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4. Student Engagement and Classroom Culture

4. Student Engagement and Classroom Culture

PURPOSE: Student engagement is the key to successful teaching and classroom culture.  Getting to know your students and building relationships helps with the planning of your lessons and assists you in gauging whether or not students will work bell to bell or participate in the content being taught.

 

Teacher Observable's

Student Outcomes

  • Develops lesson plans to fit time allotted, e.g., 3 lesson segments in extended periods

  • Greets students at the door

  • Engages in informal conversations with students that are not related to academics

  • Uses music / rhythm / rhyme / rap / chants

  • Incorporates physical movement

  • Includes project/problem-based instruction 

  • Uses visuals, manipulatives, models

  • Uses games, friendly controversy, role play, drama, pantomime, charades

  • Presents novel and unusual information 

  • Uses cooperative groups, numbered heads/heads together

  • Uses humor, personal stories, celebration

  • Demonstrates intensity and enthusiasm

  • Creates relevance

  • Monitors response rates and adjusts pacing

  • Provides multiple ways for students to respond (e.g., individual response/choral response)

  • Other

  • Are engaged, learning and retaining important content for course

  • Respond when teacher demonstrates understanding of their backgrounds and interests