1. Southern Regional Education Board Importance of Instruction “When educators do succeed at educating poor, minority, and at- risk students up to national standards, they invariably use instructional methods that are radically different and more intensive than those employed in most American public schools.” (Paul Tough, “What it Takes to Make a Student,” New York Times Magazine, 2006)

2. Southern Regional Education Board 10 Instructional Strategies to Engage Students Handout on Conference Website

3. Southern Regional Education Board Scott Warren  Current  Director of State Initiatives for HSTW  Former  Math Teacher/PE Teacher/Coach  Assistant Principal/Principal  Band Booster Club President  What I believe  Adapt, don’t adopt  Something you can use

4. Southern Regional Education Board This Session  Ten strategies you can take and use tomorrow with little extra planning  My added twist to focus on boys  Focus on academic vocabulary in all content areas  Quick overview of each one  Full handout on the SREB Conference website  1 Bonus Strategy at the end  Focus on Marzano’s Strategies

5. Southern Regional Education Board Four Types of Engagement Engaging students: 1.Intellectual engagement - engaging in active problem solving, logic, and meta- cognitive strategies 2.Emotional engagement - interest, enjoyment, and choice 3.Behavioral engagement - behaviors, habits and rituals 4.Social engagement - attachment to school and community 5

6. Southern Regional Education Board Intellectually – I CAN  Engaging schools promote student’s confidence in their ability to learn and succeed in school by providing challenging instruction and support for meeting high standards. Committee on Increasing High School Students’ Engagement and Motivation to Learn, 2004.

7. Southern Regional Education Board  High-performing, high-poverty schools organize instruction around a “short feedback loop of formative assessment, and further adapted instruction.” A number of studies (Chenoweth, CPE/Caliber Associates, Marzano) cite this type of feedback- based instruction as having a profound impact on student achievement. The Turnaround Challenge, Mass Insight, 2007

8. Southern Regional Education Board Intellectual Engagement Survey Items 1.Students have used knowledge and skills from different courses to complete assignments weekly. 2.They have used math in other classes than mathematics weekly. 3.They have used computer skills or programs weekly. 4.They have used the internet to retrieve information for a project or report weekly. 5.Their teachers often clearly indicated the amount and quality of work necessary to earn a grade of A or B at the beginning of a project or unit. 6.Most of their teachers often encourage them to do well in school.

9. Southern Regional Education Board Intellectual Engagement Survey Items 7.They read an assigned book outside of English class and demonstrated understanding of the significance of the main ideas at least monthly. 8.They analyzed works of literature in English class at least monthly. 9.They used graphs, charts and diagrams to interpret and explain scientific phenomena at least monthly. 10.They used formulas and equations to solve questions in science at least monthly.

10. Southern Regional Education Board Intellectual Engagement

11. Southern Regional Education Board A key element of dropout prevention and college readiness is to improve teaching and learning to make schools more relevant and engaging and enhance the connection between school and work. Four out of five high school dropouts said there should be more opportunities for real-world learning. (The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts, Civic Enterprises, 2006)

12. Southern Regional Education Board Emotionally – I WANT TO  “Even if students believe they can do the work, they won’t put forth the effort unless they see some reason to do so.” National Research Council, 2007

13. Southern Regional Education Board Multiple Studies Have Shown: Engagement in schoolwork involves both behaviors (persistence, effort, attention) and emotions (enthusiasm, interest, pride).

14. Southern Regional Education Board 14 What Science Topics Would You Like to Learn About? Boys 1.Explosive chemicals 2.How it feels to be weightless in space 3.How the atomic bomb functions 4.Biological and chemical weapons and what they do to the human body 5.Black holes, supernovae and other spectacular objects in space Girls 1.Why we dream when we are sleeping and what the dreams may mean 2.Cancer, what we know and how we can treat it 3.How best to perform first- aid and use basic medical equipment 4.How to exercise to keep the body fit and strong 5.Sexually transmitted diseases and how to be protected against them

15. Southern Regional Education Board Emotional Engagement

16. Southern Regional Education Board Behaviorally – I HAVE HABITS  Habits of Success  Classroom procedures/processes  I display behaviors that have a positive impact on my learning  Note-taking  Completing homework  Attendance  Organization  Goal setting

