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More Than Half of Students 'Engaged' in School, Says Poll - Education Week - 1 views

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  • Students who strongly agree that they have at least one teacher who makes them "feel excited about the future" and that their school is "committed to building the strengths of each student" are 30 times more likely than students who strongly disagree with those statements to show other signs of engagement in the classroom—a key predictor of academic success, according to a report released Wednesday by Gallup Education.
  • "Many, many, many teachers, principals and superintendents have known for literally decades that if we don't engage students to care about being in school, that's going to get in the way of learning," he said.
  • "One of the big problems with No Child Left Behind and even [the Common Core State Standards] is that we are only focused on students' cognitive learning,"
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  • A broad focus on testing and new standards can lead schools to neglect the individualized social and emotional needs of students, the report’s authors say.
  • researchers classified 55 percent of students as “engaged,” 28 percent as “not engaged,” and 17 percent as “actively disengaged.”
  • students surveyed in 2013 who said they strongly agreed with two statements—“My school is committed to building the strengths of each student,” and “I have at least one teacher who makes me excited about the future”—were 30 times more likely to be classified as “engaged”
  • Gallup recommends that principals address teacher engagement to help students succeed.
  • The share of workers described as "not engaged" among teachers, however, was slightly larger than it was for the general workforce—56 percent versus 52 percent.
  • To build engagement among teachers, the report recommends that principals ask them questions about curriculum, pedagogy, and scheduling, and incorporate their feedback into decisionmaking. School leaders should also pair engaged administrators and teachers to collaborate and generate enthusiasm for student-centered projects, the report says.
  • Gallup report validates that a "highly skilled principal is the linchpin to schoolwide success."
  • Principal behaviors that encourage collaboration and meaningful relationships "don't happen by chance," Ms. Bartoletti said in a written statement. "They emerge from a defined set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, which requires dedicated and ongoing development."
Troy Patterson

iAdvocate for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store - 0 views

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shared by Troy Patterson on 19 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • goal of iAdvocate is to share and develop specific strategies with parents for working collaboratively with a school team
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20 Strategies for Motivating Reluctant Learners | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

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shared by Troy Patterson on 03 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • Perez says when students are engaged, predicting answers, talking with one another and sharing with the class in ways that follow safe routines and practices, they not only achieve more but they also act out less. And everyone, including the teacher, has more fun.
  • PEREZ’ BRAIN-BASED STRATEGIES
  • 1. Don’t Be Boring
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  • 2. Vote
  • 3. Set Goals
  • 4. Form Groups
  • 5. Quick Writes
  • 6. Focus on the ABCs: Acceptance, Belonging and Community
  • 7. Continually change the “state” of the classroom
  • 8. Empathize
  • 9.  Do a BRAIN checklist
  • 10. Simplify
  • 11. Chunk Information
  • 12. Props
  • 13. Breaks
  • 14. Post-Its
  • 15. Make Snowballs
  • 16. Guessing Games
  • 17. Balanced Inquiry
  • 18. Mind-streaming
  • 19. Be Interactive
  • 20. HOPE
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