Name of Engagement Strategy

Engagement Strategies Grand Canyon University: EDU-510 November 2, 2017

Name of Engage ment Strateg y Brief Descrip tion of Strateg y Supporting Reference Name and Location of the Video Inquiry Based Learning During science lessons the information is normally rote. In this strategy, teachers allow the students to critique others, ask questions, turning the teaching over to each other. For example, the teacher had the students draw a response to the question, “Where did the puddle go?” After the lesson, the students could draw a more in- depth picture. During the lesson, across a week, students were talking, engaging, moving about the classroom, Title: What the Heck is Inquiry-Based Learning? By Heather Wolpert-Gawron Date: August 11, 2016 Website: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/what- heck-inquiry-based-learning-heather- wolpert-gawron Scientific Modeling in the Early Grades https://www.teachingchannel.org/vide os/scientific-modeling-elementary- grades-nsf

This will help keep students motivated if they know they are going to be able to respond after the teacher is done. Gallery Walk Build knowledge and students will walk away from useful information that they can apply it into future learning. In the beginning, teacher looks at the photo and models what they students need to notice. Students will look at the picture and formulate their own questions about the picture while pair share and then go to their desk and write their responses in complete question. It is made up of five pictures and students walk from table to table. Title: Using Gallary Walks in the Classroom by Shelley Gray Date: September 11, 2012 Website: http://shelleygrayteaching.com/using- gallery-walks-in-classroom/ Gallery Walk https://www.teachingchannel.org/vide os/gallery-walk

The Stand-Up Game: A Classroom Strategy In the video, the teacher has her students stand up. They can only sit down after sharing a fact about the lesson she has just taught. Title: How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class Date: August 3, 2009 Website: https://www.edutopia.org/classroom- student-participation-tips The Stand-Up Game: A Classroom Strategy https://www.teachingchannel.org/vide os/stand-up-game Making Content Relative to Student Learning When students do not see the connection between the content and material they often become bored. If the teacher can create meaningful and engaging activities and connect that will what they already know, the students will be more open to learning. Teachers can make learning suspenseful for students to pique their interest before diving into a subject. Teachers can also make it student directed. Title: Making Learning Meaningful and Lasting Date: September 14, 2012 Website: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/making- learning-meaningful-and-lasting-david- cutler Making Connections to Motivate Student Learning https://www.teachingchannel.org/vide os/student-motivation-techniques