What spurs engagement in our students?
Is it an intrinsic attitude they must possess? Should they walk into class wanting to participate in the learning?
Is it an extrinsic motivating circumstance created by the teacher to pique and sustain the interest in the subject being taught?
Is it a little of both?
Watch a bit of the 7 min video clip and determine what is keeping these students engaged in the learning.
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/subtraction-math-lesson-ousd#
In an article written by Richard Strong in Educational Leadership, teachers were polled about what type of work they found engaging. Their responses are wrapped up in the following summary,
"Engaging work, respondents said, was work that stimulated their curiosity, permitted them to express their creativity, and fostered positive relationships with others. It was also work at which they were good. As for activities they hated, both teachers and students cited work that was repetitive, that required little or no thought, and that was forced on them by others."
Consider the following components:
1. Stimulates curiosity
2. Allows students to express creativity
3. Fosters positive relationships with others
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