1. Every day While Using C-H-A-M-P-S
Welcome
Leadership Academy
Tools for Engagement
How to Involve
Every Student,
Every day While Using C-H-A-M-P-S

2. Curtain Up: Arousal States, States of Healthy Concern
Starring…
Dr. Mervin Daugherty
Superintendent of Red Clay
Dr. Marlene Schreiber Edward McGrath
ELA Supervisor Science Supervisor
Amy Kalafut Laura Thompson
ELA Specialist ELA Specialist
Carolyn Zogby
Director, Curriculum and Instruction

3. Red Clay Consolidated School District
Superintendent
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Mervin Daugherty, Ed.D.

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10. Framework for Student Achievement

11. Design &
Deliver
Link
Identify
Revise
Assess
Analyze

12. Let’s get started with a quick stretch!

13. Monthly Topics Date Tools of Engagement Topic Instructional Strategies
C.H.A. M.P. S.
Connections
Sept. 27, 2010
Overview of LA;
What are states; Why bother?
Summarizing, Vocabulary
Champion Mindset;
Hope; Processing
Oct. 25, 2010
Arousal States and
Healthy Concern
Summarizing,
Questioning
Attention
Dec. 6, 2010
States of Transition
Cueing,
Graphic organizers
Memory and
Sequencing
Jan. 31, 2011
States of Well Being,
Reflection, and Calm
Vocabulary,
Distributed Practice
Processing and
Feb. 28, 2011
States of Celebration
and Reward
Returning to
Essential Questions,
Feedback
Champion Mindset
and Hope
March 28, 2011
Weather Makeup Date if Needed
May,
Timeline Presentation

14. BLT Turnaround for Tonight’s Leadership Academy
November 8, 2010

15. 2010-2011 Leadership Academy Essential Question
How do educators influence states for learning?

16. Tonight’s Essential Questions
How can arousal states be fostered in students?
How can states of healthy concern lead students to improved performance?

17. Promoting student engagement is our responsibility!
Standards-Based “EAGER” Classrooms:
Engaged students
Students Articulate the lesson’s purpose
Lessons are linked to GLEs
The teacher is utilizing Effective strategies
Appropriately high intellectual Rigor
Promoting student engagement is our responsibility!

18. Quick Review
Tell your shoulder partner some examples of states you have noticed in students since our last meeting.

19. Essential Question #1
How can arousal states be fostered in students?

20. Definition of Arousal States
The state that activates
behavior and gives it direction
They should be used when the students will be engaged in new learning experiences.

21. Which states do you believe are arousal states?
lonely
curious
confused
certain
skeptical
isolated
tired
angry
bored
sad
focused
stressed
anticipating
calm
disgusted
fearful
triumphant
surprised
joyful

22. Station Wii FM
What’s in it For Me??

23. Get Ready for Learning Stand up. Take a deep breath
(in thru nose, out thru mouth)

24. What are arousal states?
Curiosity, anticipation, and uncertainty are arousal states. They are transient (fleeting), motivating states that prepare the brain for learning. Remember, states only last a few seconds or minutes. We need to seize the opportunity to move students to the next state.

25. What do arousal states look like?
Anticipation
Leaning forward
Eyes wide open

26. What do arousal states look like?
Curiosity/ Uncertainty
Wrinkling of the brow
Slight turn of the head – right or left

27. Read States, Then what?
If you see students are in an arousal state, move forward.

28. Arousal States engaged curious intrigued skeptical focused questioning
surprised
uncertain

29. Read States, Then what?
If you don’t, make a plan to move students to the desired state.

30. To Create Arousal States, try…
Essential Questions
Anticipatory Rituals
Chair Movement
Musical Deadlines
Write Now!
Unfinished Sentences

31. How can arousal states be fostered in students?
Finish this statement:
“I can foster arousal states in the classroom by…”

32. Once the arousal state has been created, what comes next?
Carpe oportunitam!
The arousal state will not last, so…
Move students to a state of healthy concern.

33. What is Healthy Concern?
Healthy Concern: The good stress that motivates the learner.
Healthy concern gives us a sense of urgency to remember important information or to complete an important task.

34. Healthy Concern: Good Stress
Increases Focus
Improves Memory
Increases Motivation

35. Strategies to build a state of healthy concern
Look at your neighbor’s paper
Deadlines
“Whips”
Think Pair Share
Teach a Partner (Turn To)

36. Excess Stress Increases mistakes Decreases memory Depletes energy
Impairs health

37. Walk and Talk
Share the strategy you wrote on your index card that you already use.
How can arousal states be fostered in students?
How can states of healthy concern lead students to improved performance?
1: room : art room
3: room : room 26