Planning for Student Engagement

1. Authentic Learning

1.1. Having the work that they do be clear and meaningful to them in the world.

1.2. I believe that it is important that the students understand and know that what they are learning will be meaningful to them later on in life. For example, learning to solve equations could help them in a future job that they might work toward or in the classes they need to achieve that career.

2. Inquiry

2.1. Letting students learn by investigating and discovering.

2.2. By having an open ended project would give the students an opportunity for them to investigate on their own and discover something they might not have known.

3. Collaboration

3.1. Working with other teachers, parents, and the community.

3.2. Being able to collaborate with other teachers and parents are what is going to make teachers better because they are getting others inputs. It is very beneficial for teachers to collaborate with Special Ed. teachers so that they can help the students who are in need of extra assistance.

4. Integrating the Arts

4.1. Being able to let students be creative with projects and certain assignments.

4.2. I believe that it is important to let students be creative on certain topics because this lets some students express the side of them that is more than just math.

5. Presentations & Preformance

5.1. Being able to present a project or preform in front of the class through engagement.

5.2. For students to be able to show their work and letting them present themselves to others is a great way to show off their creativity. For example, for certain math topics, they can present their findings on posters and present them to the class.

6. Integrating Technology

6.1. Being able to incorporate technology into the classroom environment.

6.2. Being able to have technology in the classroom is very beneficial for students to grow up with because it is becoming very prominent in the work force. For example, having technology to actually do an experiment instead of reading about it gives the students a better view of what is looked at.