UDL - Engagement
In the UDL Framework, the principle of engagement is all about answering this question for learners.
What is “Why am I learning this?”
This is someone's ability to detect and manipulate the smallest units of language.
What is phonemic awareness?
In a landmark study, researchers had students read a passage about this sport to test the impact of background knowledge on reading comprehension.
What is baseball?
If the staff room water cooler is empty and the red light is flashing, you must grab a fresh bottle and do this.
What is replace it yourself?
This is Summitview's mascot.
The bee. Go Stingers!
Giving students a choice between writing an essay, making a podcast, or creating a video builds this type of motivation.
What is student autonomy?
Telling students, "In this word, ch is pronounced 'shh'" is an example of this type of instruction.
What is explicit instruction?
Even if they have weaker skills, students with strong background knowledge of a topic show comprehension similar to this profile of reader without background knowledge.
What is a strong reader?
When the paper tray and shelf in the staff room are empty, you can gather more paper from this specific location across from the music room.
What is the first-floor paper room?
What is the Summitview Olympics?
Focus and engagement can be improved by taking quick movement breaks, building community, ensuring students feel safe and cared for, and ensuring students feel valued and seen.
What is a supportive classroom environment?
Reading accuracy, prosody, and rate describe this.
What is fluency?
This is more impactful than focusing on and using one strategy at a time.
What is using strategy combinations?
You can find shared teacher resources in these three locations around the school.
What are the Library, Staff Room, and other teachers' classrooms?
Ms Compeau gives out these to students who need or deserve special recognition.
What are lucky ducks?
Encouraging students to work in small groups or pairs builds understanding, learning, and social skills.
What is collaborative learning?
The study of the smallest units of language that carry meaning is called this.
What is morphology?
This term describes a group of texts on a topic designed to support students' background knowledge.
What is a text set? (Robyn will make them for you if you want!)
These are the two specific locations you go to when you need DPA or gym equipment.
What are the gym storage room and Kris Bellissimo’s room?
Summitview's 100th anniversary was in this year.
What is 2017?
Instead of forcing everyone to “stay calm” in the exact same way, UDL encouraged educators to help students discover their own personal strategies and strengths to handle stress AND stay motivated!
What is supporting self-regulation?
Frequent assessment of a skill that is being targeted is referred to as this practice.
What is progress monitoring?
Information about the most impactful strategy combinations came from this type of evidence, where the results of multiple studies are considered.
What is a meta-analysis?
When a classroom fan, chair, or pencil sharpener breaks, you leave the item in this spot.
What is Jason’s desk?
Jason's calm and even demeanour earned him this Wizard of Oz-inspired nickname.
What is the Tin Man? If he only had a heart...