Weekly Coaching Communication
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11 - 15 September 2017
The First 2 Levels of Engagement
The Schlechty Center for Engagement offers five different levels of engagement. This week, the first two are showcased: Engagement, which is the ultimate goal, and Strategic Compliance, which is acceptable behaviors for classroom activities and tasks.
This week, take mental notes or written observations of the number of students who exhibit such behaviors in your classroom. Remember, engagement and strategic compliance are the first two (and ideal) levels of engagement; students not exhibiting the following behaviors are likely in a lower level.
ENGAGEMENT = high attention + high commitment
••The student sees the activity as personally meaningful.
••The student’s level of interest is sufficiently high that he persists in the face of difficulty.
••The student finds the task sufficiently challenging that she believes she will accomplish something of worth by doing it.
••The student’s emphasis is on optimum performance and on “getting it right.”
Students who are engaged:
- Learn at high levels and have a profound grasp of what they learn.
- Retain what they learn.
- Can transfer what they learn to new contexts.
STRATEGIC COMPLIANCE = high attention + low commitment
••The official reason for the work is not the reason the student does the work—she substitutes her own goals for the goals of the work.
••The substituted goals are instrumental—grades, class rank, college acceptance, parental approval.
••The focus is on what it takes to get the desired personal outcome rather than on the nature of the task itself—satisfactions are extrinsic.
••If the task doesn’t promise to meet the extrinsic goal, the student will abandon it.
Students who are strategically compliant:
- Learn at high levels but have a superficial grasp of what they learn.
- Do not retain what they learn.
- Usually cannot transfer what they learn from one context to another.
Coaching Schedule -- see Google Calendar for specific "Busy" times **schedule subject to change**
Monday, 11 September
- 7:45 AM Teacher Check-in
- 12:30 - 1:30 PM WVA Phonics training (cover)
- 1:30 - 2:30 PM Priority Actions MTG w/ Winterhof, Libolt, & Vaupel
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 3:45 - 6:00 PM Volleyball Practice & JV players work 9/10 matches vs Monticello
Tuesday, 12 September --SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS -- Get out and vote!
- 7:45 AM Teacher Check-in
- 9:00 -10:00 AM Pacing Calendar Feedback MTG
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 2:45 - 3:25 PM Cover Chemistry
- 4:30 PM Bus to Marion for Conference Volleyball
Wednesday, 13 September -- 7:30 AM Staff MTG in Mr. Jaquette's Room
- 8:15 AM Teacher Check-in
- 8:30 - 9:15 AM IC/Principal MTG
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 3:45 - 6:00 PM Volleyball Practice & Lift
Thursday, 14 September
- 7:45 AM Teacher Check-in
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 4:00 PM Varsity Lift; 6:00 PM JV hosts CR Prairie
Friday, 15 September
- 7:45 AM Teacher Check-in
- 12:00 - 3:30 PM IC Task MTG
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 3:45 - 6:00 PM Volleyball Practice
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Pope's IC Weekly Communication Archive & Index 2016-17
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IC/Principal Weekly Meeting Notes
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Contact Information
Center Point - Urbana CSD
Email: epopenhagen@cpuschools.org
Phone: 319-849-1102+91015
Twitter: @Epopenhagen