Student Identity and Engagement in Elementary Schools by Jeanette DeWetering https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk Capacity Building Series en-us 2019-02-02 04:33:34 UTC 2025-11-03 14:38:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Further Questions jeanettecdewetering https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921728 What community resources are available?
How can I connect with a language barrier?
How can I connect with every community?
Do any child protection issues come to play in looking at cultural values or norms?

]]> 2019-02-02 04:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921728 Theories jeanettecdewetering https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921739 Students need to be heard and valued. This leads to greater engagement and therefore greater achievement. (Cummins et al)
Students need to be heard and have choice- therefore advocating for themselves. (Rudduck & McIntyre, 2007)]]> 2019-02-02 04:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921739 What an educator should now... jeanettecdewetering https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921753 We need to interact and use the communities that our students come from as a resource that is respected and has value. 
You cannot teach or learn with your students until you get to know them and show them that they are valued and that you care. 
" According to a recent study on disengagement from school in the adolescent years (Dunleavy & Milton, 2009), students want to: 
• solve real problems
 • engage with knowledge that matters
 • make a difference in the world
 • be respected
 • see how subjects are interconnected 
• learn from and with each other and people in their community "]]> 2019-02-02 04:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921753 Strategies to try... jeanettecdewetering https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921775  “Identity texts refer to artifacts that students produce. Students take ownership of these artifacts as a result of having invested their identities in them. These texts (written, spoken, visual, musical, or combinations in multimodal form) hold a mirror up to the student in which his or her identity is reflected back in a positive light.” (Cummins, 2006) ]]> 2019-02-02 04:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921775 Questions to ask yourself jeanettecdewetering https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921786 Do I talk to my students like they are people?
Do I take time to get to know them and their community?
Have I made an effort to learn about their culture? language?
Have you made learning personal?]]> 2019-02-02 04:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanettecdewetering/o3kqcgcjxzbk/wish/326921786