1. Active Learning Pedagogy for ALP:
AVID Engagement Strategies at Butler CC

3. THINK, PAIR, SHARE
Envision an ideally engaged class. What is happening? What are students doing? What is the instructor doing?

4. Our Vision: Students talk to each other more.
They carry themselves semi-formally.
They are alert and thinking.
They are emotionally engaged.
They discuss their own projects intelligently.
They are invested in the projects of their peers.
They are cognizant of their membership in a learning community.
The classroom is a busy (sometimes noisy) space of conversation and discourse.

5. Some Benefits of Active Learning
Develops Metacognition
Serves Diverse Intelligences
Promotes Learning
Student-Driven
Improves Rigor
Develops Lateral Skills (WICOR)
Supports “Universal Design”

6. Under the Hood: Theory and Research
WICOR
Brain-based Learning
Metacognition
Bloom’s Taxonomy and Costa’s Questions
Growth Mindset

7. Metacognition
~We must teach not only our content but also how to study and learn our content (in our field, for example, and in our unique class).~

8. WICOR

9. Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset
“Intelligence is static” “Intelligence can be developed”
Growth Mindset
Leads to a desire to look
smart and therefore
a tendency to...
Leads to a desire to learn
and therefore a tendency
to...
Avoid Challenges Embrace Challenges
Give up Easily Persist in the face of
setbacks
See effort as fruitless See effort as the path to
or worse mastery

10. Brain-based Learning
Brain-based Instruction: Educate yourself and your students about how the brain learns so that the process of learning is enhanced, not hindered.
Empower Your Students: Rita Smilkstein: "When learners have all this invaluable metacognitive knowledge, they are empowered to be self-responsible and to have self-efficacy."

11. Bloom’s Taxonomy and Costa’s Questions

12. Bloom’s Taxonomy and Costa’s Questions
20 minutes

13. Thoughtful Writing and Inquiry
Roadmap
Advanced Reading
Robust Discussion
Thoughtful Writing and Inquiry

14. Advanced Reading

15. The Butler Reading Cycle

16. Pre-Reading Engage prior knowledge before reading. Concept mapping
Provide background info
Short Lecture
Relevant video
Quick Writes and Journals
Engagement Strategies
Introducing Relevant Terms

17. 10-2 Lecture

18. During Reading
Develop habits during reading that will aid students in comprehension throughout their college careers.
Previewing
Annotating (with a purpose)
Reading Logs and Journals
Annotation Purpose:
What is the main point of this section?

19. Jigsaw Shuffle

20. 2 Things you Found Interesting 1 Question you Still Have
3-2-1
3 Things you Learned
2 Things you Found Interesting
1 Question you Still Have

21. Things to do During the 2 of 10-2 Lecture1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

22. After Reading
Reading Accountability: Tie points to reading through annotation checks, summaries, quizzes, etc.
Processing Ideas
Intentionally Moving up Bloom’s hierarchy
Reading Journals
Speed Dating
Google Docs
Jigsaw--analyzing text in groups
World Cafe
Reflection after activities

23. Moving to Writing
The reading cycle leads straight into the paper; where the reading cycle leaves off, the essay begins.

24. Robust Discussion
41 minutes

25. Thoughtful Writing and Inquiry
Outline
Advanced Reading
Robust Discussion
Thoughtful Writing and Inquiry

26. Quick Write:
Collect your thoughts.
How do you create discussion in your classroom? What works? What doesn’t work? How can you build on what you already do with what you’ve learned today?

27. 30-Second Expert
~ Find a partner and informally exchange ideas. ~

28. Parallel Lineup (paired discussion)

29. Practical Benefits of Paired Discussions
It’s a very efficient use of classroom time.
It’s fun and social.
Students practice saying their ideas, trying them out when the stakes are low.
It’s hard to hide in a group of two!
Students who are cautious about speaking in front of large groups are more likely to participate confidently (during the exercise AND after).
It distributes students’ ideas (distributed cognition).
It’s versatile:
Fits in anywhere in the reading cycle.
Can be used with questions, “cold quotes,” new assignment prompts, etc.
Helps break the ice early in a semester.

30. Grand Benefits of Paired Discussions

31. Genuine Inquiry

32. Thoughtful Writing and Inquiry
Roadmap
Advanced Reading
Robust Discussion
Thoughtful Writing and Inquiry

33. Reciprocal Viewing

34. O.E.Q.
Collect your thoughts.
O OBSERVE
E EXPLAIN
Q QUESTION

35. Ways of Using Writing as Thinking
Quick Write
Notes (Note Processing)
Concept Mapping
Team Brainstorming
Summary and Reading Logs
Using Google Docs as a Sharing Tool

36. Questions?

37. Contact Information
Cory Teubner
Kristi Gerdes
AVID for Higher Education