Strengthening student engagement
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STRENGTHENING
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
John Thomas, Jr.: CTE Director/Assistant Principal CHHS
Betty Ware: CTE Supervisor Hopewell Public Schools
What is Your Idea of Student
Engagement vs. The Students
Engagement-Based Learning and
Teaching Approach - EBLT
Three domains of student engagement:
Cognitive
consists
Domain
of beliefs and values
Emotional
Consists
Domain
of motivation and feelings
Behavioral
Consists
Domain
of habits and skills
With this approach, teachers and parents work together across all
three domains to cultivate and support student engagement at the
highest level.
The Key Elements of
How to Implement EBLT
Cultivate one-on-one relationships
Learn new skills and habits
Incorporate systematic strategies
Take responsibility for student engagement practice
Promote a school-wide culture and engagement
Professional development as an important part of
increased student engagement
Pre-Classroom Conditions
Factors that must be in place before classroom
instruction begins:
Learning
relationships
Creating the Ideal classroom environment
Rewards and incentives
Guiding principles
Fundamental skills
Habits
How Can Teachers Create an Environment where
Rigorous and Relevant Learning Takes Place
Create a design for rigorous and relevant learning
Personalize learning
Use active learning strategies
Focus on reading
Learning Relationships Taxonomy
Strong positive relationships are critical to the education process.
Think about that one teacher you will never forget and how they
impacted your learning experience.
Classroom Management vs.
Learning-Based Relationships
The teacher’s responsibility for teaching and learning in the
classroom often is divided into instruction and classroom
management.
How to Improve Relationships
Relationships in school always can be improved.
Schools can engage in specific practices to improve
the quality of those relationships that influence
student learning and operation of a school.
Supportive
behaviors are ways in which teachers act
and interact with students to support learning and good
relationships.
Supportive Initiatives are social initiatives that
contribute to learning and good relationships.
Supportive structure constitute major organizational
changes that contribute to learning and good
relationships.
Adult & Peer Behaviors Greatly
Influence Learning Relationships
Showing respect
“Being there” for students and frequent contact
Active listening
One-on-one communication
Encouraging students to express opinions
Avoiding “put-downs”
Writing encouraging notes
Students praising peers
Celebrating accomplishments
Supportive Initiatives Influence
Relationships
Social activities to start the year
Team building
Mentoring
Rewards, recognition, incentives
Student advocacy
Advisory programs
Peer mediation
Students as teachers
Character education
What Can the School Do?
Schools can also implement major changes to their
structures that can make it easier to develop
positive learning relationships, such as:
Small
learning communities
Alternative scheduling
Team teaching
Team continuity
School-base enterprises
Professional learning communities
References