1. B Y
J A M E S L A K E
B A S E D O N T H E R E S E A R C H S T U D Y :
“ F I V E L E A R N I N G S T R A T E G I E S T O E N G A G E
S T R U G G L I N G S T U D E N T S ”
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S A L L Y D E V I N C E N T I S
Learning Strategies to Engage
Students
2. ALL STUDENTS ARE
ENTITLED TO A
RIGOROUS, RELEVANT
AND SUCCESSFUL
EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE.
SERVING OUR CLIENTEL
3. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO DEVELOP
MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR
TEACHING STUDENTS.
WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO IGNORE
STUDENT NEEDS AND TEACH “THE WAY
WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT?”
Student Learning
4. Recognize that there is not a single
way for students to learn!
Provide a variety of
visual, auditory and
tactile learning materials
to students.
Multiple Intelligences
Theory:
Verbal – Linguistic
Logical – Mathematical
Musical – Rhythmic
Bodily – Kinesthetic
5. Ensure
learning
materials have:
Give students the
relevance to the real
world.
Teach students how to
navigate the textbook.
Use white boards to
Check for
Understanding.
Re-teach and remediate.
Check for
Understanding.
Rich and engaging content.
Relevance to student’s life
experience.
Reflect on students’ culture.
6. SELF-MOTIVATION IS THE MAGIC INGREDIENT FOR
ACHIEVING SUCCESS.
IT IS PART OF A TEACHER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO
ENC OURAGE A ND NURTURE EVERY STUDENT’S INNA TE
DESIRE TO LEARN.
THE HARD PART:
FINDING OUT HOW THEY LEARN AND WHAT CONNECTION
TH EY NEED TO LEA RNING TH A T “C LIC KS” WITH TH EM.
Self-Motivation
7. Struggling Student Successful Student
Disengaged
Turned-off
Tuned-out
Sits in the back of the room
Material is too easy or too
hard
Pace is too slow or too fast
Concepts are too complex
Classroom environment is
too quiet or too loud
Disruptive
Engaged
Tuned-in
Sits in the front of the room
Loves the material
Controls the pace of the
learning
Gets it!
Enhances the classroom
environment
Raises hand and volunteers
Interactive and productive
Different Types of Students
8. Empower students to take control
of their learning
Learning by doing has
always been the most
powerful way to
incorporate learning.
With new technologies
such as the Internet,
computer programs,
digital and web cameras,
video cameras, and
smart phones, students
have a wealth of tools for
constructing their own
learning.
Let them do it. You
don’t have to teach
inside the box. Doing it
the way its always been
done is not always the
right way.
9. Constructivist
Theory:
Maintains that learners
actively construct
knowledge by
integrating new
experiences into what
they have previously
understood.
An individual’s
experience is a valuable
and viable foundation
for acquiring knowledge
and skills.
10. Focuses on
Teaches students how to
think
Real-life experiences
Problems
Solutions
Multidisciplinary
Cross-curricular
Cultivating “portable”
skills that can be
applied to other parts
of their life
Judgment
Patience
Flexibility
Recognizing patterns
Context
Integration
Technology
ETC….
Authentic Learning:
11. The majority of students learn
visually.
Visual learners are
picture thinkers.
Visual literacy precedes
verbal literacy in human
development.
Visual learning is the
basic building block and
a critical foundation for
learning.
Students learning with
computers and visual
cues retained more
information than with a
teacher using traditional
instruction.
12. Are you a
visual learner?
If you answer “YES” to
nine or more of these
questions, you are a
visual learner!
Why do we have a
tendency to teach in
ONLY verbal and
logical methods?
What can we do to
ensure we are meeting
the learning needs of
ALL of our students?
1. Do you think mainly in pictures instead of words?
2. Are you good at solving puzzles or mazes?
3. Do you like to build with LEGOs and blocks, etc?
4. Do you often lose track of time?
5. Do you know how to do things without being able to
tell how or why?
6. Do you remember how to get to places you have
visited only once?
7. Do you remember what you see and forget what
you hear?
8. Do you solve problems in unusual ways?
9. Do you have a vivid imagination?
10. Are you talented in music, dance, art, or drama?
11. Can you visualize objects from different
perspectives?
12. Do others think you are unorganized?
13. Do you love playing on the computer?
14. Do you have trouble spelling words correctly?
15. Do you like taking things apart to see how they
work?
16. Do you have at least one-visual-spatial parent?
