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East Alexander Middle School
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PLC group Oct. 20
My children are phsically engaged as soon as they come into my classroom. We do alot of body movement,left over right movement as well as read and sing. I would say my students are all pretty active and engaged. This is what most of their grade is based on,being a 100%engaged!
ReplyDeleteWe play games. I have them work with partners or in groups. I hold them accountable for their work by having quizzes or tickets out. I also attempt to find readings and activities that are interesting to them.
ReplyDeleteI try to use a variety of multimedia, but I could use more physical movement activities. I try to keep all students involved by drawing names from my craft sticks. I use tactiles, active board, videos, and etc. to keep them busy. I don't know if it is working because I had one student to let me know that kids would keep their heads up if my class wasn't so boring.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, I feel like my hard work in planning different activities is all in vain.
I use a lot of group work and cooperative learning to keep students engaged as well as building in a lot of whole class discussion. We play games at times, and I'm really enjoying using my Activeboard and Discovery Education streaming video when they are appropriate. Ultimately, though, reading and writing begin often as solitary acts I'm constantly working to make that "sit still and do it" solitary work engaging. Often I succeed. Sometimes I'm fully aware that I don't.
ReplyDeleteIt is not easy keeping the student's attention over a long period of time, so I provide different, short activities that talk about the same topic. Switching gears like this keeps the students more active in the topic we are discussing. I also use technology as often as I can. If we are learning a new literary term, I try to find a short video clip that gives the students a visual example to compare it to. When it come to having the students complete a W.S., I cut each question out and paste one question on a small piece of construction paper and post them around the room. The students then complete the W.S. on notebook paper and move around the room answering the questions. (Also saves paper.)
ReplyDeleteAnna Hicks
I draw names of students from craft sticks; ask them to raise their hands when working especially hard problems and reward them with blue tickets for correct answers. As one student said, I "speak with enthusiasm" which I think is actually a nice way of saying I talk too loud, but it helps keep them awake.
ReplyDeleteSorry, but math is probably the most boring subject to teach so its hard to come up with ways to make it exciting.
Many of my students think ELA is boring. I provide reading materials and activities they will find interesting. I keep them engaged by constantly changing up things in my room. We move from one activity to the next with little downtime. We also use strategies such as singing, hand motions, playing teacher at the active board and many other movement activities to keep us from being bored. We work in groups and pair/share often. I love it at the end of class when they say,” Is it time to go already?”
ReplyDeleteI try to incorporate group activities so students are interacting with each other. We often do a "stand up, sit down" exercise where students stand if they agree with a statement and sit if they disagree. Students must then support their opinion. I am also finding the DiscoveryEducation video clips to be very useful in capturing student attention. The video clips help break up periods of reading or discussion while re-emphasizing our topic.
ReplyDeleteI try to use interactive web sites and games to keep the class interesting, however, with some classes you are limited to what you are able to do because of their maturity level. I also try to use real-world examples of the math that we are using in the classroom so that they can make that connection.
ReplyDeleteI have a warm up on the Active Board when my students enter the room. I use multimedia to help keep students engaged. I use the Active board, videos, and DiscoveryEducation streaming! I try to keep them busy doing partner activities and movement.
ReplyDeleteI am very fortunate because it's pretty easy to keep students engaged in Social Studies and Science. We do a warm up activity for Science called NASA Picture of the day that students love. They also do so much group work and hands on projects. With the active board and sites like DiscoveryEd. students are more interested in what's going on. Because of the many resources, it's a great time to be a teacher.
ReplyDeleteI try to engage my children in a variety of ways. I think that one of the best ways is to use their interest as much as possible when planning and delivering lessons. I also use group or partner work. With Discovery Education I can find lots of visual items to use about any ELA topic. I believe this engages the kids because they are used to fast paced screen activities. I also use the ActivBoard and all its feature.
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In science I open the class with NASA Picture of The Day. In Social Studies I sometimes use pictures from The National Geographic website. The students must infere what the picture is. Discovery Education has lots of engaging video clips on most of the topics that we study. My classes also do a lot of partner work and group projects.
ReplyDeleteI try to incorporate a variety of multimedia in each class, use different activities, and create relevant examples to engage the students.
ReplyDeleteI try to relate everyday life into the lesson plan, plan things that interest the students, and allow the students to lead discussion so that their thoughts take spotlight in discussion. I also use many different types of teaching strategies. All of my efforts aim at engaging the students.
ReplyDeleteEngaging our students can be a challenging task for teachers, especially at the middle school level. At leasts that is what I have found after working with many elementary classrooms. The thing that I have found to be most important when keeping students engaged is allowing them to have a choice. For example recently during silent reading I took a survey to see what books would interest them. Considering the low reading skills that each student has in my classroom this became challenging for me. In the end I had great success! Also, anything hands-on is huge for my group of students. It is crucial to engage all students; sadly that is not always possible.
ReplyDeleteI try to find materials that they find interesting and that interest me. I think that if we are interested/passionate about what we teach, the students see that and are more engaged. I often have them work with a partner or group which they love. My students always whine when they have to work alone, but as Julie said, many times writing and reading have to be done alone. I agree with Kim that they love it when they get to become the teacher and use the Active board. This really gets them engaged.
