Student Engagement
A Focus on Student Output
I hope you find the resources here to be beneficial to your daily classroom practices. If you have inspiring ideas to contribute, I would love to hear all about them!
Yours in education.
Terra Chesshir
How do you engage students?
Sandra Bradley, 8th Grade US History
Laura Nutt, 5th Grade Science
Laura Zepeda, Algebra
Clips to Contemplate
A recurring theme in discussions with teachers was accepting a range of student responses and finding ways to validate students even when they had not yet arrived at the correct conclusion. One idea that was expressed in response to an incorrect student explanation or to a student who is nervous about participating was this:
"I can help you change your success, if I know where you are at."
Check out this short video to see how one college professor uses techniques to validate students and encourage risk taking in a group discussion.
Remarkable Reads
Check out the link to learn more about the benefits of bringing games to your classroom!
One teacher expressed that during this process they "play dumb" and truly let the students be the expert. At the culmination of the activity students share how they addressed the problem and the teacher also shares what steps they would have taken to solve the problem.
As described in the article and graphic below, this process can be used for student's to demonstrate prior knowledge in a content area. It may also be used to assess where students are at in their current unit of study.
Terra Chesshir, FISD Curriculum & Instruction
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