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Instructional Strategies in
an Effective Classroom
Engaging the Urban Learner
Vanessa Knight
Classroom video
personal connections
ovideo clipsotechnology
osongs
80%
Emotions
ANDCognition
Emotional
Processes
20%
Emotions
& Body
Cognitive
Processes
20%
Highest
Reason
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How Often Students are Boredin School
Source: Yazzie-Mintz (2007) Indiana University's Annual High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE).
Hes project director of Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Survey released 2/28/07 .
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Never Once or twice O nce in a
while
Ever y D ay Ever y c la ss
How often students are bored
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Why are Students Bored in School?
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SUHUPU!
Wo
rk as a teamo
f fou
r Materials
Markers
Sentence strips
Identify at least THREE main reasons why you
think students are bored in school (on blue
strips).
Teens TellWhyTheyre Bored
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Work wasn't
challenging
enough
Work was
too difficult
Material
wasn't
interesting
Material
wasn't
relevant to
me
No
interaction
with teacher
Other
Why students are bored
Source: Yazzie-Mintz(2007) I ndiana University's Annual High School Survey of StudentEngagement (HSSSE). Survey released 2/28/07.
Students tell us
That school is pointless
That teachers dont care
That its not worth trying
That learning is a waste of time
That schools irrelevant
We need to provide enrichingactivities that meet their needs.
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Remember: All behaviors are STATE
DEPENDENTMany of the students are not in a
receptive statedetermine how you
can help them change their
stateand do it by engaging them in
learning
2-step process:
1. State change first then
2. Behavior request
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What can we do to
change states?
Physicalmovement Engage the students through stretching, moving to a new
location, performing some action (clapping, stomping feet)
Social connections Mixup the ways cooperative pairs or groups are formed by
changing up directions for forming groups (touch five chairsthen find a pa rtner, take ten giant steps)
Use affirmations regularly (turn to your partner andsay, Youve gotwhat it takes!)
Music Find ways to combine musicwith movement
Match music to the state youre promoting (movingon, high energy, calm relaxation, celebration) 12
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Source: Feinstein (2009) Secrets of the Teenage Brain.
Our first objective as teachers is toOur first objective as teachers is to
capture the students attentioncapture the students attention
if we dont, the chance that theyif we dont, the chance that they
will learn anything is remote.will learn anything is remote.
Add V ri ty d N v lty (Feinstein,2009)
Make Per al ecti (Curwi
, 2010)
Pr
vide effective questi
i
g and have
students questi
nas well (Curwin, 2010)
Tap int
(
rpr
vide) backgr
und knowledge(
ndersonand Peterson, 19
4)
ncouragestudent exploration(Feinstein,2009)
o Personal Feelings
o Student expression
o Student
activities
o Collaboration
o Circulate
around the room
o
ideo clips
o Songs
o Audio clips
ooAdd the scent of lemonAdd the scent of lemon
o Vary thepace and tone
of voice
o Dress
differently
o Use different color
markers on the board
o Bring flowers into
the room
What can we do to address the problem of
student boredom in School?
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SUHUPU!
Work as a team of four
Materials
Markers
Sentence strips
You have already Identified THREE main reasons
why you think students are bored in school.
Nowlook atthose strips and provide solutions
(on pink strips).
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken
joy in creative expression and knowledge.Albert Einstein (1940)