17. Southern Regional Education Board Behavioral Engagement Source: HSTW Assessment, 2008

18. Southern Regional Education Board Frayer Model / Concept Cards Strategy #1

19. Southern Regional Education Board Frayer Model DefinitionCharacteristics Examples Non-Examples Term

20. Southern Regional Education Board Process  Foldable Activity  Give specific term (or terms for jigsaw)  Assign reading  Have students or groups complete their model diagram for term (s)  Teach others

21. Southern Regional Education Board Definition An animal that at some point in its life has dorsal nerve cord Characteristics Backbone Endoskeleton (that grows) to support weight Examples Humans Fish Mammals Non-Examples Jellyfish Sponges Flatworms Chordates Sample - Biology

22. Southern Regional Education Board Two Strategies Aimed at Boys Taking advantage of their desire for competition

23. Southern Regional Education Board 2. ReQuest – Using a Student’s Desire to Prove you WRONG  Requires teachers to model reading and be willing to have students prove them wrong  Works well with science, health, social studies and technical materials  Students and teachers both read a portion of text  Teacher closes book and students ask questions  When students run out of question or time limit is met, students close their book and teacher asks questions  May alternate process for future text  Ideal way for administrators to model reading!

24. Southern Regional Education Board 3. Interactive CLOZE  Looks like fill-in-the-blank with students anticipating answers.  Another method of prediction.  Useful for reading, video, and lecture situations (i.e. Church, Staff Development)  One word blanks  Key points

25. Southern Regional Education Board Math Examples  A ______ is a relationship in which only one value of the dependent _____ for each value of the _____ variable exists.  In mathematics, you can use an _______ pair of numbers to describe where a ______ is on a coordinate plane. The three statements below concern ______ of real numbers.  Reflexive Propertya = ___  ________ Propertya= b, the b = a  Transitive Property If a = b, and b =__, then a = c.

26. Southern Regional Education Board Math Example - Answers  A function is a relationship in which only one value of the dependent variable exists for each value of the independent variable.  In mathematics, you can use an ordered pair of numbers to describe where a point is on a coordinate plane. The three statements below concern properties of real numbers.  Reflexive Propertya = a  Symmetric Propertya= b, the b = a  Transitive Property If a = b, and b =c, then a = c.

27. Southern Regional Education Board A Tough One Competition between pairs!

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30. Southern Regional Education Board Steps  Select a reading – section of a textbook, article, etc.  Scan it into a computer  Delete key terms and replace with blanks  Have competitions  Discuss with students if they found other key terms  Have students create a CLOZE

31. Southern Regional Education Board 4. WordSplash  Using a Literacy Strategy to help students learn specific facts/terms from content areas.  Vocabulary development is best learned in the context of reading, writing, speaking and listening, not through arbitrary lists of terms and definitions.

32. Southern Regional Education Board WordSplash  Teacher creates a WordSplash with a collection of key terms from a passage  Display words at angles and randomly on an overhead or chart  Students generate complete sentences using the words to predict the relationship between each term and the broad topic. May expand to be entire papers.  Students read to check for accuracy  Can become competitions  Have students work in teams and have to physically line up their sentences.

33. Southern Regional Education Board Amelia Earhart’s Life 55 years 39 Equator under prepared George Putnam 23 Social Worker water weary Kansas

34. Southern Regional Education Board 2008 Election War in Iraq bin Laden Healthcare Bailout Iran Mortgage Industry Terrorism Fuel Prices Immigration Vice Presidents Environment Economy

35. Southern Regional Education Board 5. Competitive Summarizations – My Favorite  Cooperative Learning Activity  All groups read selection  25 words to give the best summarization of the article; use complete sentences  Competition between groups  No abbreviations or lists  Each group posts their summarization  Each group votes for 2 best

36. Southern Regional Education Board Group Reads Article  On chart paper put 25 blanks.  Rules:  Full sentences  No bulleted lists  All participate in presentation

37. Southern Regional Education Board Teaching Summarization  one word to describe the topic  two words to describe subheadings of the topic  three words to describe what you already knew about the topic  four words to describe what you learned  One sentence that summarizes the most important information from the reading:

38. Southern Regional Education Board 6. Metaphorical Thinking (four- corners)  A teacher’s classroom is most like a ….  Farm  Bank  Clinic  Circus  Now group like thinkers  Share why  Pick spokesperson to share with large group  Add writing piece?

