Preheat Your Grill

Bobbie FrenchBlog, Student Engagement

TL;DR: Grab students’ attention, interest, and curiosity to increase engagement. As you start planning your next lesson, think of ways to preheat your grill and hook students into your lessons. Give students a reason to look forward to coming back to class the next day. ‘Preheat your grill’ by using different virtual backgrounds, implementing scavenger hunts, and getting students moving. … Read More

Rethinking Class Participation

Sam Haley-HillBlog, Student Engagement

TL;DR: Remote and hybrid learning environments demand that we reconsider our understanding and perspective of class participation. There are many different ways students can participate, a number of which that don’t involve verbal interactions.  Participation is shown through volunteering answers, asking questions, following the teacher’s instructions, completing work in a timely manner, helping others, actively listening, coming to class with … Read More

An Optimistic Outlook on Your Classroom

Jami Fowler-WhiteBlog, Student Engagement

TL;DR: The tenets of an optimistic outlook on your classroom include having a positive climate and culture. Reflect on the level of morale, productivity, and student satisfaction in your classroom. Develop actions to optimistically impact students’ views on teaching and learning in your classroom. Climate and culture are often referred to as the “feel” of the school. Essentially, this feel … Read More