Coming from a district with 8,495 English Language Learners, CABE 2017 was a great opportunity to freshen up on strategies to ensure student access to the English language in order to help close the achievement gap between English learners and native English speaking students. Going in, I was sceptical as to what a 20 year veteran that has been teaching ELs her whole career could possibly learn. Now having attended and with the resources provided, I feel more empowered to fulfill my role as an educator. The main purpose of a number of sessions I attended was student engagement. In the session “The Envelope Please...Literacy Projects that Pop!” Debi Krampen taught us how to transform classroom materials into creative, brain-friendly, interactive, three dimensional …show more content…
In “ A fresh Look at Tried and True Student Engagement Strategies” Maya Goodall provided a new spin on commonly used student engagement strategies to get our students to speak and collaborate more with classmates. A simple twist as to have student be the ones to ask the questions before beginning an academic conversation makes more sense in order to make the conversation___________. According to Goodall, some ELs do not like the spotlight.We need to get to know our students well so that we can help lower their affective filter and get the most participation from them. Goodall reminds us of the importance of monitoring the room so that we can check for understanding and that students are actively participating. Technology is alway a great route to student participation. In “Hablar Tecnologia? Tech Strategies for Dual Immersion Classrooms” Vivian Llaneras demonstrated how to embed technology to enhance classroom lessons. Not only are these lessons engaging because they are directed by the students, but they can also be used to conference with parents about fluency in the target
Karen Bromley (2014) in the chapter “Active Engagement with Words” begins with the harsh reality of students who cannot “read well enough to be successful” (120). She acknowledges that a large vocabulary is key to successful reading due to a number of factors, including: it boosts comprehension, improves achievement, enhances thinking and communication, and promotes fluency (121). Therefore, Bromley advocates that educators equip students with strategies for tackling words, strategies that actively engage students and begin with teacher modeling (direct-instruction). Bromley discusses the three tiers of word types, pointing out that tiers two and three (multisyllabic) cause the most problems for adolescent readers. To approach these words students need attention to the linguistic and non-linguistic aspects, the literal elements (spelling, pronunciation, graphics, meaning, and grammatical function) and then the more inferential and contextual aspects (visual, auditory, or sensory image that connects to the word, for example). Active engagement, the use of metacognitive strategies, is advocated by Bromley because it relies on students’ own knowledge and equips them with strategies they can use on their own when they encounter unfamiliar words. Such strategies covered in this chapter include: KWL (Know, Want to know, Learn), Teach-Teach-Trade, A Word A Day (www.wordsmith.org/words), Root Words, and Digital
devices in almost every classroom. Technology enhances learning, boosts confidence, and eliminates geographical limitations. Technology enriches learning by being able to come in different forms and do different things. "For lessons traditionally done with a paper and pencil, we now were able to do them in color, with animation, and with more depth and complexity"(McCollum). Teachers are now able to help stu...
Instead of teaching us how to do projects and essays, how to use the quadratic formula, how to understand the concept of war, teach us instead the art of persuasion. Teach us the ways of entertaining an audience, the dilemmas that the world faces. Teach us that there are an enormous amount of issues in the world and they come with an abundant amount of solutions. To learn how to engage an audience is to learn how to teach one.
I recently attended a March for Our Lives rally on Saturday, March 24th, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The March for Our Lives movement started after the February 14th mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The shooting killed fourteen students and three teachers. This massacre is the most recent horrifying act that follows many other school shootings that include Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Great Mills High School in Maryland, and Huffman High School in Alabama. The nationwide cry for gun control was really catalyzed by shootings in schools because of the endangerment of our nation’s children.
Some say that technology is a distraction and hinders the students from fully learning and developing important skills that they claim only the interactions with the teacher can provide. Teachers have said that technology is a powerful tool that allows them to introduce and demonstrate learning activities in a completely new way. It has been studied and proven that most kids are more motivated and interested in the concepts they are supposed to learn when the teaching tool of technology is used. A fifth grade teacher stated, “Technology is the ultimate carrot for students. It's somet...
1. How do you see the foundational documents for the field playing a role in how you understand student engagement? What is the role of the student affairs profession in the student learning process?
Over the last seven weeks of this course, I have activated prior knowledge, learned new information, shared concerns, and strategies with my colleagues. This class affirmed knowledge gained both from my undergraduate studies as well as additional research I have independently completed on literacy.
As a child enters a classroom they should be surrounded by literacy in every learning center around the room. “A learning center is a defined space where materials are organized in such a way that children learn without the teacher's constant presence and direction.” (Cited Landry, et al., 2014, pg. 12) These areas consist of blocks, dramatic play, music, toys and games, discovery, sand and water, art, easel, writing, library computer and listening. Each center needs to be set up to ensure supervision is assessable from all areas of the room as well as provide child friendly hands-on activities that generate individual creativity, observations and real life experiences. “Children should also receive multiple opportunities to experience specific linguistic concepts in diverse contexts and experiences organized to foster repetition as an integral part of the classroom routine.” (Cited Justice, 2004, pg. 42)
Spires, H. A., Lee, J. K., Turner, K. A., & Johnson, J. (2008). Having our say: Middle school grade student perspectives on school, technologies, and academic engagement. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 40(4), 497-515.
