Students Speak Out on Student Engagement

Refer to the link from Edutopia that identifies the following as engaging to students:

1. Working with their peers
2. Working with technology
3. Connecting the real world to the work we do
4. Clearly love what you do
5. Get me out of my seat
6. Bring in visuals
7. Student choice
8. Understand your clients
9. Mix it up
10. Be human

Offer Immediate Feedback and Correction Opportunities

I realized several times this week the benefit to student learning by offering students the chance to correct their work immediately after it was passed in. As soon as students turned in their standards-based weekly check-in and I glanced over their math processing, I noticed some changes that students could probably make if they were given the opportunity. I simply circled the numbers of the ones that I wanted the students to check. In most cases, students were quickly able to identify their error and easily resolve it. To me, giving students that immediate feedback and the opportunity to "fix their work" is respectful, it creates more engagement and fosters a culture of genuine learning rather than one of gotchas!

Wednesday 11/20/13 Parent-Teacher Conference

Click here to schedule an appointment for our Parent-Teacher Conference. Please leave me your email as I may need to communicate with you prior to that evening. Thanks!

Grades Do More Harm Than Good

Chris Crouch (@the_explicator) wrote a thoughtful blog post explaining why Grades Do More Harm Than Good.