COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENTTELL ME, I FORGET.

SHOW ME, I REMEMBER.

INVOLVE ME, I UNDERSTAND.

CONTINUUM OF ENGAGEMENT

Engage Attend Comply Disregard InterruptMotivated by Connection,

Interest, Purpose, or

Personal Meaning

Conscious Decision to Attend to

Worthy New Learning

Experience

Conscious Decision to Comply with

External Influence

Conscious Decision to Disregard External Influence

Automatic Response to Threat with

Fight, Flight, or Freeze

ANOTHER DEFINITION OF ENGAGEMENT

PROCEDURAL

• Follows traditional rules of behavior

• Quiet

• Looks at the teacher

• Book on correct page

• May offer to help

SUBSTANTIAL

• Not only attends to the built in procedures of instruction but also interacts with the content of the lesson in a deep and thoughtful manner.

• Get it

5 KEY STRATEGIES

1. Assessing

2. Keeping Students Moving Forward

3. Differentiating Assignments

4. Praising Effort and Learning from Mistakes

5. Using Flexible Grouping

LESSON PLAN IDEA