Technology properly used in the classroom has many advantages to a student’s learning. Technology can help students become more involved in their own learning process, which is not seen in the traditional classroom. It allows them to master basic skills at their own rate rather than being left behind. Teachers and students alike can connect to real life situations by using technology in the classroom; this can also help to prepare students for real world situations. Technology can be used to motivate students as well as to offer more challenging opportunities. It can also be used as a visualization tool to keep students interested in the subject that is being taught. When technology is used effectively, students have the opportunity to develop skills that they may not get without the use of technology (Cleaver, 2011). Assessing and monitoring students is easier on the teacher because of the ability to use technology in the classroom. When technology is used correctly it offers limitless resources to a classroom atmosphere.
Computer technology had paved the way for new, innovative instructional measures in the science classroom that have benefitted the accomplishment of learning outcomes and student engagement within the lesson. These measures have proven beneficial to overall teacher pedagogy and the ability to facilitate learning that leaves a lasting impact. At present, we are living in the Information Age and technology has come to dominate the forefront of every field in education. There are many new strategies and approaches that follow the implementation of science as well as mathematic concepts in real life. Teaching students to practically apply these strategies through problem solving and engagement prove to be a task that requires insight to the most
There are a plethora of teaching methods that provide and engage an assortment of students. The first method of teaching according to Cantrell is the exposition method. This method is leader centered, and it can be used to present information when time is limited (Cantrell, n.d., p.3). There are many benefits to this method of teaching. For example it is great to use when one has to give directions, exposition can also be used to wrap up an activity as well (Cantrell, n.d., p.3). One way in which a teacher can lead the exposition method is by simply conducting a powerpoint, or bringing in a guest speaker. This method is great for students who learn through the interpersonal mode of intelligence. Another engaging method of teaching is the discussion method. This method of teaching is an open form question, where learners express their opinions as well as review factual material (Cantrell, n.d., p.4). Discussion method of teaching is great to implement in the classroom when you are trying to introduce a new topic, help learners make inferences, and lastly to involve the learners cognitively (Cantrell, n.d., p.4). There are many ways to achieve this method in the classroom, for example you could create a small group discussion, or even a think pair share. This style and method of teaching is great for students who learn through the verbal-linguistic mode of intelligence. A key aspect of getting the students engaged and focused on the lesson at hand is the hook. The hook is prepared before one presents the information, and it is supposed to draw the students in and get them engaged in the lesson. There are a variety of hooks, in this paper I will highlight two of them. One type of hook is reviewing for previewing. In this hook students recall key points of a previous lesson and make connections or predictions about the topic they will be
Active involvement in class discussions and incorporating technology are techniques that could be used when trying to engage student’s interests. Interactive based learning provides an opportunity to become actively involved in the discussion instead of just listening to an instructor throw huge amounts of information their way. Using technology is a way for students to become active in their learning. Tools such as interactive white boards enable children to engage in classroom games, view websites, and review problems step by step. As technology is advancing students rely on teachers integrating technology into their lessons more frequently. In traditional lectures the teacher gives a large quantity of material, but if the student is not paying attention, does learning occur? By incorporating learner response devices where students can electronic...
As facilitators of learning, our classrooms are filled with students who are comprised of generation X’ers and Millenial’s. We must be conscious to structure our lessons and approaches so that we can present content in the most effective manner. Technology, in regards to principles of teaching, challenges the teacher to not only learn what the technology is all about, but to learn to integrate it effectively within the context of their individual classrooms. Teachers in classrooms across the nation struggle with computer technology, the many features, and the never-ending cycle of new devices that are bought into their classrooms daily. Because of the lack of training and severe levels of discomfort, teachers have developed a negative disposition towards the use of technology when it applying it to principle. Recognizing the noted factors, it can be resolved that we do live in an interactive world. Our job is to effectively integrate the technology in such a way that it supports, guides, and enhances learning for all parties involved.
students prefer technology because they believe that it makes learning more interesting and fun. They especially like laptops and tablets. Subjects that students deem challenging or boring can become more interesting with virtual lessons, through a video, or when using a tablet. Technology occupies an important place within students’ lives. When they are not in school, just about everything that they do is connected in some way to technology. By integrating technology into the classroom, teachers are changing the way they used to teach (lectures six hours a day) and providing students with the tools that will take them into the 21st century. One of the characteristics of the modern classroom is collaboration and technology helps to empower it. With classroom technology students can collaborate with other students and their teachers in and outside of the classroom quickly and easily.