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Challenges &
strategies in
engaging students
Teacher sense making
What are your specific concerns in
engaging your students?
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What moderators
and coaches do,
matters a lot!
Engaging them is
about Leadership
Reflection Time
• What are my
essential duties and
responsibilities?
Session Objectives
Enhancing Student Engagement in the New Normal
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Tough period to be a student (or a teacher)
“Research on the efficacy of online versus in-person
learning suggests that students tend to fare worse in
online classes. Randomized studies have shown
online learning to have negative impacts on course
performance.” Bird, K. A., Castleman, B. L., & Lohner, G. (2020). Negative impacts from the shift to online
learning during the COVID-19 crisis. EdWorkingPaper, No. 20-299.
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Club
Moderators
• Offer support to members as they move towards the
club goals
• Provide assistance to club leaders in making
decisions
• Guide the club in accordance with the school values
• Inspire them to keep them mentally healthy
Coaches • Promote the student’s
physical well-being
• Set defined goals for the
team
• Support positive youth
development
• Learn and develop as a
coach
Our Current Concerns
Teaching from home
Limited resources
Demands more time
How do we engage our
students?
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Key Areas That Make a
Difference
• Conversations with teachers
• Research findings
• Contextualize the strategies
We need good coaches & moderators.
“When teachers made an effort to understand their students
it was perceived by them that their teachers cared.”
“Teachers listening to students and engaging in dialogue with
them enhances student-teacher relationships.” Green, B. & Cherrington, S.
(Eds.). (2010). Delving into diversity. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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We have your presence in the webinar.
What do we need to
understand
Revisit the definition of student engagement
considering the current situation
Reflect on the importance of enhancing student
engagement considering the present challenges
Review student engagement strategies in the
new normal
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What are my session objectives?
Part One
Revisit the definition of student engagement considering the current situation
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What is student
engagement? WHERE DO WE
BEGIN?
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Active learning
“Engaged Learning: how students come to know
their world, with knowledge built on prior
experiences and affected by new experiences.”
Conrad, R. M. & Donaldson, J. A. (2004). Engaging the online learner. Jossey-Bass.
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Positive disposition
towards learning
“Positive emotions such as enjoying learning,
hopefulness, and pride support success and
increase resiliency.”
“Positive emotions increase satisfaction as well as
motivation.” Macklem, G. L. (2015). Boredom in the Classroom. Springer International Publishing.
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Active and Positive
• Working with focus words, such as
integrity, pride, and perseverance,
allows students to construct
meaning
• Well-chosen video clips can provide
students with powerful visuals and
real-life examples
• Have student-athletes or student-
leaders facilitate a discussion L. Anderson &
D. R. Glover (2017). Building character, community, and a growth mindset in physical
education. Human Kinetics.
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Spatial Distance
We need to work
on improving the
Personal Distance.
How can I have active and positive students?
Definition of student
motivation “Motivation is the ‘engine’ of learning.”
“Motivation can influence what we learn, how we
learn and when we choose to learn.” Hartnett, M. (2016).
Motivation in online education. Springer.
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Begin with a Purpose
• Believing in a God of goodness and compassion
who wills the integral liberation and salvation of
all, we as Lasallian formators commit ourselves
to educating and forming persons of faith and
zeal who will make the saving compassion of
God a living and effective reality in the lives of
men and women today, especially those who
are poor and vulnerable in society.
Align with the
Lasallian Formation
Principles
• Sports and Clubs
• Art club
• Glee Club
• Debate Club
• Varsity Teams
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Definition of
student engagement
“A multidimensional construct that includes
behavioral, cognitive and affective dimensions of
engagement, which operate interdependently and
mutually influence one another.” Man, D., Chau, M. H., & Kong, B. (2020).
Promoting student engagement with teacher feedback through rebuttal writing. Educational Psychology.
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Connection between motivation & engagement
Motivation leading to engagement
 Behavioral: Are they paying attention? Are they persistent in their effort
to learn?
 Affective: Do they give importance to the lessons? Are they interested?
 Cognitive: Are they made to reflect on their lessons? Are they receiving
the support that they need?
Varsity
Team/Club
Member
• Do they follow the online workout schedule?
• Do I see their ownership of the community
project?
• Do I provide them with opportunities to solve
a problem?
What are the other
indicators of
engagement?
