Summary
This professional learning session focuses on providing teachers with foundational knowledge and strategies they can use to promote emotional student engagement in the classroom. Participants will explore research on student engagement, analyze engagement scenarios, and generate strategies for improving emotional engagement.
Essential Questions
What does emotional engagement look like, and what are strategies that can help foster emotional engagement in the classroom?
Snapshot
Engage
Explore
Explain
Extend
Evaluate
Materials List
Presentation Slides (attached)
Choice Board Template (attached and linked; one per group)
Honeycomb Harvest (attached and linked; one per participant)
Emotional Engagement Scenarios (attached and linked)
Research Brief (attached and linked; one per participant)
Resources (attached; optional)
Always, Sometimes, or Never True Discussion Guide (attached; optional)
Learning Goals
Summarize the aspects of student emotional engagement
Analyze factors contributing to emotional engagement
Generate strategies for improving student engagement