Shelf-Ready Tools to Authentically Increase Student Engagement Positive Relationships Constant Checks for Understanding TARGET Authentic Student Engagement Prepared Especially for the Collaborative Learning Team of RUSKIN High School By Dan Mulligan, flexiblecreativity.com December 2016

Collaboration Tool Why Bother: Allows each student to experience a diversity of thinking; Time saver; Can be partially scheduled by teacher for purposeful grouping.

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Authentically Engage Students Fostering Engagement & Deeper Thinking Checking for and Building Readiness Tell a chain story about strategies you use to… Authentically Engage Students …without using words that begin with: E or T

Think Pad is a resource designed to: provide evidence of understanding and participation during student-to-student dialogue facilitate student reflection on their thinking

Frayer Model (2 versions)

What exactly is… Student Engagement Resources for hypothesizing (or summarizing) the objective: www.wordle.net www.tagxedo.com Student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education. http://edglossary.org/ Student Engagement

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Brain Break….

Helping Students Develop Understanding

Logical/Mathematical Musical/Rhythmic Sing it Create a beat Rap it Make a cheer Create a jingle Hum it Identify sounds React to sounds Listen to sounds Connect to music Write a poem Verbal/Linguistic Read it Spell it Write it Listen to it Tell it Recall it Use “you” words Apply it Chunk information Say it Use mnemonics Logical/Mathematical Make a pattern Chart it Sequence it Create a mnemonic Analyze it Think abstractly Think critically Use numbers Prove it Interpret the data Use the statistics Visual/Spatial Mind maps Graphic organizers Video Color code Highlight Shape a word Interpret a graphic Read a chart Study illustrations Visualize it Make a chart Create a poster Body/Kinesthetic Role play Walkabout Dance Lip sync Skits/charades/mimes Construction Math manipulatives Sign language Sports Activity centers Body language Intrapersonal Metacognition Use self-talk Work independently Solve in your own way Understand self Journal it Rehearse it Use prior knowledge Connect it Have ownership Interpersonal Think-Pair-Share Jigsaw Cooperative grouping Drama Debates Class meetings Meeting of minds Peer counseling Tutors/buddies Giving feedback Shared Journals Naturalist Label it Categorize it Identify it Form a hypothesis Do an experiment Adapt it Construct it Classify it Investigate it Discern patterns

Walk the ‘Steps’ to Problem Solve

With your partner: Use the EKS for your grade-levels and create a team turn for one of your standards. ENJOY CREATING!

Effective Student Engagement Step 6: Engage teams of students in actively summarizing and showcasing their acquisition of essential skills and processes; e.g., writing (story frame, anchor chart, etc.); creating (Two-Word Strategy, IPad app, etc.); tr check for understanding, offer guiding questions.

Increase the effective use of instructional technology

Collaboratively created Student Collaboratively created Anchor Charts

Using the Essential Question to Summarize

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Spotlight Moment Collaboratively create an Anchor Chart (including images and graphic organizers) that capture essential understandings (things you can use and/or incorporate to do differently) based on today’s learning experience. Enjoy creating…

Reasons to Assess There are two reasons why we assess: To inform instructional decisions What will you say or do next for each student; To encourage each student to try Initially work with a partner; formative assessment (give them another try after reflecting on past performance and clarifying misconceptions

Vintage Strategy infused with the 2nd ?

Thank you for your commitment to children! "It's your attitude, not just your aptitude that determines your ultimate altitude." --Zig Ziglar  Dan