Student Engagement: What does it mean and how do we increase it?

Engagement, Learning & Technology Is it possible to connect these three?

Goals for our morning… Learn from our colleagues Explore the work of engagement by Marzano & Pickering Experience additional ways to incorporate technology in learning (adult & student) Dialogue what to take back to your PLC

How Do I Feel?

Deep Listening Experience Creating Positive Community through Dialogue

3 minutes – to tell the story of your life switch

1 minute to share Why do you do this work? Why do you get up each morning and do your job? Long-haired partner begins Switch

30 seconds to tell your partner what you appreciate about them Short-haired partner begins Switch

How do I feel? Voices in the room Positive feeling tone Appreciation

The Highly Engaged Classroom by Marzano & Pickering

Am I interested?

Translation Lingo Translator

Share with a table colleague, a favorite video, site, or other web-based thingy

How many times a day do you use your cell phone? calls, gps, text-messaging Polleverywhere.com

How many times a day do you use your cell phone instructionally with kids? Polleverywhere.com

What are your biggest concerns in using cell phone in your class? Polleverywhere.com

Do I have their attention? Are they engaged? “If the answer to the first question is no, the teacher looks for ways to raise the emotional tone of the classroom and pique students’ interests.” “If the answer to the second question is no, the teacher looks for ways to help students recognize the importance of the content and raise their senses of efficacy regarding the content.”

Individual focused read Expert Groups Content Frames Home Groups Puzzling

1.How do I feel? 2.Am I interested? 3.Is this important? 4.Can I do this? Individual Read

Expert Groups w/ Content Frame

Home Groups

Teaching Generation TEXT Toys to Tools

Cautions: rules, procedures, consequences

Connecting to your expectations:

Respect yourself and others What we will see…. Video What we will NOT see… wtf-

Today’s Sites

Resources Teaching Generation Text: Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning by Nielsen & Webb Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education by Kolb The Highly Engaged Classroom by Marzano & Pickering

Goals for our morning… Learn from our colleagues Explore the work of engagement by Marzano & Pickering Experience additional ways to incorporate technology in learning (adult & student) Dialogue what to take back to your PLC

Kristine Gullen, Ph.D. Thank you!