Student Engagement

What's the best choice to gain your students' attention?

• Wait patiently for the group to get ready to listen.

• Yell over the din.

• You say "peanut," they say "butter."

• Sigh loudly.

If students are actively engaged in learning, they are more likely to retain what has been taught.

• True

• False

Which activity is more likely to engage students in the learning process?

• Completing a worksheet independently

• Working with a partner to complete a graphic organizer

As the teacher describes each section of a graphic organizer, students fill it in. They are quietly working on each section while the teacher circulates. This is an example of...

• active engagement

• compliance

Active engagement is likely to increase student achievement.

• False

• True

Intentionally addressing engagement when planning is more likely to ensure that lessons are engaging for students.

• True

• False

• Seriously?

• I don't have time for that.

Which tool can be used without each student having access to technology?

• Padlet

• Google Classroom

• Plickers

• Bounce App

Which statement is false?

• Teacher-student relationships can affect student engagement.

• Students need to get to know their teachers just as teachers need to get to know their students.

• Student engagement can affect behavior as well as academic achievement.

• Student engagement is always observable.