Personal Learning Goal - Student Engagement by Andrew Brozek https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g Getting students involved in a K-8 classroom. en-us 2017-03-17 17:22:47 UTC 2024-04-22 18:55:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Brain Breaks/Focused-Attention Practice broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166394875 This article illustrates the effects of brain breaks and focused-attention practice on a students ability to learn and how it benefits the mind. Dr. Lori Desautle informs "when we take a brain break, it refreshes our thinking and helps us discover another solution to a problem or see a situation through a different lens" (2016). Brain breaks can be a great staple in an effective management plan. Another great idea that this article informs the reader on is focused-attention practices. Dr. Lori Desautle tells "A focused-attention practice is a brain exercise for quieting the thousands of thoughts that distract and frustrate us each day" (2016). The article lists different practices for various brain breaks and focused-attention practices. These include, the junk bag, squiggle story, and mental math to name a few brain break strategies. As for the focused attention practices these include breathing techniques, movement and sound, just to name a few.

Reference:
Desautels, D. L. (2015, January 14). Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/brain-breaks-focused-attention-practices-lori-desautels

]]> 2017-04-14 17:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166394875 Quiet, Disengaged, Struggling, and Trouble-making Students broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166396499 This article lists the various students that an instructor will come across in their own classroom.

The first type of student is the quiet student, leading to the idea of not counting participation as a grade. "We really need to understand that an introvert is a totally normal personality type" (2016). Keeping this in mind when assessing.

The article shows that the disengaged student "can become more successful in the future, if students can self-organize their own learning" (2016). In teaching students to take charge of their own learning, they will be self-aware and therefore become more engaged.

For struggling students it is less important when a fact is mastered, rather that a fact is mastered. Wormeli, who is also one of America's first National Board Certified Teachers states "The goal is that they learn the material, not that they learn it by one calendar date. That path is going to vary from student to student" (2016)

The most important factor for not only "trouble-making" students but for all students is that as a role model we conduct ourselves in a positive way for students.  Alan E. Kazdin, a professor of psychology states "we know that when you model things, it changes the child's brain" (2016). If a child has no important role model in their lives, the teacher is one of their only hopes of witnessing healthy social and academic practices.

Reference:
Cutler, D. (2016, February 26). Strategies for Reaching Quiet, Disengaged, Struggling, and Troublemaking Students. from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/reaching-quiet-disengaged-struggling-troublemaking-students-david-cutler]]> 2017-04-14 18:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166396499 Reluctant Students broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166399241 This video focuses on Sean Paris and his teaching strategy that he believes helps eliminate or reduce the reluctant student in a classroom. Sean introduces the wing-man initiative that does two hugely important things within the classroom. First, it gives one student a major role within the workings of the class. The student takes on the role of the "wing-man," having the responsibility of recording what happens within their group. Within the group the student will record the following; who they choose to observe, whenever a person speaks, whenever they cite information from the text, and whenever a student is off task. Basically, as Sean is going around listening and working with other groups and students, he can have the "wing-man" as another tool to ensure that all students are being engaged. Sean states that the reason he has the "wing-man" is because, "there are students who are constantly left out of discussions. It is just that they find themselves shutting down, when it is their turn to talk. So, the idea of the "wing-man" was to get them to be engaged in a lesson and feel safe and not lose them" (2017)

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(n.d.). The Wingman: Engaging Reluctant Students: Sean Paris [video file] https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/strategies-for-engaging-students#video-sidebar_tab_video-guide-tab]]> 2017-04-14 19:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166399241 Developing a Passion for Math broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166401019 This video looks into engaging students in math, and having them want to learn and be passionate about mathematics. Becky Pittard is a 4th and 5th grade math teacher that focuses mostly on getting students to form or develop a passion for math. She believes that people are natural puzzles solvers, problems solvers, and pattern finders. We love to find things and working with patterns, we like to engage our brain on something difficult. She believes that if you allow students to engage their brains on math then they get excited about it and want to do it. Near the end of the video, students are so engaged and passionate about solving and working to figure out a math problem that it almost leads to a large argument. This is what any educator would love to see, students engaged so much and so passionate about solving and figuring out a problem that they get worked up about it. Becky states that "if you give them freedom to engage their thinking, when you value what they do, so that they are empowered to think, the children love it. They develop that passion for doing mathematics because they see it as riddles" (2017).

Reference:
(n.d.). Developing a Passion for Math: Becky Pittard [video file] https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/passion-for-math]]> 2017-04-14 19:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166401019 6 Key Drivers of Student Engagement in a 21st Century Curriculum broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166401750 The articles goes into great detail over 6 key aspects or drivers to get students engaged. It really focused on student driven concepts and ways to get students to become more of the teacher and want to learn. 

Beginning with relevant learning, it is always an issue with the disengaged students for them to find relevance to them on why they should be learning any content. The biggest factor that drives a student to see the relevance of the content for their future is the use of technology. Another huge part of relevance is that the teacher must too see and feel that there is a connection between material and the real-world. 

One of the best drivers is personalized learning for students "When teachers harness formative data to teach with precision, differentiating learning to meet both individual and class needs, great things can happen" (2013). The students are individuals and therefore should be given personalized learning. 

Collaborative learning is a great way to get students more engaged in the classroom. Most students are very social online and offline, developing these social skills in a classroom setting will set them up for success. Having students working online with discussion boards will enhance engagement for most students. The article lists skills that can be learned from collaborative learning:
  • Giving and taking
  • Being flexible
  • Sharing
  • Understanding roles and responsibilities
  • Working with deadlines
  • Allowing for strengths and weaknesses
The article continues on with smaller but still important drivers to help students become engaged in a 21st century classroom.

Reference:
(2013, April 16). The 6 Key Drivers of Student Engagement from https://thejournal.com/Articles/2013/04/16/The-6-Key-Drivers-of-Student-Engagement.aspx?
]]> 2017-04-14 19:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166401750 Strategies for Engaging Students broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166402692 STUDENTS
The Quiet Student
  • Advised not to grade on involvement
  • Peer to Peer discussion
  • Peer to Peer exploration
The Disengaged Student
  • Finding relevance to the real-world
  • Peer to peer discussion
  • Self-organization 
The Struggling Student
  • More importance on making corrections, than on due dates
  • Re-doing an assignment to ensure mastering of content
  • Peer to peer discussion (comfort)
The Trouble Maker   
  • Students learn by observing 
  • Needs a positive role model 
Educators 
  • Find relevance for students
  • Incorporate technology
  • Differentiate for individual students
  • Implement more peer to peer learning
  • Less teacher driven discussion
  • Be a positive role model
  • Have passion for the material 
  • Be flexible 
  • Make learning FUN!
]]> 2017-04-14 20:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166402692 Mind Map broze1at https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166405582 2017-04-14 20:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/broze1at/bz6hthmrq0g/wish/166405582