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Engaging & Motivating

Engaging & Motivating. Whittney Smith, Ed.D. 1. A Collaborative Classroom is like a helium filled hula hoop. 2. The Kids are Different!. Who are Millenials and what are they like? Realistic Optimistic Progressive Loyal Inclusive Collaborative Scheduled.

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Engaging & Motivating

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  1. Engaging & Motivating • Whittney Smith, Ed.D. 1

  2. A Collaborative Classroom is like a helium filled hula hoop. 2

  3. The Kids are Different! • Who are Millenials and what are they like? • Realistic • Optimistic • Progressive • Loyal • Inclusive • Collaborative • Scheduled They want feedback to be timely and two way! 3

  4. Millenials See Leadership… • … as participative 4

  5. Practical Strategies for At-Risk Students • Greet students at the door! • Choice (do 10 out of 12) • Don’t Aggravate them! • Establish a Culture in Your Classroom • Rigor – www.fanfiction.net • Use Rubrics… begin with the end in mind 5

  6. Feedback • Positive Feedback • When you… • I felt… • Use this more frequently • Negative Feedback • I felt… • When you… • In the future… 6

  7. Remember this?! 7

  8. Attitudes How did you get to be as good as you are? Skills Knowledge 8

  9. What type of teacher will you be? 9

  10. Teachers 35% 15% 15% 35% 10

  11. Students 15% 35% 15% 35% 35% 15% 15% 35% 11

  12. Students Who Drop Out 5% 70% 15% 10% 12

  13. Personalization to help disaffected students: • Assess their own talents and aspirations • Plan a pathway toward their own purpose • Work cooperatively with others on challenging tasks • Maintain a record of their explorations & • Demonstrate their learning against clear standards in a variety of media, • All with the close support of Adult Mentors & Guides 13

  14. What’s happening with personalization? H. Johnston, www.middleweb.com 14

  15. Take home points! • Personalization and two-way communication are vital when working with disaffected learners! 15

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