26 Keys to Student Engagement. My Joyful Jubilant Learning, colleague, David Zinger recently started an Employee Engagement alphabet.
Engagement is such a hot topic in education, I thought this was a great idea for educators to follow the lead. So, here it goes: 26 Keys to Student Engagement. Authenticity: We hear it all the time, "Why do we need to know this stuff? When will I ever use this? " There is no doubt that successful learning is directly related to its relevance, purpose and authenticity. Brain: The brain is intimately involved in and connected with everything educators and students do at school. Collaborative: Collaborating with others in solving problems or mastering difficult materials prepares students to deal with the messy, unscripted problems they will encounter in life. Disengagement: Students are sometimes labeled as lazy, unmotivated, off-task, and disrespectful. Feedback: Feedback is a powerful force.
Motivation Motivation is essential to learning at all ages. Teacher (as student). You. 20+ Essential Tools and Applications For Bloggers. Blogging can be quite a process.
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Thanks for visiting! Google Forms is a great tool for the classroom and this post from 2008 has always proven popular on my blog. I hope you continue to be inspired by the ideas here. I have created example forms for each of the different topics, follow the links in each of the ten sections. 1 ) Get to know your class Use this form to gather some indication from your new class about their likes and dislikes, their favourite lessons or after school clubs they enjoy. 2 ) Emotion graph An emotion graph is a simple line graph comparing a range of happiness to sadness against different points (time) in a story or film.
Use a Google Form to gather the children’s responses to different parts of any type of linear narrative, written or visual. 3 ) Spelling test Steve Kirkpatrick had this brainwave a while back so check out his excellent post for more information about setting up the spreadsheet. 4 ) Comprehension questions. Best Free Online Applications and Services. iTools - use the best tools. Web tools/APIs 2. Easy Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers. Online tools and applications - Go2web20.
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