner Engagement? In a nutshell, Learner Engagement is the measure of a potentially successful learning experience for everyone concerned. It measures the quantity and the quality of a learner's participation. It also takes in account the interaction with co learners & instructors.
What does an engaged learner look like?
- Active in their Learning
- Eager to Participate
- Willing to Expend Effort
- Motivated
- Inspired
There are 3 levels of engagement:
- Cognitive:Taking an active, committed approach to coming up with learning strategies. Such as mnemonics to remember content.
- Emotional:Feel connected to the material and or group. Low levels of anxiety.
- Behavioral: Completed tasks and always show up for lessons.
Engaging Test Prep Ideas: Testing season is upon us and I know we are all working to get some review in. Up the engagement with some the the ideas below! 
This BLOG is FILLED with simple quick ideas that will help you up the engagement in your classroom.
Be Creative with Content: You know the standard that we are working on. Get creative in how you deliver it. Ask students to weigh in on what interests them. Get that SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES going in your lessons. Nonfiction is a GREAT way to up engagement and if the students have some ownership in what they will be learning about you can double on that engagement. Use a survey about the next animal you will learn about for example.
Hit lots of learning styles during your lessons. Add visual, music and movement to your lessons.
Reward Learners: This is always touchy for me. I only want to reward extraordinary behavior not behavior that is expected. But if this is an area that is really holding your students back, I always like earning a group reward. Meaning building toward something. Or adding in a bit of competition such as Cohorts competing for all assignments turned in. In PLCs, this week, I heard some great examples of earning raffle tickets for a class store and even giant Pixie Sticks. We all know that we are not in a normal situation and with that, we may need to do things we would not normally do. This video is a JACKPOT of ideas for rewarding your kiddos!
Check out these FREE rewards below!
Whole Brain Teaching: Get that call and response going! Even in the virtual world! Check out this video below modeling the SCOREBOARD! I love to use this as a way to earn a "reward!"
One of my favorite blogs, Cult of Pedagogy, has a great post about engagement! Read it by clicking the image below!
Another great one from Cult of Pedagogy. This is defiantly one to think about!
Next steps from ENGAGEMENT to EMPOWERMENT! GOALS!
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