Student Engagement Resources by Diana Loutsch

Jeopardy

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 12:42:47 UTC

Template to make engaging review games by adding some competition.

Lumio

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 19:24:33 UTC

Platform with many different engaging ways to set up and present lesson plans including interactive technology for teachers and students.

Whole Class Lesson Ideas to teach Rhythm

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 19:44:59 UTC

Different lesson ideas to engage students while teaching rhythm.

Stanford: Teaching Commons

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 19:51:04 UTC

Several tips on how to engage students in any classroom.

Giving Students a Say: Smarter Assessment Practices to Empower and Engage

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 22:51:39 UTC

Book with tips on engaging and empowering students.

Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 22:53:31 UTC

Book with many tips on differentiating in the classroom to help students learn better and stay engaged.

YouTube

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 22:58:36 UTC

Site to easily access songs and recordings to help students relate with materials and listen to examples of different instruments and songs.

Kahoot!

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 22:59:15 UTC

Platform to make engaging review games that students enjoy and also allow teachers to assess how the class is doing overall.

Breaking Bread Hymnal

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:10:08 UTC

To help break up instructional time in religion class, I will sometimes have students sing different hymns to give them a brain break.

11 Easy Ways to Involve ALL Students in Elementary Music Classes

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:12:44 UTC

Simple examples to engage the whole class for elementary music.

20 Student Engagement Strategies for a Captivating Classroom

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:16:52 UTC

20 Classroom ideas to keep students engaged throughout the entire lesson.

Formed

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:21:43 UTC

Formed has a lot of Catholic resources such as movies, books and programs both for adults as well as students.

Dancing/Actions with Music

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:27:42 UTC

A great way to get students involved with music is not just singing but dancing too. That way, their whole body is involved and not just their voices.

Going Outside

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:30:18 UTC

Going outside can be a nice change of pace for students. When teaching about God's creation, it is also a wonderful way for students to see first hand and be in God's creation in a more understandable and tangible way.

Student Teaching

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:38:04 UTC

For a change of pace, I will break students into groups or have them work individually to learn about a topic (for example, each group will get a different bible passage that relates to the lesson). It is then the students' job to teach their classmates about what they learned. This helps students take ownership over what they are learning because they have to teach others. It is also a nice change of pace to "regular" class time.

Secondary School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:40:05 UTC

A book with practical help on what to do in the classroom with older students.

THE First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, 5th Edition

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:42:25 UTC

Book with effective methods to help be an engaging teacher.

Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:45:42 UTC

Wonderful book with practical ways to build positive relationships with students which in turn helps students to be more responsive and engaged in the classroom.

Pass the Pumpkin

drloutsch — 2024-11-17 23:55:32 UTC

For my elementary students, we have been working on keeping a steady beat. We will sit in a circle and pass around Jack the Pumpkin while singing this tune. Students must pass on the beat or they are "out". If we get through an entire round, whoever Jack lands on when we say "Boo!" is "out". Students who are "out" stand outside of the circle, still sing, and have to help me make sure everyone is passing on the beat. This is one of their absolute favorite "games" to play, but it also helps them learn to sing and keep a beat at the same time and develop their motor skills to match the beat.

SQUILT

drloutsch — 2024-11-18 00:03:45 UTC

SQUILT

Super Quiet Un-Interrupted Listening Time
Introduce a composer, facts about them, how long they lived, other songs they may know other than the one you want to play for them (students surprisingly love knowing how long ago they lived and how long they lived)
- Always have them guess how many compositions the composer wrote
  - Very engaging!
- Present the composition(s) you are going to play for them
- Explain that the goal is to draw what you hear (or write out what you here depending on grade level), they should be separated all over the room, no talking or working together unless they want to borrow a crayon/marker
  - I just gave them blank paper and let them pick some crayons and a pencil
- Give them until the end of class.
  - Its okay for the littler children if they just draw whatever. The goal is expose them to instrumental music because many of them never get to hear it

Rhythm Chairs

drloutsch — 2024-11-18 00:07:37 UTC

Rules: put 2 sets of 4 chairs at the front of the room, and have half of the class line up behind each set of chairs. Show a rhythm (on a flashcard or on the board) and have students recreate it by making themselves the notes and the chairs the beats. First team to have people correctly seated wins a point.

Floor Staff

drloutsch — 2024-11-18 00:10:09 UTC

Really fun when learning pitch letters (used mostly with middle school)
Take blue tape and make two staffs on the floor
The kids get into two teams and take turns tossing a bean bag onto the staff for their team
Give them a few seconds before giving them a 3-2-1-Go countdown to let them guess
- If the bag is not on the staff both teams do a rethrow
- Also, if it isn’t super clear if the bag is on the line or in the space, you can adjust it, but they lose the point if they say the answer before you say GO
Once you say go, whoever says the correct pitch first for where THEIR beanbag is gets a point for their team
- For example, one person could toss the bag onto A, and the other on E, after you say go whoever says theirs right gets the point, then both teams rotate players