In Other Words
 Ritual compliance—student expends
whatever effort is necessary to avoid
negative consequences
 Strategic compliance—student
associates work with extrinsic results
that are of value
 Engagement—work has clear meaning
to the student Conner, J. O. & Pope, D. C. (2013). Not just
robo-students: Why full engagement matters and how schools can promote it.
Journal of Youth Adolescence, 42(1), 1426-1442.
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To help us think
about engagement
• Strategic plan (3-year
goals)
• Operational plan (yearly
objectives, meeting
objectives)
• Individual improvement
• How do I motivate
and engage them?
Classroom Level
Practical
definition
“Participation in educationally effective practices which leads to a
range of measurable outcomes.” Trowler, V. (2010).Student engagement literature review. The
Higher Education Academy.
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On the Right Track
More than having fun
“Engagement is much more than students
simply feeling good about instruction. It
transcends beyond simple interest in a subject
or enjoyment of an activity.”
“It is not enough for students to connect to
instruction.” Spiker, A. (2020): Student Engagement; Who is in Charge? College
Teaching.
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Student
Engagement is
all about…
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Clear indicators
Learning: students are challenged intellectually
Connections: students can relate what they are
learning in class to their own experiences
Regulation: students actively engage with the
learning material on their own Alqurashi, E. (2020). What do students
engage with the most? A comparative study between high and low achieving students within online learning
environments. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning.
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Focus Group Activity
 Learning: what kind of school
activities or assessment tasks do
you assign to the team to stretch
them?
 Connection: how do you provide
opportunities for your students to
include their interests in the lessons
and/or team activities?
 Technology: how do you make use
of technology to engage your
students?
The caring teacher
“The most powerful way to communicate our care
is by teaching well. Competency is one of the
critical ways teachers build trust, so teaching in a
way that connects is the key.” Lemov, D. (2020). Teaching in the online classroom.
Jossey-Bass.
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“Waste Time”
with Individual
Students
Part Two
Reflect on the importance of enhancing student engagement
considering the present challenges
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Our principal and colleagues are important!
We have to remind
ourselves!
Engaged Teacher
“Teachers were less likely to experience declines in
their sense of success when they worked in schools
that communicated effectively, recognized teachers’
efforts, facilitated meaningful collaboration, and held
fair expectations during the pandemic.” Kraft, M. A., Simon, N. S., &
Lyon, M. A. (2020). Sustaining a sense of success: The importance of teacher working conditions during the COVID-19
pandemic. EdWorkingPaper, No. 20-279.
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Where do we begin?
Sense of belonging “A touchstone is a word, phrase, or slogan that
expresses clearly and succinctly shared values. It
is a shared vision that based on mutually agreed-
upon core values.” Erwin, J. C. (2019).The SEL solution. Free Spirit Publishing.
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There is a classroom community of learning.
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Bane of online learning
“Students have expressed experiencing feelings
of alienation, perceived lack of relevance, and
the drudgery of study.” Muir, T., Milthorpe, N., Stone, C., Dyment, J., Freeman, E., &
Hopwood, B. (2019): Chronicling engagement: students’ experience of onlinelearning over time. Distance Education.
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Fun, Challenge,
Companionship
• Someone supported and encouraged me
• I have a title now: “Oh, she’s on the ballroom
dance team.”
• “Engineering is all they think about. They’ve
just practiced it to the point where it does
almost come naturally to them. It’s really
neat to be a part of it.” K. Cushman (2010). Fires in the mind.
Jossey-Bass.
Starting point “If teachers are oriented toward supporting
students’ autonomy and self-regulation, they
would offer choice and supportive feedback.” Wentzel,
K. R. & Wigfield, A. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of motivation at schools. Routledge.
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Key Pedagogical Moves
Attentive to and considerate of
students’ conditions
Allow students to choose tasks and
activities
Provide early, timely, and specific
feedback
Avoid meaningless,
uninteresting school activities
Varied pedagogy “The dominant pedagogy used in online learning
appears in three types: expository (through audio
or text), interactive (working with peers online),
or independent practice.” Means, B., Bakia, M., & Murphy,R. (2014).Learningonline.
Routledge.
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I have a session
with them.
• Expository: I did use a screen
cast video.
• Interactive: I did assign them to
do collaborative work.
