Pembroke Middle School Fall Retreat October 5, :45-11:45 Student Engagement in the Era of Common Core Facilitated by: Shanita Anderson NCDPI Instructional Coach

Three Musketeers: 1.Find three things that everyone on the team likes 2.Find three things that everyone on the team dislikes 3.Find one thing that is unique to each of the team members 4.Decide on a team name that has something to do with your collective likes and dislikes 5.Write your TEAM name on your “Table Tent”

Discuss the importance of active engagement as it relates to paying attention. Understand the brain research behind student engagement. List strategies for engaging all students throughout a lesson. Embed brain based instructional strategies into today’s presentation (list creation) Today’s Objectives

Essential Questions: How can I use brain based research strategies in my lesson design? How can I increase the level of student engagement in my lessons ?

Learning Targets for today’s presentation: Target #1 I can begin to create an effective classroom centered on brain based researched practices. Target #2 I can begin to increase the level of student engagement in my classroom.

Characteristics of an Effective Classroom Page 14

Pass the Participation Please!

Consensus Placemat

What is Student Engagement? The phrase “student engagement” has come to refer to how involved or interested students are in their learning and how connected they are to their classes, their institutions, and each other.

All Students Are Actively Engaged When... 1.Student-centered lessons are facilitated by the teacher. 2.Classroom Management is evident to allow active participation and multisensory approach. 3.Learning is not optional for any student.

Some Facts About Student Engagement 1.Over one-third of students do not take school seriously and get through the day by fooling around with classmates. 2.Half said their classes were boring. 3.Two-thirds say they cheated on a test. 4.90% copied homework from someone else. 5.80% say it’s not important to get good grades in school. 6.20% say disengagement is a result of confusion or difficulty of subject matter, particularly in math and science. (Steinberg, 2006)

Why is engagement so important? Motivated students… Are less likely to disrupt Earn higher grades Feel more confident about learning Are willing to accept challenges Retain information longer “Are more likely to become lifelong learners” (Brewster, 2008) T – Chart Why is Student Engagement important for… Teacher / Student

“Ain’t nobody got time for that” – Sweet Brown Watch the following video clip and respond to this question with your tablemates: How does the time constraint support higher levels of engagement?

Jigsaw Activity

Jigsaw Activity Time limit: 15 minutes

What is a word splash? Word Splash is both a comprehension and vocabulary strategy that uses pre- reading, during reading, and after reading steps. It is fun and easy to use. A word splash is a collection of terms or concepts from a reading or other activities which students are about to see or hear. Words and terms are “splashed” on a page or overhead, preferably at angles. Students come up with complete statements connecting two or more of the words or phrases.

You can’t talk about student engagement without talking about the brain!

What is Brain Based Teaching? It’s E-S-P! the Purposeful engagement of affective Strategies derived from Principles of cognitive neuroscience

Pre-Assessment (3 minutes) On the provided Index Card write down three or more strategies that you are aware of or that we have used today that are compatible with brain based teaching and learning. Share your insights with a partner at your table.

Teaching with the Brain in Mind Excerpt… TASK: Read the excerpt looking for the following understandings: Annotate the text! What Teaching with the Brain in Mind means What does it look like in the classroom (Characteristics) Examples of Teaching with the Brain in Mind Time Limit : 15 minutes

Frayer Model My Definition Characteristics Examples Non-Examples Vocabulary Word

The secret is …. dozens of little things, not one BIG thing Start noticing the little things like timing, word choice, what was done before and after the activity, most of what works is invisible to the untrained eye and ear.

The Brain is Always Paying Attention to Something

Hearing Words Speaking Words Generating Words Seeing Words DOGS

Hearing WordsSeeing Words Speaking Words Generating Words

Brain Break! – Right or Left???

Implications for Teachers… EMOTION drives ATTETION which drives LEARNING!

Staying Focused Meaning + Emotion + Interest = Learning

From A Celebration of Neurons, Robert Sylwester, 1995 The Neuron Dance

Students Must Talk About Their Learning

Make an Appointment! Fold paper into fours – add 12, 3, 6, and 9 Draw a line under each number Make your appointments – don’t double book Return “home” Wait for appoint time to be announced.

Make an Appointment! 12 o’clock appointment: Give one, get one 3 o’clock appointment: How can a teacher ask questions so that everyone has to respond, not just the one student with his hand up? 6 o’clock appointment: Give one, get one 9 o’clock appointment: How can teachers hold every student accountable for learning?

But I’m a Child of the 80’s

1,000,000 Word Pyramid

Word List Emotions Interest Perceived Efficacy

Word List engagement brain strategies relevant

THANK YOUR PARTNERS BE seated PLEASE

SHOWTIME! WHY IT MATTERS…

Now you know…

Understanding Engagement is not… Nuclear physics! Rocket science!

But it is critical to learning…

THANK YOU! BELIEVE IN YOU and IN YOUR STUDENTS!!

Questions? Concerns? Feedback?