Session 2: Motivate and Engage

What do we know about learner motivation?

• learner motivation is directly impacted by student-teacher relationships

• learners must be appropriately challenged by content to remain engaged

• the foundation for student motivation & engagement involves building a community of learners

• the foundation for student motivation & engagement involves structure and discipline.

Answer explanation

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Effective classroom management provides structures that support all students creates respectful environments that are conducive to successful learning experiences.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

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What are 2 relation "tips" that were offered in the session?

• Spend 3 mins 3x a week getting to know your most challenging students.

• Give students candy and prizes for completion of tasks.

• Let students interview each other & report out to the class

• Call home and write a referral every time the student is defiant or non-compliant.

What were the 3 procedures offered for establishing good classroom management?

• Plan procedures and routines

• Create the physical environment - including lighting and eliminating distractions

• Practice clear expectations

• Write the names of those who break the rules on the board.

Answer explanation

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Collaboration increases student engagement and collaborative structures must be embedded into the lesson design to ensure participation by all.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

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What are 2 ways to teach collaboration in your classroom?

• Explicitly teach collaboration skills by practicing and modeling the expectations.

• Teach respect and acceptance

• Have them write down the do's and don'ts of collaboration.

• Show them a behavior rubric

Answer explanation

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Developed, pre-planned scaffolded questions helps you teach students how to create their own questions so they can gain a deeper understanding of the content

• True

• False

Answer explanation

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Powerful questioning promotes learning by... (check all that apply)

• Stimulating thinking Clarifying thought processes Revealing misconceptions

• Clarifying though processes

• Revealing misconceptions

• Showing that the student either knows the information or not

Answer explanation

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One of the bottom lines we come to by developing and promoting questioning in the classroom:

• Give students control of the learning with high rigor and high expectations. help them maintain their natural curiosity and eagerness to learn about the world around them

• Creates the expectations that they will have to participate in discussions and pressures the student to answer.

• It stops their eagerness to learn by limiting their choices.

Answer explanation

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