• Independent Practice: I gave a
feedback about his work.
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Most important
point about our
pedagogy
engagement & ownership
“Describes the many ways in which students
are given opportunities to collaborate with their
teachers to enhance learning and teaching in
schools.” Handa, M. C. (2020). Examining students’ and teachers’ perceptions of differentiated
practices, student engagement, and teacher qualities. Journal of Advanced Academics.
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Students should own the lessons.
 Opportunity to work with classmates based on interests
 Think about improving the rubric/checklist
 Recommend technology tools in doing projects
 Providing peer tutorials
How do I translate
these in the context
of a varsity team?
We need to avoid.
Rest is important “Research indicates that students learn better with
brain breaks, short bursts of activity that enhance
blood flow and send oxygen to the brain.” Zeffren, E. (2017).
Motivating minds. Rowman & Littlefield.
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Putting them together
Engagement & intrinsic motivation
“Individuals have three basic psychological needs
that require satisfaction to become intrinsically
motivated: these needs include autonomy,
competence, and relatedness.” Shin, M. & Bolkan, S. (2020). Intellectually
stimulating students’ intrinsic motivation: the mediating influence of student engagement, self-efficacy, and student academic
support. Communication Education.
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Focus Group Activity
 What are the possible mistakes that
teachers may commit leading to
student disengagement?
 Discuss two to three mistakes and
what can we learn from them.
Part three
Review student engagement strategies in the new normal
Where do we go from here?
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Teacher support &
professional development “Teachers would like to see more guidelines and
more peer collaboration for sharing of best
practices, as active participation of all teachers in
curriculum design would benefit everyone.” Gudea, S. W.
(2008). Expectations and demands in onlineteaching. Information Science Publishing.
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Venues to talk about student engagement
Faculty Meetings
Communities of Practice
Action Research
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FIRST FOUR PRACTICAL
STRATEGIES
Importance of teacher presence
“Learner satisfaction with their online learning
courses is directly related to the social or virtual
presence of their faculty member.” Boettcher, J. V. & Conrad, RM
(2010). The online teaching survival guide. Jossey-Bass.
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Communicate enthusiasm “Audio can add life to your presentation and
build excitement for the content.”
“Present multiple perspectives via multimedia.”
Stavredes, T. (2011). Effective online teaching. Jossey-Bass.
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Teacher clarity
“What am I aiming for? (student)”
“What am I asking students to do? (teacher)” Jackson, R. & Zmuda, A. (2014). 4
(Secret) keys to student engagement. Educational Leadership, September.
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Need for information “Use the announcement area not only at the start
of the year to help students navigate the online
class, but also throughout the duration of the
course to give ongoing information.” Bender, T. (2012). Discussion
based online teaching to enhance student learning. Stylus.
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What are the strategies?
• Teacher presence
• Teacher enthusiasm
• Teacher clarity
• Need for information
How do I accomplish this?
• Teacher presence
• Teacher enthusiasm
SECOND SET OF
STRATEGIES
Teacher
facilitates
learning
Online Discussion Boards: “Questions are pursued, students are regarded
as thinkers, and teachers are seen as mediators and facilitators (not
merely the keepers of the knowledge to be translated).” Heafner, T. L., Hartshorne, R.,
& Petty, T. (Eds.). (2015). Exploring the effectiveness of online education in K-12 environments. Information Science Reference.
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Relevant & Meaningful “Allow students to make meaning of the content
by connecting it to their own experience.”
“Part of engaging students with content entails
making content relevant to them.” Leslie, H. J. (2020). Facilitating
fundamentals: Redesigning an online course using adult learning principles and trifecta of student engagement
framework. Journal of Research on Innovative Teaching & Learning.
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Manageable
student tasks
“Set up an incremental sequence of tasks and deadlines designed to
pace out the work and help students know they were doing the right
thing.” Darby, F. (2019). Small teaching online. Jossey-Bass.
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Group work “Group work can be an effective method to
motivate students, encourage active learning, and
develop key critical-thinking, communication, and
decision-making skills.” Bickerstaff (2020). Mastering online teaching. Author.
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What are the strategies?
• Teacher as facilitator of learning
• Lessons are relevant &
meaningful
• Manageable student tasks
• Collaborative learning activities
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How do I
accomplish this?
Do we have questions
or clarifications?
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