How do I get students to engage?
Assessments
Lesson Planning
Instructional Moves
Learning Environment
100

Describe think, pair, share.


Students are give time to process, talk with a partner, then ideas are shared with the whole group.

100

Name the two main types of assessments briefly covered in this class.  

Formative and Summative

100
Name the components of gradual release of instrucion.  

I do/We do/You do together/you do alone

100

Name the two types of read alouds.

Shared reading and interactive read aloud.  

100

What is the purpose of having a morning meeting?

To build relationships and a community of learners.  

200

This engagement strategy splits up the work among students where they become the experts and share their knowledge with others (small group or whole group).  

Jigsaw

200

True or false:  You should check for understanding only at the end of the lesson.  

False

200

Objectives written in student friendly language are called____________.  

Learning Targets or Learning Intentions

200

What is this an example of, "I know that two plus two equals four.  So if I have two plus three, I know that it will be five because the three will add one more."

Think aloud.

200

True or false:  Morning meeting is a procedure that needs to be explicitly taught and reinforced on a daily basis.  

True


300

What are the three dimensions of engagement?

Behavioral Engagement, Cognitive Engagement, Emotional Engagement

300

Thumb up/Thumb down and fist to five are types of______________.

Checks for understanding or formative assessment.

300

What occurs at the beginning of the lesson that engages students in the learning, activates prior knowledge, and establishes a purpose for learning?

Anticipatory Set or hook

300

This instructional move engages students in peer-to-peer learning through the use of academic language and discussion (argumentations skills).  

Collaborative learning (page 129).

300

Name the four components to morning meeting.  

Greeting, Share, Activity, News/Announcements

400

Fill in the blanks (the same word for both blanks):  Students who find their learning_____ are more likely to engage in learning tasks and regulate their own behavior.  When content is _______, students devote their time, effort and energy to learning.  

relevant

400
Name the assessment tool that breaks down assignments into smaller parts, standardizes gradings, provides transparency to students and makes grading more consistent.

Rubric

400
Components of ________ __________ ___ _________ include specific instructional strategies that provide scaffolds, enrich or extend the learning and appropriately accommodate all learners.  

Universal Design for Learning

400

Name at least four approaches to co-teaching.  

1. One Teach, One observe

2. One Teach, One assist

3. Parallel teaching

4. Station Teaching

5.  Alternative Teaching

6. Team Teaching

400

When organizing your physical classroom, what are the four key areas you should prioritize?  

Visibility, proximity, accessibility and safety (page 32)


500

List 5 activities or options that could be included in a student choice board.  

act it out, sing a song, draw a picture, write, use manipulatives, legos, play doh, etc.  

500

What is the process of evaluating student learning at the end of an instructional period by measuring what students have learned against established standards, learning targets, or objectives?

Summative Assessment

500

This part of the lesson explicitly states how the teacher will help students summarize the lesson and connect the content to real world or future learning.  

Closure

500
Explain the difference between prompting and cueing.  

Prompts reference background knowledge, lead to meta-cognition and help follow a process or procedure.  Cueing on the other hand shifts the focus to a source of information including visuals, verbals, gestures or environmental. (page 143)


500

What student-centered practices foster a sense a belonging every day?  (List all 5)

Teacher Empathy, Unconditional Positive regard, genuineness, nondirectivity, encouragement of critical thinking.  (pages 16-17)