ReplyDeleteI want students to be engaged the minute that they enter my classroom. To do this, I interact with my students a lot during instruction, as well as use cooperative learning activities. I feel it is important to be aware of when they have had "too much" and be sensitive to this. When I'm getting the glassy eyed look, it's time to take a break for a few minutes. I sing a song to them called "My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean". Each time they hear a word that begins with a 'B' they have to stand up or sit down. This activity re-energizes them and allows them to refocus, which helps to keep them engaged in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteAs a counselor engaging the student and establishing a relationship is essential. As I typically work with students individually I try to engage them in different ways based on their personalities. I find that humor is effective with most students.
ReplyDeleteTeachers are entertainers! With all the high tech you must entertain to keep students focused. Find interesting information that may not be in the book or lesson. If all else fails, do like Cassie and sing or dance!
ReplyDeleteWhen the students come to the library they seem to be interested. I try to stimulate that interest by changing the displays, books and engaging them in the mini-lesson. I also try to change the room around with furniture so that it is not the same old thing. Things that are bright, clean and visually attractive seem to keep them interested. They don't have much time, so what they really want to do is relax on the sofa's and oddly enough most of them do seem to read and chill out!
ReplyDeleteTo engage my students I like to use humor in the class room. A well timed joke can keep the class' attention. I also empower my students with choices. Allow them to decide how to present their final product and they will be more inclined to take a sense of pride, and ownership in their work.
ReplyDeleteTo engage students I often vary the activities and projects. We do a lot of cooperative learning activities in which students will then share their results with other groups or the whole class. I try to make the lessons relevant to their life and interests. If I tried to sing or dance like some of the other teachers, I would never regain control!
ReplyDeleteI try to use a variety of multimedia everyday in class. I like to use the Discovery Education videos to introduce new concepts; it seems to engage the students more if they can relate it to real life. We try to get out of our seat as much as possible by doing group work but sometimes this is limited in Math.
ReplyDeleteIn my class I try to vary methods of activities. We do a warmup on the Active Board quite often, and then switch to Notes/Discussion. I have found that nothing beats the approach of great enthusiasm, dynamic presentation, and allowing student participation, by always allowing them to speak freely by asking questions at any time. When I can I often use my "Time Machine" and take groups of students on missions to other parts of the world or different time periods. Student participation on the "Time Machine Missions" is always outstanding and they greatly enjoy it. We play interactive physical games or so every other week, that keep student attention and often use competitive map reviews that stuents do to "beat the clock" and each other. It boils down to one thing, if they enjoy your class they will learn.
ReplyDeleteI think using a variety of instructional strategies will help keep students engaged. These strategies should include the various learning styles: visual, verbal, auditory, and tactile. It should also provide differentiation for all levels of learning abilities.
ReplyDeleteStudents are social and learning in groups can improve learning. When students are involved in finding information, analyzing and classifying it they feel they are partners in their learning and it results in better student engagement.
My students are engaged during the whole class. They are using their hands, moving around the room to get supplies and to come ask me questions when they do not understand. They may talk and interact with their classmates. They are able to get ideas from their classmates,
ReplyDeleteHaving a classroom in a computer lab I find it is fairly easy to keep the students engaged. Most of our work is done on the machine. Students would rather type than hand write and they want to be able to change the formatt of the fonts to something they like. They also like to have some free time to search the net and play games. They want to get the work finished so they can have a few minutes to themselves.
ReplyDeleteMy classrooms are one of the most easily engaged classrooms one can find because the students love to use the computers; however, sometimes, they like to be engaged too much and do not listen to instruction. I try to use other methods such as games and rewards to retain their attention. Also, I offer rewards of free time for internet games when they have completed their assignments.
ReplyDeletei will use humor as much as i can.....laughter can make a lot of things intersting......i will also bribe and reward for success with sodas or game time....students will also lead discussions with me just giving "nudges" to keep them on track
ReplyDeleteIn my class, they always have an instrument in their hands. By nature, this helps keeps a child focused. Teaching band is like teaching several languages in one class! I tell my students that why I am talking “French” (aka trumpet section), that I will be speaking “German” in 1 minute (aka trombones). So, they are to use their instrument and finger over the music in front of them. We have a standard warm-up with our scale that also starts within 3 minutes of class starting, so there is not much down time. Physical exercises include “spitting rice” in which the students learn how to articulate and the famous “shake and bake”! That one I will just have to show you!
ReplyDeleteIn our class, we try to incorporate learning games with our students. They can interact and learn while having fun.
ReplyDeleteI try to engage students in a variety of ways. I use the ActivBoard a lot, videos, and hands-on games. I try to teach lessons that incorporate as many learning styles and multiple intelligences as possible so that all students can find a way to particpate. I encourage participation by implementing PBiS with blue tickets and I use Free Time that can be earned. The more creative I can be with instruction, the more likely the students will participate. I also try to use the students' interests as much as I can.
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