1. All Hands-On Deck! Leslie Grahn, World Language Resource Teacher Howard County Public Schools lgrahn@hcpss.org

2. Create today’s agenda

3. Participants will… 1. Build on knowledge about merits of hands-on learning 2. Explore resources and tools for creating hands- on activities. 3. Plan for implementing hands-on activities. Session Outcomes

4. Do students feel engaged in school?

5. 2009 High School Survey on Student Engagement http://ceep.indiana.edu/hssse/index.htm

6. Quotes from the 2009 HSSSE I like attending school. I work hard in my classes. But I would like them to be a little more interesting, interactive. Many teachers don't understand that people learn in different ways. I like hands on things and group projects … because they help me focus and really feel excited and I interact more. It makes me want to learn and (makes) the material that I'm learning interesting. I like attending school. I work hard in my classes. But I would like them to be a little more interesting, interactive. Many teachers don't understand that people learn in different ways. I like hands on things and group projects … because they help me focus and really feel excited and I interact more. It makes me want to learn and (makes) the material that I'm learning interesting.

8. Turn to a partner and talk about how hands-on activities appeal to multiple multiple intelligences. http://classroomchoreography.files.wordpress.com

9. Qualities of Hands-On Learning  Total learning experience  Enables students to become critical thinkers  Students are actively engaged  Activates both the semantic and episodic memories  Reinforces skills  Total learning experience  Enables students to become critical thinkers  Students are actively engaged  Activates both the semantic and episodic memories  Reinforces skills www.ncrel.org

10. Student Engagement Observation Forms www.education.ky.gov

11. Let’s Get Engaged Wiki http://letsgetengaged.wikispaces.com/

12. Let’s get some hands-on experience with some hands-on activities 1.Examine the models and analyze how they are made. 2.Think of an example of how you might use them. http://foldables.wikispaces.com/Workshops

13. Hands-On Activity Centers 1. Triangle Spinner 2. Foldables 3. Sliding Strips 4.Spinner5.Cube6.Fortuneteller 7.SmooshBook 8.VocabularyPuzzle9.Dominoes

14. Let’s Get Engaged Wiki http://letsgetengaged.wikispaces.com/

15. Hands-on Electronic Templates

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17. Reflection How might hands-on activities enhance your practice and engage your students? mrdooley.blogspot.com

18. http://2010fallconfresources.wikispaces.com

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