Engagement in school is key to student achievement, and not merely at levels measured by state tests. Learner engagement is not a given, rather it involves a complex combination of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral domains. This workshop will clarify the essential school and classroom preconditions, culture and instructional approaches needed to help students to become active, engaged learners. Significant time will be devoted to the review of best practices to increase student engagement. The workshop is based on the International Center’s resource kit, Student Engagement — Creating a Culture of Academic Achievement.

Objectives

• Understand what student engagement means and how to measure it
• Understand the three domains of student engagement and plan curriculum and instruction around them
• Learn best practices to increase student engagement
• Develop engagement-based teaching and learning techniques

Related Resources

Resource Kits

• Student Engagement — Creating a Culture of Academic Achievement

DVD

• The Nation’s Most Successful Schools — Lessons Learned

Surveys

• We Learn – Student Survey
• We Teach – Instructional Staff Survey