Boost Student Engagement and Motivation In Your Classroom

Today’s Webinar Student Motivation Activities for Engaged Learning

Today’s Webinar Student Motivation Activities for Engaged Learning

Motivation: To be moved to do something The degree to which a student puts effort into and focus on learning in order to experience success

Four Critical Factors in Student Motivation Competence/Mastery Autonomy Value/Interest Relatedness (Bandura, 1996; Dweck, 2010; Pintrich, 2003; Ryan & Deci, 2000; Seifert, 2004)

Competence and Mastery Students feel capable of accomplishing what is required of them. Teacher knows content and delivers instruction effectively. Specific learning goals are clearly communicated. Students have adequate time for practice and application. Students receive effective feedback.

Autonomy and Control Choices Time to explore content Students set learning goals Variety of materials and resources for learning

Value and Interest Model interest and enthusiasm Get to know what your students are interested in Make connections between learning and real-life Facilitate intrinsic motivation Use variety

Relatedness The need to feel a part of a group Appropriate interactions with others Learning is social

Student Engagement Student willingness, need, desire, and compulsion, to participate in, and be successful in the learning process. (Bomia, Beluzo, Demeester, Elander, Johnson, & Sheldon, 1997)

Benefits of Student Engagement Increased motivation Greater attention and focus Retention of learning Enhanced ability to transfer learning to multiple contexts

Classroom Engagement During a lesson, aim to engage students % of the time. Lessons where students are engaged 50% of the time or less are an ineffective use of instructional time. Wasting just 5 minutes a day will add up to 15 hours of lost instructional time in the course of a 180 day school year.

The Engaged Classroom All students are authentically engaged at least some of the time or most of students are authentically engaged most of the time. Ritual compliance and re- treatism is rarely observed and rebellion is non-existent.

The Well Managed Classroom Compliant and orderly classroom Picture of traditional education Most students appear to be working Little evidence of rebellion Retreatism is a real danger

The Pathological Classroom Students are off-task Retreatism and rebellion are easy to observe Some degree of authentic, ritual, and passive engagement Teacher spends most of time dealing with rebelling students rather than teaching

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Activities for Increased Engagement

Pretest with a Partner One test One pencil One computer Similar to posttest Not scored Teacher circulates around the room

Immediate Response (5-7 second wait-time) Stand Up – Sit Down Thumbs Up – Thumbs Down Secret Answer

Response Cards (5-10 second wait-time) Agree/Disagree True/False Yes/No Multiple Choice Greater Than/Less Than Emotions

Pause and Process (10:2) Think-Pair-Share Quick Writes One Word Splash Quick Draw

Think-Pair-Share Ask students to reflect on question or prompt Give them time to process (30 seconds) Turn to partner Discuss Responses Share Response

Gallery Walk Students walk to see other student responses/ideas Whiteboard on desk Chart paper around the room Procedures in place Time to discuss

End of Lesson Responses A-Z Topic Summary Individually In pairs Facts I learned 2 Questions 1 Opinion

Find Your Match Rhyming Words Uppercase/Lowercase Antonyms/Synonyms Words/Definitions Problem/Solution Words/Pictures

Dictation Multisensory (auditory, visual, kinesthetic, tactile) Increases Working Memory Integrates all Language Skills/Modalities –Listening –Speaking –Writing –Reading

Building Vocabulary During Dictation/Instruction Always use the word in context. Quick Check for understanding (1,2,3). 1 = The word is new to me 2 = Kind of familiar or I could probably figure it out in context 3 = I understand this word and use this word in my writing

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