The Massachusetts Teacher Evaluation Rubric Element IIA2 focuses on student engagement. I was struck by the importance student engagement plays in overall learning success when I read Hattie's book, Visible Learning for Teachers, Maximizing Impact on Learning last summer. Most importantly, student engagement depends on student "choice and voice," and the belief that all students, not just a few, are the primary focus of classroom efforts, activity, and intent.
Standard II: Teaching All Students. The teacher promotes the learning and growth of all students through instructional practices that establish high expectations, create a safe and effective classroom environment, and demonstrate cultural proficiency.
Indicator II-A. Instruction: Uses instructional practices that reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work; engage all students; and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels ofreadiness.Element II-A-2: Student Engagement
Criteria (exemplary)
Consistently models and uses instructional practices that typically motivate and engage most students during the lesson and during independent work and home work.
Key Points/Questions:
Element 2A2: Student Engagement
Instructional practices that typically motivate and engage. How do you determine practices that are motivating and engaging for your students?
During lessons, independent work, and home work. In what ways do you offer students a learning menu that supports student choice, voice, and engagement relative to learning?
Example of Learning Menu
Reflections' Links
Reflection #1 Subject Matter Knowledge
Reflection #2 Child and Adolescent Behavior
Reflection #3 Rigorous Standards-Based Unit Design
Reflection #4 Well Structured Lessons
Reflection #5 Variety of Assessment Methods
Reflection #6 Adjustment to Practice
Reflection #7 Analysis and Conclusions
Reflection #8: Sharing Conclusions with Colleagues
Reflection #9 Sharing Conclusions with Students