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Engagement By Design: Supporting ALL Learners

New Teacher Orientation

August 3, 2020

Tara Olson

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Brain’s Three Questions

  • Who is in the room?
  • What are we going to do today?
  • How are we going to do it?

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Essential Question:How can we design experiences that support student social, emotional, and academic growth?

Cognitive Objective:

Psychological effort

To understand the key elements of engagement: relationships, clarity of instruction, and challenging work.

Language/Behavioral Objective:

Academic behaviors and actions

To read, write, and think alongside colleagues to design welcoming, engaging learning environments.

Social Objective:

How learners feel

To actively share insights, ask questions, and seek new understandings.

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What are you thinking?

  • Join Padlet and post your wonders, worries, and queries!
  • https://padlet.com/tara_olson/vbpi66falkk2

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What is Engagement?

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Learning Brain

Upstairs Brain

Regulated/Learning Brain

Downstairs Brain

Dysregulated Brain

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Making Lessons Memorable

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What are the key components for learning to take place?

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SEL and Readiness for Learning

  1. Prepare brain for learning
  2. Presenting/Acquiring new learning
  3. Deepening and reinforcing Learning
  4. Applying and Demonstrating new learning
  5. Reflecting and celebrating

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Rita Pierson - Every Kid Needs a Champion

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Slide taken From Nancy Frey Presentation 6/30/2020

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Behavior Specific Praise Elementary

Behavior Specific Praise Secondary

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Dimensions of Engagement

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Resources:

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Debrief: Visible Thinking

I used to think…

But now I think…

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Teacher Moves Modeled in this Session

1. Prepare students for learning: Welcome, Essential question, learning targets, connect with prior knowledge

2. Present and help students acquire new learning: graphic organizers (4As), videos, articles/text, anchors

3. Deepen and reinforce learning: Turn and Talk, Padlet, Think Pair Share, Questioning Strategies

4. Challenge students to apply/demonstrate learning: Think Pair Share, Questioning strategies, Round Robin

5. Encourage student reflection and celebration: Exit Ticket: Visible Thinking

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