Authentically Engage Students 

(UETS 1.3, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4)

TARGETS:

• plan for and expect total participation

• implement structured partner talk

• use volume, tone, enthusiasm, relevant stories, etc. to make instruction more engaging

• intentionally vary engagement strategies and use technology tools

CHECKLISTS & STRATEGIES:

• Authentic Engagement Checklist

• Gradual Release of Responsibility Checklist

• Strategies for Increasing Response Rates

• Strategies for Noticing and Reacting to Disengagement

• Strategies for Demonstrating Intensity and Enthusiasm

• Effective Stories Checklist

• Strategies for Organizing Students to Interact

• Structured Partner Talk Checklist

• Strategy: Think - Pair - Share

• Strategy: Jigsaw Cooperative Learning

• Strategy: Ranking

• Strategy: Concentric Circles

• Strategy: Socratic Seminar

• Strategy: Hexagonal Thinking

• Strategy: Student Response Cards (Hold Ups)

• Strategy: Real Talk Discussion

• Strategy: Chat Stations

• Strategy: Nearpod

• Strategies for Academic Games

• Data Tracker - Engagement: Student Experience Sampling 1

• Data Tracker - Engagement: Student Experience Sampling 2

• Data Tracker - Engagement: Time on Task

• Data Tracker - Student Responses: Opportunities to Respond

• Data Tracker - Student Responses: Variety of Responders

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• PEAKS I, SESSION 4 - AUTHENTICALLY ENGAGE STUDENTS

• Big List of Class Discussion Strategies

• Turn and Talk: An Evidence-Based Practice (Teacher's Guide)

• TPT - Make Every Student an Active Learner

• EL Education: Classroom Protocols

• Total Participation Techniques

• The Teacher Toolkit

• Precision Partnering

• Turn and Talk Teacher Guide

• Academic Discussion Card

• Marzano Taxonomy Questions

• Text Dependent Question Stems

• Project Zero’s Thinking Routine Toolbox

• Playmeo

• Vocabulary Connections with Padlet

• Five Ways to Sustain Student Attention

• Infographic: Five Ways to Sustain Student Attention

• Engagement Strategies and Technology Tools

• Using Novelty in Lessons

• “Making In-class Reading More Engaging in Middle and High School” by Marcus Luther