Student engagement

middle school that is Title I. We have one of the largest population of ESOL students as well as a large population of Special Education students as well. We have students who live in group homes, with foster parents, or with other guardians that are not their parents. We also have so many students who have taken care of younger siblings. My school has several students that tend to come and go throughout the year.We have students who are constantly coming and going which can be difficult. When…

Elementary school. The class is comprised of 21 students who are spread out between six tables, with three to four students per table. When you first walk into the classroom you are greeted by a wall of self-portraits of the students. One wall is dedicated to math. Posters about math rules and concepts along with student created math concept posters align the wall. Another wall is dedicated to language arts. Grammar and writing rules along with student created stories align this wall. On the…

They have concluded that creative technological tools used in the educational curriculum helps promote engagement. The study pointed out that students and teachers are more likely to be engaged in work that causes curiosity, allows creativity, and promotes teamwork, proving that a more collaborative approach to learning is what motivates both students and teachers. Personally, attending a progressive high school allowed me to understand the effect of problem based learning…

Different Engagements in Mr. DeLuca’s Class Mr. Jason DeLuca is a 2nd grade teacher who taught his class a lesson about simple machines. As a teacher he helped his students understand and plan in groups their individual simple machines. From this video Mr. DeLuca uses to activates his student’s prior knowledge and has them participates through whole body drive into the lesson about movement. From the beginning of the lesson Mr. DeLuca is clear on giving his 2nd grade class directions. He…

current institutional deliberations to build student retention and graduation rates. I would like to try and take this problem to the next level in advancing in understanding the organizational levels that are prominent in assisting with student retention rates and the strategies behind the layout and decide what works best across the…

caring with her students. I also saw negative consequences when she went to Mr. Turner about B.B. I also think that there were negative consequences with her conflict resolution meetings. Though there were consequences and weaknesses in her teaching I think there were also positive points. Her teaching also related to Robert Powell’s principle of teaching. Through all the good, negative consequences and weaknesses we can really see that Esme was a great teacher. B.B was a student who was…

This lesson could be implemented along with my inquiry question, “what makes my family a family”, by giving students another lens to explore what makes their family different from other families. While the focus on this specific lesson is more on identifying characteristics of “places”, ideally, a further lesson would be implemented to expound on the idea that people (or families) shape the characteristic of the environment they live in. Following this would be another lesson that focuses on how…

objectives. The heart and soul of the lecture was the teacher’s rapport with the students, delivery, audio-visual, video, diversity and interaction between the teacher and students. The teacher realized that learning is dependent on the learner as an individual, and how credible and authentic the teacher’s lecturer is to the person. The teacher evoked the emotions and curiosity in the students…

projects to allow the students to work in teams and on individual projects. I have worked to deliver a variety of assessment materials to allow different strengths of the student be challenged. This has led to an observed greater grasp of the basic course competencies with this interaction and a greater attendance rate from my students when they are engaged through this multi-level approach. The above methodology shows promise for traditional,…

Houston Community College’s Coleman Student Life received several honors at the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities national conference in Houston this past March. Coleman was represented by student leaders Nadia Carter, Travana Matthews, Fandrea Nazir, Lottie Kesee and their Advisor Darnell Pledger. These leaders have shown a high level of commitment to make a difference on their campus and within the community. HCC Student Lottie Kesee was this year’s winner of the 2016 APCA…