The Schlechty Center on Engagement tells us that when students are not fully engaged, they are often strategically compliant. They are working and learning, but there is no heartfelt commitment. Though learning is taking place, strategically compliant students are less likely to remember the information and use it in other situations. Strategic compliance has the appearance of success, but the students are not engaged in deeper learning.
In engagement, students have high attention and high commitment. These students are in optimal learning. When students are optimally engaged, they want to go that extra mile. They want to write that extra paragraph, they want to stay in from recess to work on that project. These are the kids that tend to excel on standardized tests.
The benefits of fostering high student engagement are obvious. The Schlechty Center on Engagement has compiled a list of ten things that you can do to help your students to be highly engaged in your classroom.
1. Expect excellence and provide plenty of support.
2. Know your students’ learning styles and vary the delivery of the lesson so that it meets those learning styles.
3. Allow students to interact (Think/Pair/Share, learning partners, collaborative groups, etc).
4. Provide opportunities for student ownership of learning (goal setting, student created learning materials, sharing examples of excellent work, etc.)
5. Give specific positive and negative feedback (5:1 ratio).
6. Make the learning relevant.
7. Teach with energy and show enthusiasm for the subject.
8. Avoid down time and vary the pace.
9. Design the course to provide opportunities for success.
10. Manage so that all students are active participants
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