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Welcome to Professional Learning for Beginning Alberta Teachers . Today’s Session. Today’s session will begin at 4:00 pm If you require any assistance to login call 1-780-842-8806. Engaging Students: The Art of Effective Teaching With Chantal Walker. Left Side Panels. Text Box.
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Welcome to Professional Learning for Beginning Alberta Teachers Today’s Session Today’s session will begin at 4:00 pm If you require any assistance to login call 1-780-842-8806 Engaging Students: The Art of Effective Teaching With Chantal Walker
ENGAGING STUDENTS: THE ART OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION Facilitated by Chantel Walker, Associate Instructor chantel.walker@rdpsd.ab.ca
About you… • Where do you teach? • What level do you teach? • Questions you have?
Input/ Information Models Demonstrating Mental Set Sharing the Objective and Purpose Lesson Design Checking for Understanding Closure/ Reflection Practice Fish Bone Organizer of Lesson Design
Goals of the Workshop…. • Introduce/Review ways to Engage and Motivate students. • Collaborate • Discuss Resources
The Science Within the Art… • Teaching is one of the most complex, demanding and important professions in the world.
Think/Pair/Share What are all the things a teacher must consider in order to have an effective Think/Pair/Share activity in the classroom?
Things to Consider… • Face-to-face interaction • Framing the question • Language difficulties • Level of question (Bloom’s Taxonomy) • Odd or even groupings • Opportunities for sharing • Quiet signal/getting everyone back on track • Students being left out • Wait time
Graffiti • Think • Write • Move • Write • Return Home
Agree Disagree Should teachers use extrinsic motivation?
Place mat • Pose a question • Each person answers based on what they believe the answer is. • In Round Robin format the students share and write common themes in middle. • Share with the whole group
What helped you to succeed in the task? What things kept you going when you wanted to stop? BRAINSTORM- WHAT HELPED YOU SUCCEED IN A TASK?
Venn Diagram Motivating Students Engaging Students
Input/ Information Models Demonstrating Mental Set Sharing the Objective and Purpose Lesson Design Checking for Understanding Closure/ Reflection Practice Fish Bone Organizer of Lesson Design
Reflection time….. Can I…. • Recognize the difference between “being consciously competent” and “accidentally adequate” when teaching and planning lessons. • Plan ways to Engage Students.
Support After the Workshop • ATA Library —Books, resources, multimedia, journal articles • ATA Workshops —Many different workshops available for only $100.00 plus G.S.T. • Teacher Welfare and Member Services —Workshops and services available • Join a Specialist Council —Visit the ATA website – www.teachers.ab.ca • ATA Ed Trust grants and bursaries available —Grants and bursaries for PD, courses and projects • Become an ATA Instructor