Engaging Students for the 21 st Century

Engaging Students for the 21st Century Designed and Created by: Toni Holecek, Jacqueline Uptmore, Guyla Smith, Lath Boykin, Jeannette Jernigan, and Mandy Jars

Engagement in the classroom • Engagement Defined: The engaged student is attentive committed, persistent, and finds meaning and value in the tasks that make up the work. • Student will be: - Attentive - Committed - Persistent - Able to find meaning and value in the tasks that makeup the work.

Involvement and Engagement • How might a student respond to learning a task: - Engagement - Strategic compliance -Ritual Compliance - Retreatism - Rebellion

Types of Classrooms Highly Engaged- engaged most of the time Well Managed- students are willing to be compliant Pathological Classroom- like the well managed classroom except for the presence of patterned rebellion.

Motives and Motivation • Intrinsic- from within self gratification, long term purpose, mastery, enjoy work if interested based on values essential to engagement. • Extrinsic- from outside, less likely to retain compliance as long as there is a reward.

Language for the Design of Engaging Work • Product Focus • Content and Substance • Organization of Knowledge • Clear and Compelling Standards • Protection from Adverse Consequences • Affiliation • Affirmation • Novelty and Variety • Choice • Authenticity

Clear and Compelling Standards • Affiliation- Students are able to work with others on products, group performance, and exhibitions. Students are often motivated to do work when they do so with others. • Affirmation- Concrete feedback that informs the student is making progress. Allows students to value their contributions to the activity.

Roles of those who engage • The Teacher’s Role- teachers as designers, leaders, and guides to instruction • The Principal’s Role- Leader of Leaders - Involve the superintendent and relevant central office staff, invest in teacher development. • The Superintendent’s Role- Moral and Intellectual Leader

Engaging Students for the 21 st Century

Engaging Students for the 21 st Century

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