Engaging and MotivatingEngaging and Motivatingthe Secondary Learnerthe Secondary Learner
Kelly S. KesslerKelly S. Kessler
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Graduated from Millersville & Graduated from Millersville & ShippensburgShippensburg
York Suburban School DistrictYork Suburban School DistrictCurrently at West York Area School Currently at West York Area School
District District
FamilyFamilyHobbiesHobbiesPassionPassion
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Recipes for SuccessRecipes for Success
Basic recipesBasic recipesClassroom ManagementClassroom Management
ExpectationsExpectations
Adding “flavor”Adding “flavor” Instructional StrategiesInstructional Strategies
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Engagement
What does engagement look like?
What does engagement sound like?
What does engagement feel like?
Think/Pair/Share
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Definition of Engagement Student engagementStudent engagement occurs when "students make a psychological occurs when "students make a psychological
investment in learning. They try hard to learn what school offers. investment in learning. They try hard to learn what school offers. They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of success (grades), but in understanding the material and success (grades), but in understanding the material and incorporating or internalizing it in their lives."incorporating or internalizing it in their lives."[1 Students are Students are engaged when they are involved in their work, persist despite engaged when they are involved in their work, persist despite challenges and obstacles, and take visible delight in accomplishing challenges and obstacles, and take visible delight in accomplishing their work.their work.[3] Student engagement also refers to a "student's Student engagement also refers to a "student's willingness, need, desire and compulsion to participate in, and be willingness, need, desire and compulsion to participate in, and be successful in, the learning process promoting higher level thinking for successful in, the learning process promoting higher level thinking for enduring understanding."enduring understanding."[4] Student engagement is also an ambiguous Student engagement is also an ambiguous term that can be used to recognize the complexity of term that can be used to recognize the complexity of 'engagement' 'engagement' beyond the fragmented domains of cognition, behavior, emotion or beyond the fragmented domains of cognition, behavior, emotion or affect, and in doing so encompass affect, and in doing so encompass the historically situated individual the historically situated individual within their contextual variables (such as personal and familial within their contextual variables (such as personal and familial circumstances) that at every moment influence how engaged an circumstances) that at every moment influence how engaged an individual (or group) is in their learning.individual (or group) is in their learning.
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Engagement Strategic
Compliance Ritual Compliance Retreatism Rebellion
Five levels of Student Engagement
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Engagement
Rebellion Engagement
StrategicCompliance
Ritual Compliance
Retreatism
Engagement:
The task, activity, or work students are assigned or encouraged to undertake has inherent meaning or value to the student.
Engagement:
The task, activity, or work students are assigned or encouraged to undertake has inherent meaning or value to the student.
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Strategic Compliance
Rebellion
Engagement
StrategicCompliance
Ritual Compliance
Retreatism
Strategic Compliance
The task, activity, or work has little or no inherent meaning or value to the student, but it is associated in the student’s mind with outcomes and results that are of value (e.g. entry into college).
Strategic Compliance
The task, activity, or work has little or no inherent meaning or value to the student, but it is associated in the student’s mind with outcomes and results that are of value (e.g. entry into college).
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Ritual Compliance
Retreatism
Ritual Compliance
StrategicCompliance
Engagement
Rebellion
Ritual Compliance:
Students are willing to expend whatever effort is needed to avoid negative consequences, though they see little meaning in the tasks assigned or the consequences of doing those tasks.
Ritual Compliance:
Students are willing to expend whatever effort is needed to avoid negative consequences, though they see little meaning in the tasks assigned or the consequences of doing those tasks.
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Retreatism
Retreatism
RitualCompliance
StrategicEngagement
Authentic Engagement
Rebellion
RetreatismThe student is disengaged from the task, expends no energy in attempting to comply with the demands of the task, but does not act in a way that disrupts others and does not try to substitute other activities for the assigned task.
RetreatismThe student is disengaged from the task, expends no energy in attempting to comply with the demands of the task, but does not act in a way that disrupts others and does not try to substitute other activities for the assigned task. 1010
Rebellion
Retreatism
RitualCompliance
StrategicEngagement
Authentic Engagement
Rebellion
RebellionThe student summarily refuses to do the task assigned, acts in a way that disrupts others and/or attempts to substitute tasks and activities that he/she is committed to in lieu of those assigned by the school and the teacher.
RebellionThe student summarily refuses to do the task assigned, acts in a way that disrupts others and/or attempts to substitute tasks and activities that he/she is committed to in lieu of those assigned by the school and the teacher.
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Video Clip
Levels of Engagement--Basket Weaving 101 c.mpg
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What the kids say…
Engagement
Do we have to stop now?This was cool!I like this! Can we do it again?Is class over already?
Strategic Compliance
I get a dollar for each A.I work for grades.I’m willing to do what I have to do to please my parents or teacher.Is this what you want?
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Ritual Compliance
How much do I have to write?Just tell me what you want me to do.I’m done, can I go now?What do I have to do to pass?
Retreatism
Do we have to do this again?I want to do something else.I don’t feel good.Is it time to go to the restroom?
RebellionI’m not doing this.This is stupid. Boring!
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Measuring Student Engagement
ASK THE STUDENTS!WHYWHENHOW
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REFLECTION
Recipe Card
Engagement
Thoughts
Ideas
Integration
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Motivation
Carousal
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Motivation & Increasing Student Engagement
Classroom ManagementStart of classTransitionsTeacher talkCirculationRules
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REFLECTION
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Classroom Management Ideas
Start of Class
Transitions
Circulation
Rules
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Increasing Student Engagement
Instructional Design: aka Planning for everything!
Opportunities to respond
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Opportunities to RespondOpportunities to Respond
choral responsespeer /partner / elbow partner/ team talk
response paddles: random response sticks:
thumbs up / thumbs downknocking on desksclapping hand
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Increasing Student Engagement
Instructional Design: aka Planning for everything!
Opportunities to respondTeaching Strategies
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Teaching StrategiesTeaching StrategiesPlastic EggsHuddle I spyCarouselHot SeatHot PotatoFortune cookies: Make one with
them out of paper
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REFLECTIONREFLECTION
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OBJECTIVES
1. Developed and refine your idea of what student engagement is in your classroom.
2. Explored ideas of measuring student engagement.
3. Developed some new ideas and teaching strategies to get students motivated and keep students engaged.
4. Reflect and think about the learning in your classroom
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