2. Anyone?

3. Lori Harlan, Diane Hitt, and Sherrie Kays
Student Engagement
Lori Harlan, Diane Hitt, and
Sherrie Kays

4. Definition of Student Engagement:
In education, 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.

5. LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT
According to Phillip Schlechty, founder and chief executive officer of the Center for Leadership in School Reform, there are five ways that students respond or adapt to school-related tasks and activities.

6. Levels of Student Engagement
REBELLION
Diverted Attention
No Commitment
AKA “The Behavior Problem”

7. What does it look like? The Rebellious Student usually:
Refuses to do the assigned task
Acts in ways to disrupt others
Substitutes tasks and activities to which he or she is committed
Defiant
Feels self-conscious about lack of ability
Thinks he/she is smarter than the teacher

8. Levels of Student Engagement
RETREATISM
No Attention
No Commitment
AKA “The Loner”

9. What does it look like? The Retreatist Student usually:
Tries not to be noticed
Disengaged from the lesson or assigned task
Makes little attempt to comply
Usually not disruptive to the learning of others
Does not participate
Learns little or nothing from the task
Does minimal classwork or homework
Is frequently absent or tardy
Wishes you would leave him/her alone

10. Levels of Student Engagement
RITUAL or PASSIVE COMPLIANCE
Low attention
Low Commitment

11. What does it look like? The Passively Compliant Student usually:
Sees little value in the assigned task
Does enough work to avoid negative consequences
Emphasis is placed on meeting the minimum requirements
Satisfied with “C” quality work
Answers questions when asked
Avoids volunteering for anything
Learns at low and superficial levels

12. Levels of Student Engagement
STRATEGIC COMPLIANCE
High Attention
Low Commitment
The Rule-Follower or Over-Achiever

13. What does it look like? The Strategically Compliant Student usually:
Wants to earn an A in your class
Wants to get into college
Volunteers responses to earn points
Uses “extra-credit” opportunities to make up for occasional lapses in effort
Motivated by rewards

14. Levels of Student Engagement
AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT
High Attention
High Commitment
The kid who loves to learn.

15. What does it look like? The Authentically Engaged Student usually:
Loves learning for the sake of learning
Immerses him or herself in work that has clear meaning and immediate value
Wants to earn an A in your class...and will!
Wants to get into a competitive college
Volunteers responses to show understanding
Uses “extra-credit” opportunities to earn >100%.
Thinks and talks about your class long after the period has ended out of genuine interest

16. In your own words...define student engagement and why it's important.

17. Think & throw

18. Teacher Humor

20. Lead4ward
“Lead4ward anticipates and integrates the changing needs of schools, maintaining a focus of professional learning, engaging instruction, and meaningful assessment.”

21. Lead4Ward Resources that can be used with student engagement:
Academic Vocabulary
Think it Up
Thinking Stems
Instructional Strategies Playlists

22. Recap Lead4Ward
Lead4Ward is an online resource with a focus on professional learning, engaging instruction, and meaningful assessment for grades K-12
Lead4Ward resources available to use with engaging activities are:
*Academic Vocabulary
*think it up!
*Thinking Stems
There is an expectation in CISD that ALL classroom teachers will utilize the Lead4Ward online resource to plan effective and engaging lessons.

23. Musical mix-freeze-group

24. Music Please

25. Question 1:
Why do you think academic
vocabulary is important to use in your
classroom?

26. Music Please

27. Question 2:
Evaluate everything we have
learned so far today regarding student
engagement.
What is the most important thing you have learned so far? Why?

28. Music Please

29. Question 3:
What connection can you make
between Lead4Ward and your lesson
planning?

30. Teacher Humor 

31. Instructional Strategies Playlists
Teachers use the instructional strategies on the playlist to:
engage learners
provide practice without penalties
encourage interaction among students
see and hear students’ thinking

32. About working the best strategies for your students in your classroom!
Instructional Strategies Playlists
About working the best strategies for your students in your classroom!

33. Instructional Strategies Playlists
Strategies are designed to help teachers with specific activities for specific needs -- intentional planning process.

34. Intentional Planning Process:
Instructional Strategies Playlists
Intentional Planning Process:
Lesson aligned with TEKS
Student Engagement
Rigorous
Transfer of Knowledge

35. Used while kids are learning and talking
Used to assess student learning in multiple ways, learning strengths, areas for growth, etc.
Used while kids are learning and talking
Used when learning requires practice – collaborative work
Used when learning requires critical thinking – multiple ways or through a topic
Used to help students discover and correct their mistakes – variety of ways for REVIEW

37. Videos to Help learn strategies
Inside Outside Circle (Secondary) and Inside Outside Circle (Elementary)
Think Pair Share instruction video
Fact or Fib Showdown
Rock N Roll Dice Vocabulary (Elementary)
One Minute Paper
Math Problem-Solving Graphic
Mix-Freeze-Group(or Match)
Jigsaw Activity and The Jigsaw Method instruction video

38. Lead4ward app

39. Tabletop tweet – evidence of learning

40. TEACHER HUMOR

41. Important ending notes
Children behave better when they are interested and engaged
Effective learning occurs when students are interested and excited
An engaged, active class does not mean an out-of-control class
Your expectations are what the students will reach
Have a set goal that the students are fully aware of reaching

42. "First week of school stress" principal jerry brooks