1. Old school and new school engagement strategies
Hello… Is anyone here?
Old school and new school engagement strategies
Keisha Brown
Perimeter College at Georgia State University

2. Our locus of control We cannot control students’: (Lurking Variables)
We CAN control our:
Intelligence
Study Habits
Preparation
Work Ethic
Grit
Learning Disabilities
Attitude

3. Strengthening Student Engagement: What do students want
Strengthening Student Engagement: What do students want? (and what really motivates them)
1.) Success – the need for mastery
2.) Curiosity – the need for understanding
3.) Originality – the need for self- expression
4.) Relationships – the need for involvement with others
Richard Strong, Harvey F. Silver and Amy Robinson Educational Leadership Sept Vm 53 Number 1 Pages 8 – 12
“Students who are engaged in their work are energized by four goals—success, curiosity, originality, and satisfying relationships.”

4. Other Engagement Strategies (Taken from Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty by Elizabeth F. Barkley
Use Creative Learning Activities
Motivate students to be interested in what you are teaching
Engage students through your personality
Engage students through changing the course structure
Personalize the Course Delivery
Create a Flexible Menu of Learning Activities

6. Note Card Please write your official name.
If there is a name you prefer to go by instead, put that in parentheses.
Phonetic spelling, if your name is traditionally more difficult to pronounce

7. I’m watching you! -Missing class -Performance on 1st assignment
-Pronouncing their name correctly (asking their preferred name)
-Paying for access to the course
-Cellphone usage

8. 4 Corners On what continent were you born?
BACK OF THE ROOM
A – North or South America
B – Europe or Africa
C – Asia
D - Australia
FRONT OF THE ROOM

9. 4 Corners In what month were you born?
BACK OF THE ROOM
A – Jan., Feb. March
B – April, May, June
C – July, Aug. Sept.
D – Oct., Nov. Dec.
FRONT OF THE ROOM

10. Socrative Using your device, go to www.socrative.com.
Click on Student Login.
Use Room Name: KVPQJKVJE

11. Checking for Understanding
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down/Thumbs Sideways
Signal Cards
Exit Tickets
Kahoot
Socrative
Learning Catalytics
Faronics Insight Teacher

12. Kahoot Using your device, go to www.kahoot.it. Click on Play.
Your game pin is: __________.

13. Learning Catalytics
Using your device and Firefox go to. Sign in with your Pearson account. In the top right hand corner, click on Student view.
Use session ID:

14. Ask Them Anything
Can you order food in a foreign language? – Faronics Insight Teacher Console
One of my classes: 63%

15. The World is your Oyster

16. First One In
Milner IV, R. (2018, December). Confronting Inequity/More Than a Math and Science Teacher. Educational Leadership, 76(4), Retrieved January 11, 2019, from a-Math-and-Science-Teacher.aspx

17. Relate your material to something interesting

18. Here’s the hook!
At the beginning of class, post 3 question quiz on previous class.
Makes students get to class on-time.
25 class days, grade the highest 10
Open the quiz at the end of class, and it must be completed by 10 minutes into the next class.

19. Let them lead!
Version 1: Preplan Easy
Version 2: Points per question

20. Group Anything (Let them work!)
Think Pair Share
Projects
Quizzes

21. The Element of Surprise

22. Other resources/Ideas
gement_strategies_ pdf
Share your life
Engage with your personality
Smile
Introduce controversy