Addressing Student Engagement

Addressing Student Engagement

• Were students actively engaged in the learning process?

  1. If not, review the strategies under Engagement in elements 23-32 of the NASoT and choose 1 strategy to use in your next lesson as well as another strategy to use throughout the rest of your unit or in the next unit. Use this document to plan the use of your new strategy: Engagement Strategy Plan

     • 23. Noticing When Students Are Not Engaged & Reacting

     • 24. Increasing Response Rates

     • 25. Using Physical Movement

     • 26. Maintaining a Lively Pace

     • 27. Demonstrating Intensity & Enthusiasm

     • 28. Presenting Unusual Information

     • 29. Using Friendly Controversy

     • 30. Using Academic Games

     • 31. Providing Opportunities for Students to Talk About Themselves

     • 32. Motivating & Inspiring Students

  2. If yes, how do you know they were engaged? What do we consider to be indicators of engagement? Are these the only indicators? Are these accurate indicators? Review this document to see which indicators we're seeing in our classrooms: Indicators of Student Engagement