1. Dodge City Middle School
Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Dodge City Middle School

2. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
OBJECTIVES FOR THE DAY:
Establish USD 443 “Big Picture”
Core Content
Effective Instructional Strategies
Student Engagement
Understand needs for Baseline data on:
Effective Instructional Strategies, and
Hands-on experience with Essential Indicator/Lesson Objectives

3. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Greg

4. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
“The first school-level factor is a ‘guaranteed and viable curriculum.’ I rank this as the first factor, having the most impact on student achievement.”
What Works in Schools
Robert J. Marzano, 2003
Greg

5. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Highly Effective Instruction
Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
Questions, Cues and Advanced Organizers
Identifying Similarities and Differences
Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Nonlinguistic Representation
Summarizing and Note Taking
Cooperative Learning
Generating and Testing Hypotheses
Homework, Providing Feedback Related to the Standard
“More can be done to improve education by improving the effectiveness of teachers than by any other single factor.”
Wright et al, 1997
Greg

6. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
“Students in a focus group mentioned the following when asked what motivates them to learn and participate in school:
Clear expectations
Hands-on activities
Assignments related to real life
Good relationship with the teacher”
Source: Walsh & Sattes, 2000
Greg

7. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Essential Indicators and Lesson Objectives
The Indicator(s) or learning objectives for the current lesson are Communicated to All Students
Teaching Academic Vocabulary
Direct and Explicit instruction of vocabulary necessary for the attainment of the learning objective(s)
English Language Learner Strategies
Marzano’s Nine Highly Effective Instructional Strategies
Student Engagement Strategies
85% of students must be engaged) Strategies used during group instruction explicitly mandated by the teacher to get the students engaged and for teacher monitoring of the level of student engagement.
Greg

8. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Explanation of Instrument’s purpose:
to be used to gather school and district-wide data,
will not be designed or used to evaluate teachers, principals or schools
First Walk-Through will be conducted in early April 2011
Data generated by Walk-Through will guide building and district Staff Development for

9. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Essential Indicators and Lesson Objective Section
Essential Indicator(s) posted in student friendly language.
Learning Objectives for the current lesson are posted
Language/Vocabulary Objective(s) in addition to content objective(s) are posted.
The Learning Objectives for the current lesson are communicated to students
Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

10. Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Engagement
Video
Directions: Using only the Essential Indicators and Lesson Objective section, view this video and check the appropriate box if listed strategy is observed
In groups of 4-5 establish a consensus rating (EI/Obj section only)
As a whole group, determine the group’s consensus rating

11. MS Science Video Click to start video
In this lesson, students begin their discussion of asteroids and the moon by defining key vocabulary terms. The instructor creates a learning goal or big idea for the day as well as smaller objectives that will be accomplished during the class period. Students use a K-W-L chart in order to brainstorm what they already know about features of the moon, what they want to know, and later, what they ultimately learn.