Engage the Brain: Boosting your Tier 1 Instruction
Prese ted by a guy Presented named Jim Gonzales who h supports t AGC for Region XIII. jim.gonzales@esc13.txed.net
Anticipation Study Guide
When a student is not making progress during Tier 1 instruction where does he go? When a student is not making progress during Tier 2 interventions where does he go? When a student is not making progress during Tier 3 interventions where does he go?
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Engagement Research Study Note‐Taking Guide So You Won’t Get Lost During My Lecture Page
Research Study Topic: How many students were involved in the study? Their academic tracks? % The BIG Question: Have you ever been bored in high school? % Never: Once or twice: Once in a while: Every day: Every class:
Why? You must use your sticky notes first! If you don’t, you won’t get credit for coming to this session.
Voices of Students on Engagement: A Report on the 2006 HS Survey of Student Engagement, Ethan Yazzie‐Mintz.
http://ceep.indiana.edu/hssse
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Engagement Strategies Brainstorm
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A Blank Page
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Dirrectionss
The seccret ingredient is?
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More Explicit Directions on Giving Directions
Step 1: State your physical request: “Everyone please stand up and push in your chair.”
Step 2: Time frame: Announce when the group will start an activity: “In 20 seconds…”
Step 3: Select a trigger word or sound: “When the music starts…” OR “When I say go…”
Step 4: State and give the directions: “Touch the back of fifteen chairs and stop.”
Step 5: State and give the trigger word or sound: “Ready? Go!” (Or begin to play the sound or set of music)
Strategy from the book “Impact Teaching”, by Rich Allen.
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Make Meaning
M
y topic of information:
A
pplying this topic to my life: (How can I personally us this topic in my classroom now or in the future?)
K
nowledge I have about this topic: (What do I already know about this topic?)
E
xperiences I’ve had with this topic: (Tell a story.)
Deeper Learning by Eric Jensen & LeAnn Nickelsen, Corwin Press, 2008.
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The Peg System
1) Sun 2) Eyes 3) Tricycle 4) Table 5) Starfish
6) Six‐pack 7) Lucky dice 8) Snowman 9) Innings 10) Fingers
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RAFT: Engage the Brain ROLE
AUDIENCE
FORMAT
TOPIC
Student
Peers
Movie Poster
Brain
Teacher
Love Letter
Flashcards
Brain
Apology Letter
Textbook
Student
Complaint
Classroom pet (you choose)
David Letterman
The classroom pet from next door (you choose) TV audience
Student in a learning induced coma
Teacher
Instruction Manual
Design a poster for the new summer blockbuster “Engage the Brain”. Describe your thanks and appreciation for all of your new knowledge. How sorry you are for slowing down the learning process. You’re angry because you’re not getting enough attention. Expressing the look and feel of your engaged learning environment. Top Ten signs your classroom is killing brain cells. How to keep me from going brain-dead.
Student
Student
Text Message
OMG dis cls S d bst coz… bfz 4ever
Teacher
Space Alien
An interpretive dance
Flight Attendant
Passengers on a plane
Airplane Emergency Pamphlet
Demonstrate an actively engaged classroom with your moves. Provide instructions for a class going down in flames.
Top Ten List
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