RTI: Improving Student Engagement

Students will be able to engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, on grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing

Engaged learning, within a highly supportive environment, enables our students to develop strong communication skills, excel within collaborative settings, effectively address complex problems with innovative solutions, and lead with integrity and compassion throughout their lives and careers in a diverse and rapidly changing world.

As an Athlete, one thing other people don’t realize is that our commitment to our sport doesn’t only last the duration of our season. This being the case many athletes have full year obligations to their team that they devote their time to. These commitments come with sacrifices such as not being able to study abroad, limited work experiences and internships, along with other opportunities and experiences that help create a well-rounded person internally and externally. Much of my summer last year consisted of traveling back and forth from Ohio where I would work on a farm for a few weeks to make some money then back to Duke for training. That summer really opened my eyes to the fact that being a division 1 athlete, I need to utilize the opportunities that

In order to ensure students’ intellectual engagement, ensure that you use instructional time evenly throughout the lesson. Use the gradual release of responsibility model of instruction in a way that helps students understand and practice key skills needed to show proficiency of selected standards. Allocate the right amount of time for modeling, guided practice and independent work. You may choose to use of a timer to help you keep classroom instruction paced appropriately. Additionally, continue to present your content to students in a way that allows them to make connections. This will result in students being able to engage with the content on a deeper level. Use to following link to learn about effective use of gradual release of responsibility model by Dr. Douglas

I am a Registered nurse with an extensive background in a variety of clinical settings. I draw from these experiences a wealth of knowledge which I can readily disseminate in written form. I have a passion for writing and a solid command of the English language. I pay particular attention to grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. I believe in a positive, engaging learner experience. Engagement optimizes a student's success and

The engagement gap has even more profound negative impact on students who are experiencing learning challenges. Hands-on learning has a long and successful legacy in the sciences and math. Educators are fostering the 21st century skills that students need to be successful, critical thinkers, communication, and

It is important to continuously evaluate the effectiveness of any learning or training program to ensure that the goals or objectives can successfully be met. Evaluation of the merits of a learning or training program are embedded into all of the phases of ADDIE. Evaluation of a course can happen in several different ways- reflective analysis, garnering learner feedback, using formative and summative assessment materials to judge effectiveness of learners are having with the materials and content. This paper will discuss feedback I’ve received regarding the creation of my online course: Maximizing Student Engagement.

Active engagement occurs in the classroom when a teacher makes the connection between teaching and learning through pedagogy. The choice of pedagogy must see fit with the content of the lesson which in return will assist the teacher in constructing a more meaningful and supportive learning environment where students’ are more willing to participate and be actively engaged. The most important skill in pedagogies is relating the learning experience to real world situations in which students’ can relate too (Churchill et al., 2011).

My personal philosophy of IL is that when the appropriate model is utilised it is a superlative way to engage students by making learning meaningful. Research by Brady and Kennedy (2007) has shown that the most effective way to engage students is in a student centred learning environment. Student centred learning environments are created by teachers who select content that is meaningful and of personal interest which excites students to learn and think for themselves. My goal as a teacher is to use IL to assist students to understand the purpose of their learning by making clear connections between what they already know and what they need to know to foster deep learning.

Engaging students in the classroom can be a difficult task. Understanding the process of how students learn can help a teacher adapt the lesson to meet the needs of all students. I will encounter students that are not intrinsically motivated so I will need to find different ways to motivate each and every student. Understanding how my students learn can provide me with insights as to how to help each student learn which will minimize classroom management problems.

Reasons why engagement is relevant and significant are variously described in the literature. For instance, Chen, Gonyea and Kuh (2008) claim that “by being engaged, students develop habits of the mind and heart that promise to stand them in good stead for a lifetime of continuous learning” (para. 2). Academic engagement includes identifying and managing student and staff expectations, both within the formal ‘classroom’ environment and outside of it. Success in the university context requires interdisciplinary knowledge and skills. This element encompasses the capacity for students to take “active control... by planning, monitoring and evaluating their learning” (Scevak & Cantwell, 2007, p. 37). This might include monitoring their development of such attributes as personal, computer, and information literacy, academic writing, referencing, note-taking, and time management (Brick, 2006; Clarke, 2008). This article provides online educators with a tested list of engaging video tools to enhance formative assessment in the online classroom. This article will explore eduCanon, Zaption, EDPuzzle, TED-Ed, Vialogues and Blubbr.tv.

This involves a learning process that engages the learners. Attention is moved from the teacher to the learners through practices such as role playing, group work and problem-based approaches, for instance. These activities put the learners in a situation where it is up to them to use available learning resources to solve problems, hence causing active learning.

Throughout my years in the classroom, student interest in academics has decreased tremendously. Moreover, no longer are students interested in sitting quietly, taking notes while the teacher disseminates information. Students want and need active engagement. They want to participate fully in the acquisition of knowledge. In this 21-century world, educators need to find new and innovative methods to galvanize students in becoming active participants in their education.

The realization that learning increases with the incorporation of student engagement activities (CITe the CHART RESEARCHER) was just that: evidence that student involvement in the learning process increases learning. It was not a prescription to abandon the lecture, entirely. Yet somehow over the years, professionals have taken to the practice of thinking dichotomously about teaching falls into one of two categories: 1) passive learning and 2) active learning. Furthermore in such instances we are lead to think that all passive learning is bad teaching and to the contrary all active learning is great teaching.

My observations has taught me the importance of engaging students. I am now able to recognize when a student is not engaged. They seem distracted and are not paying attention to what the teacher is saying. Whereas an engaged student is alert, discussing the material, and asking questions