Central Perk Hangout by Heather Whittaker https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f The one where teachers help students get their love back for learning! en-us 2020-06-13 13:25:12 UTC 2025-11-02 14:58:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2615.png Central Perk Hangout hdwhittaker https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625048836 Not interested in learning? Feeling bored? No need to worry! We're here to help you get the love for school back!]]> 2020-06-13 13:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625048836 hdwhittaker https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625053021 Central Perk Hangout is an after school club where kids can talk to teachers and other students about their classes, teachers, workload, etc. Teachers and students collaborate on what they like about school in hopes of helping those who've lost interest gain it back. Veteran teachers assist newer teachers with strategies to ensure 100% engagement with their students.]]> 2020-06-13 13:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625053021 Chick Fila hdwhittaker https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625061099 To help get the students excited about Central Perk Hangout, we partnered with Chick Fila. They provide dinner (free of charge) to the students on our weekly club night. In return, we post about their assistance with our club on our school social media pages (FB, IG, and Twitter) as well as our personal pages.]]> 2020-06-13 13:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625061099 hdwhittaker https://padlet.com/hdwhittaker/cj354x8jot6whn1f/wish/625073054
  •  Ensure the content presented is meaningful and relevant to them. Fulton (2019) gave a good suggestion for this when she said, "Incorporate areas of student interests into the lessons." 

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    10 teaching strategies to keep students engaged in the classroom. Retrieved from https://www.classcraft.com/blog/features/teaching-strategies-to-keep-students-engaged-in-the-classroom/


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  • Teachers must give students choices. Brown (2019) mentioned this when she said, "Adding an element of choice to the classroom means students feel more empowered in their learning and have more ownership over the material. This naturally leads to more student engagement."
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    What are the best practices to improve student engagement? Retrieved from https://www.classcraft.com/blog/features/best-practices-to-improve-student-engagement/


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  • Students engage in classroom learning opportunities
  • Teachers learn new strategies to increase student engagement
  • Students and teachers collaborate to foster learning
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  • Parents must sign permission slip for students to attend.
  • Teachers choose students who show a decline in student engagement.
  • New teachers are required to attend.
  • Any veteran teacher who wishes to join may do so.
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