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Engagement means much more than just passing in assignments. It can be defined in three dimensions: behavioral engagement, cognitive engagement, and emotional engagement. In order for our students to learn, they must first be engaged, and we must learn how to support all three of these types of engagement in the classroom. Here you will find resources and routines to support student engagement.
What quality indicators do you use to sense when students are investing and driving their engagement?
What quality indicators do you use to sense when students are investing and driving their engagement?
Page 104, Distance Learning PlaybookBerry, A. (2020). Disrupting to driving: Exploring upper primary teachers’ perspectives on student engagement. Teachers and Teaching. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2020.1757421
Think Functions of Engagement, not just Tools
Think Functions of Engagement, not just Tools
Fig 6.2 Copyright © 2021 by Corwin Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted from The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, ww.corwin.com. Reproduction authorized for educational use by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book.
Engagement Routines
Engagement Routines
Engagement routines are practices that help to focus learners on learning. These are especially important when we are in remote learning situations. Routines allow students to anticipate what will happen next and allow them to focus on learning not just how to do the activity.
Here are some examples of engagement routines: Opening Activities, Check-ins, Polls, Self-assessment, Video feedback, Quiz based (review or check for understanding), Surveys, Closing Activities.
Design Tasks with Engagement in Mind
Design Tasks with Engagement in Mind
From closed task to open tasks.
From acquiring information to gaining understanding.
Ask students what they think first, rather than telling them what they will need.
Move from procedure to problem-solving.
Tools For Reflection:
Tools For Reflection:
Engagement Observation Tool: Consider having a colleague observe you using the tool or watch a recording of a lesson to see the levels of engagement that occurred during your lesson.
Use the "Note to Self" on page 115 in Distance Learning Playbook to catalog current online tasks you are using. What types should be strengthened?
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