#APChat Archive
Professional development expert Jared Wastler, hosts a Twitter conversation at 8:00 p.m. (ET) using #APChat.
Sunday January 17, 2016
8:00 PM EST
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Welcome to . Please take a moment and introduce yourself.
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Jared Wastler, HS AP in MD, 2014 MD APOY, PD Faculty, and mod for .
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Tiawana Giles, passionate Assistant Principal from Virginia checking in
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Tonight we are discussing "Empowering Students Through Engagement"
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Q1: What does it mean for a student to be "engaged"?
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A1: Paying attention Listening Asking questions Responding to questions (whole group, small group, four corners, Socratic Seminar)
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A1: Participating in the work of learning. Asking, explaining, and adding to discussion.
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Q2: How can we assist teachers in differentiating between engagement and attentiveness?
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A1: Students raising their hands, Students in small group conversations, all students actively answering questions.
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Buenas noches. Abe from NYC. Im a VPnin a grade 1-3 school in Englewood NJ. First time!
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teaching strategies and relevance to the real world. Model through thinkalouds to help with student engagement
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A2 looking at lesson plans and observing the students https://t.co/8LT8OHQGhD
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Q2: How can we assist teachers in differentiating between engagement and attentiveness?
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A1: S engagement = gathering info, skills, strategies, etc and making somethkng new w it. If they create then they are enaged.
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A2:Engagement is evident when students are able to retain the material. Attentiveness refers to students involved in the lesson.
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A2: Task completion and respect is not enough. S voice, choice & creating something is engagement.
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Show Ts when & where it exists in their classroom. Encourage them nurture it.
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A2: Be sure Ts are mindful of who is doing the work behind learning a concept. Ss need to do a share of the cognitive heavy lifting
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Basil Marin from Norfolk, VA. SECEP Special Education Teacher currently in Ed. S program at ODU. First time participant!
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Q3: What strategies allow us to engage and empower learners in the classroom?
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A2 T ask one question when planning: r the S doing or listening? Listening does not equate to learning
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Seth Woods. Will be AP in K-5 building in MO next year. 1st time in participating in APChat.
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A3: my favorite is a turn & talk about every 8-10 minutes. We must plan a specific Q at that time to discuss https://t.co/9c8vLOwSGl
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Q3: What strategies allow us to engage and empower learners in the classroom?
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Late to the chat but enjoying Svetlana, IL AP k-5 Important topic
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A3: Ts can listen, observe, and ask Qs.
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Kegan Strategies, think alouds, modeling, and anchor charts for reference https://t.co/8G2D6TX2N7
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Q3: What strategies allow us to engage and empower learners in the classroom?
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A3:There must be established relationships present first!! Differentiated Instruction with Kinesthetic, Visual and Audio components.
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A3 monitoring T positive to negative praise ratio is telling to the classroom culture, this impacts S engagement. very telling
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Yes manipulative a so important. Having Ss explain their thinking- through music, pics etc. https://t.co/V27aoutGjL
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A3:There must be established relationships present first!! Differentiated Instruction with Kinesthetic, Visual and Audio components.
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A3: Set the tone early in the year that all S input is valued. Make participation an expectation.
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True! Ss must know how to do these before they can grow.
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Yes! Must be a balance btwn praise & feedback.
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A3: When a student gives a wrong answer to a T's ? is huge: Provide support. Don't just move on...sends the wrong message if you do.
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Q4: How can we engage students in the improving our schools?
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!! I work at an ED Alternative Center! Relationships are the key 4 success. All of my students have trust issues!!
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I totally agree! Students love what a T takes the time to show him/her why the answer was wrong!
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sends a positive message of ownership. I tell kids everyday you are at the best school in the district- they believe it.
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Keep at it! They are fortunate to have you!
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A4: personalization is the key for the youth of today. Used to instant feedback. How do we harness that? https://t.co/Ik3xDqQD38
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Q4: How can we engage students in the improving our schools?
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A4: Students will get involved once they know their voice is valued!! Students want to see change and they want to be part!!
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Agree. Providing scaffolds to help S find the right answer lets him/her have success and feel good about participation
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A4: have student committees of the informal leaders. Ask them what it would take for the school to be world class. Then do it!
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A4: Create opp's for them to find and share their voice. Never give up on them & keep it positive!
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Spot on https://t.co/QpmFOx9l98
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A4: Students will get involved once they know their voice is valued!! Students want to see change and they want to be part!!
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Q5: How can we make empowerment the norm rather than a visionary goal?
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A5: empowerment comes from trusting those around you to exceed your expectations. Let go. Trust, but verify.
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A5: Empowerment is like the "snowball effect" once it gains momentum, everything is its path must take part!! .
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A5: Make it a to empower everyone no matter if you fail or come across resistence. Change is slow. Persist! Believe!
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Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset. Dr. Carol Dweck!! Students must know that they can do it!! A setback is a setup up for success!!
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Thanks for joining tonight. Keep being better every day in every way - our students deserve it.
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Kool! Thank you for moderating. Great convo!
