Student Engagement Strategies

Lloyd M. HaneburyGrand Canyon UniversityEDU 536 February 6, 2013

A look at eight strategies for motivating and engaging your students

Great Expectations

Realistic No mystery Written Simple Examples

Realistic No mystery Written Simple Examples

Leave the Light On

Create an environment where questions are welcomed and celebrated

Students’ questions should be wanted Inquiry should be supported Support this with decor

Create an environment where questions are welcomed and celebrated

Students’ questions should be wanted Inquiry should be supported Support this with decor

Lift Them Up

Praise your students Verbally In Writing Publicly

Praise your students Verbally In Writing Publicly

Encourage Questions

Questions… Welcomed Encourage Rewarded

Questions… Welcomed Encourage Rewarded

Give Do Overs

Very few grades should be final Allow make-up work Provide Extra credit assignments Coach their renewed effort

Very few grades should be final Allow make-up work Provide Extra credit assignments Coach their renewed effort

Break it down

Step by step Make it simple Make it

manageable Use teams Stay in the process

Fast Feedback

If it is important to turn in on time, it is important to give back quickly. Waiting steals momentum Fast Feedback multiplies the impact

If it is important to turn in on time, it is important to give back quickly. Waiting steals momentum Fast Feedback multiplies the impact

Vacuum Grading

Every Student graded individually Avoid comparison Grade based on a rubric or set criteria Don’t grade on a curve

Every Student graded individually Avoid comparison Grade based on a rubric or set criteria Don’t grade on a curve

MediaWiki. (2011). WikiMediaCommons: Creative Commons Photos. Retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.orgCharles, C. M., & Senter, G. W. (2008). Building classroom discipline. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.Brewster, C., & Fager, J. (2000). Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation: From Time-on-Task to Homework. On Request, 53.

References