39. Southern Regional Education Board Science Example  Using the scientific process is like….  Fixing a car  Building a house  Solving a math problem  Playing an instrument

40. Southern Regional Education Board Social Studies  The Republican party is most like a….  18 Wheeler  Mercedes 500SL  Ford Focus  Land Rover

41. Southern Regional Education Board Four Corners  Agree  Disagree  Strongly Agree  Strongly Disagree

42. Southern Regional Education Board Making it a Literacy Strategy Option #1 – Writing  After students meet in groups to develop their brainstorm list for each item. Students write a brief paper supporting this term.  Select students to share their writing.  After examples of each, ask if any will change their mind. Option #2 – Reading  After students select their term, they must read a selection and find support for their opinion.  Students present to others with a different term.

43. Southern Regional Education Board 7. Cubing  Different Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy  Helps students prepare for SAT/ACT and other rigorous exams  Can make them into large dice for competitions.

44. Southern Regional Education Board Six Levels  Describe it  Compare it  Associate it  Analyze it  Apply it  Argue for or against it

45. Southern Regional Education Board Pencil  Describe it: A pencil is a long cylindrical (sometimes hexagonal), device used to write on paper.  Compare it: It is different from a pen because you can erase what you have written, which you cannot do with most pens.  Associate it: It makes me think of drawing because I like to draw with one.  Analyze it: Pencils are generally made of wood surrounding and supporting a thin piece of graphite, which is the substance that marks the paper. It usually has a metal cylindrical clasp at the top, which holds an eraser.  Apply it: It is used by rubbing the graphite tip onto a piece of paper….When an error occurs, the pencil is inverted in the hand, and…  Argue for or against: An argument in favor of the pencils is that they are efficient tools for the taking of notes or writing a rough draft of something. It is easy to make corrections if you make a mistake, simply by inverting the pencil and using the attached eraser to rub out the error. They are also light weight and convenient to carry.

46. Southern Regional Education Board Theme Describe the theme of your poem in a paragraph. Check for topic sentence, supporting details and conclusion Figurative Language Using a graphic organizer, list all the similes and metaphors in your poem. If you need help finding metaphors, consult With your group members Line Describe the way the lines are arranged Rhyme Figure out the rhyme scheme of the poem. Be prepared to teach it to the class. Setting Illustrate the setting of your poem. Use color (markers, pencils) and give your picture a title that is connected to the poem but not the title of the poem Speaker Describe the speaker of this poem. Be prepared to share orally.

47. Southern Regional Education Board 8. Riddle Me – Using Academic Vocabulary  Specific list of terms  Students create a riddle for the term rather than just defining it  Based upon the idea that students must apply the terms to learn them

48. Southern Regional Education Board Sample - Economics Prices go up Wallets get thinner Parents don’t have enough money To provide for the family dinner Note: Other great examples in Harry Potter

49. Southern Regional Education Board 9. Jigsaw/Paired Reading  Jigsaw is divided into THREE rounds. Students are grouped in fours.  Each individual in a group reads and summarizes a different selection.  Students are re-grouped by their numbers and discuss their section to become experts in that part.  They return to their group and teach the section to the others. Each of the four have an opportunity to teach.

50. Southern Regional Education Board Paired Reading  Students work in pairs. Each reads the same section and takes two-column notes.  Both stop after a set period of time or length of reading.  Partner #1 discusses what he/she learned in the reading. Partner #2 takes any additional notes WITHOUT talking.  After a set amount of time or if #1 finishes, the two exchange roles with #2 sharing any information not already discussed or clears up any errors.  The students read another section and take notes. This time #2 begins after the section is read or time ends.

51. Southern Regional Education Board 10. Learning Buddies  Use at the beginning of the year  Have students keep in their book to make for easy grouping  Cheat

52. Southern Regional Education Board Thank you All schools want to improve. However, few want to change. The fact remains that to improve, one must change. scott.warren@sreb.org Session #: