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Engaging Teachers in the Learning Process

Engaging Teachers in the Learning Process. Back to School – August, 2012 Sue Van Hoozer. Engaging Teachers = Engaged Students. Did You Know? The difference between a strong teacher and a weak teacher lasts a lifetime. Having a good 4 th grade teacher:

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Engaging Teachers in the Learning Process

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  1. Engaging Teachers in the Learning Process Back to School – August, 2012 Sue Van Hoozer

  2. Engaging Teachers = Engaged Students

  3. Did You Know? The difference between a strong teacher and a weak teacher lasts a lifetime. Having a good 4th grade teacher: • makes a student 1.25 percent more likely to go to college, • makes a student 1.25 percent less likely to get pregnant as a teenager, • increases annual earnings by $25,000 as an adult, and • this is the effect of only one strong teacher! Conversely, a poor teacher has the same effect as a pupil missing 40 percent of the school year. Study conducted at Harvard & Columbia Universities

  4. Reflection What do I do to engage students in learning? What do I do that causes students to disengage?

  5. Philip Wylie - American author “One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.”

  6. In the average classroom, who typically disengages first – teacher or student? Question??

  7. What does teacher disengagement look like in the classroom? • Absence of teacher in hall or doorway before or after school; during passing periods • At desk • On cell phone – talking, texting… • At computer during class time (excluding taking attendance) • Little or no planning evident • Utilizing last 10-15 minutes of each class period for homework or other class work • Student misbehavior – sleeping, acting out, failure to turn in work • Other?

  8. Is Teacher Engagement an Expectation in the Classroom? Domain I: Active, Successful Participation in the Learning Process 1. Students are actively engaged in the learning process. 2. Students are successful in learning. Domain II: Learner-Centered Instruction 4. Instructional strategies include motivational techniques to successfully and actively engage students in the learning process.

  9. Domain V: Professional Communication 6. The teacher’s interactions are supportive, courteous, and respectful with students, parents, staff, community members, and other professionals. Domain VII: Compliance with Policies, Operating Procedures and Requirements 3. Apart from classroom responsibilities, the teacher generally contributes to making the whole school safe and orderly, and a stimulating learning environment for all students.

  10. Reflection Who was my most engaging teacher? Who is the most engaging teacher I know now?

  11. A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations. Patricia Neal – Oscar winning actress

  12. How do I become a more engaging teacher? or How do I help my teachers become more engaging? Question??

  13. Do I: • Believe that intelligence is not static and all students can learn and all teachers improve? • Have high expectations for myself (and/or my teachers) for continually improving and delivering quality teaching and learning? • Demand that I (and/or my teachers) think logically, analyze and compare, and question and evaluate our teaching practices? • Utilize research-based instructional practices in my classroom or my school? • Contribute to a positive learning community in the classroom and for the campus as a whole?

  14. Engaging Teachers: The Research – What We Know

  15. National Council for Social Studies • Change the environment of the classroom • Use culturally relevant instruction • Use a variety of lesson formats • Use a range of materials in every lesson

  16. National Association of Secondary School Principals – Leading Schools • Communicate explicitly and with clarity • Engage students in learning • Question, probe, and facilitate discussion • Provide feedback to students • Use a variety of grouping structures

  17. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development • The teacher as a person • Classroom management & organization • Planning and organizing for instruction • Implementing instruction • Monitoring student progress & potential • Professionalism

  18. “Boredom Equals Misbehavior”Michael Linsin, Educator & Author Engage and keep student attention through: • Adventure • Laughter • Challenge • Fascination • Teaching to the heart

  19. Reflection Based on research, how engaging am I? What will I do to be a more engaging teacher? ??

  20. Lola May – former math educator “There are three things to know when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are stuffing; and then stuff them elegantly.”

  21. Engaging Teachers = Engaged Students

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