This document discusses strategies for improving student engagement through the use of technology. It suggests incorporating games, videos, photos, and social media into lessons to make content more accessible and fun for students. Specific tools are recommended for tasks like formative assessment, enhancing assignments, organizing notes, and connecting with other educators online. The document also emphasizes fostering higher-order thinking and creativity through questions, video/audio creation, and augmented/virtual reality. Overall, it provides ideas for using technology to transform students from passive consumers into active producers of knowledge.

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Solving the
Student Engagement
Equation
Curtis Chandler, Ph.D.
@CurtisChandler6
Prescriptions4Education.com
student
engagement

2. Prescriptions4Education.com

3. Curtis’ Tech Tools

4. WORK TO IMPROVE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

5. “Please draw what teaching looks
like in this school.”

6. “Please draw what teaching looks
like in this school.”

7. WORK TO IMPROVE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

8. 8
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student
engagement

10. We want your slides!

11. WORKSHOP RESOURCES

12. WORKSHOP RESOURCES
http://goo.gl/PMu48v

13. http://goo.gl/PMu48v
13
Prescriptions4Education.com

14. my family...

15. my family...

16. my family...

17. 17
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student
engagement

18. What motivates and engages each of them?

20. What would happen if...? 20

21. 21What would happen if...?

22. 22What would happen if...?

23. 23What would happen if...?

24. What would happen if...?

33. What motivates and engages each of them?

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student
engagement

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engagement
student

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engagement
student

37. 37
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engagement
student
What makes
him/her prickly?

38. 38
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engagement
student
What do you know about
him/her other than that
he/she annoys you?

39. CONNECT W/ EVERY
STUDENT...
ESPECIALLY THE
PRICKLY ONES!

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engagement
student

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engagement
student

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engagement
student

44. 44
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student
engagement
Expectancy/Value
Theory

45. difficult tasks

46. difficult tasks

48. How?

53. Let’s try it!

54. Pre-test
Post-test

63. Pre-test
Post-test

66. What did he
do to try to
improve
both?

67. 67
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student
engagement
Expectancy/Value
Theory

71. WORK STRATEGICALLY TO
IMPROVE STUDENTS’
EXPECTANCY AND VALUE
OF LEARNING

72. 72
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student
engagement
Expectancy/Value
Theory

73. 73
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engagement
student

74. my boys...

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student

89. Google ‘Top Free Apps on iTunes’

90. Google ‘Top Free Apps on iTunes’
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91. 1-25 26-50
What do we seem to be doing
with technology?

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Networking

93. 1-25 26-50
Searching for Information

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Emailing

95. 1-25 26-50
Shopping

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On Pinterest

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...Trying to find our phone

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Traveling & Navigating

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Taking & Sharing Pics

100. FIND OPPORTUNITIES
TO RETRAIN
STUDENTS ON THEIR
OWN TOOLS!

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Taking & Sharing Pics

102. Selfie Syndrome

103. PROVIDE STUDENTS
WITH PHOTO-TAKING
TIPS AND
OPPORTUNITIES!

104. Have students identify examples of
what they are learning in the world
around them.

105. Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy
Have students identify examples of
what they are learning in the world
around them.

106. Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy
Have students identify examples of
what they are learning in the world
around them.

107. Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy
Have students identify examples of
what they are learning in the world
around them.

108. Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy
Have students identify examples of
what they are learning in the world
around them.

109. Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy
Have students identify examples of
what they are learning in the world
around them.
email it to me at curtisc@essdack.org

110. PROVIDE STUDENTS
WITH PHOTO-TAKING
TIPS AND
OPPORTUNITIES!

111. FIND OPPORTUNITIES
TO RETRAIN
STUDENTS ON THEIR
OWN TOOLS!

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What do we seem to be doing
with technology?

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Watching and Playing w/ Video

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Consuming & Playing w/ Audio

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...things that
make you go
‘hmmmm’

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...Paying to ride w/ strangers

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...Updating traffic information

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‘Outsmarting traffic’

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...things that
make you go
‘hmmmm’

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GIF sharing...

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Adding 3D Objects to Photos

122. Adding 3D Objects to Photos

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Micro-scribing

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Micro-scribing
Engaging
in short,
civil
debate
Saying
more with
fewer
words

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What do we seem to be doing
with technology?

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Learning & Studying...just a little!

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Playing lots of games!

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What do we seem to be doing
with technology?

138. What is the purpose of technology
enriched education?

139. Reflect the PRESENT!!

140. Prepare them for the FUTURE!

141. Reflect the present AND
prepare them for the future!

142. 142

143. MAKING READING
ACCESSIBLE AND FUN

144. http://uniteforliteracy.com/
https://newsela.com/

145. GET KIDS TO WHERE THEY
NEED TO GO FASTER

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QR CODES
URL SHORTENERS
CLASS
WEBSITES

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Chrome Browser

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QUIETUBE

151. GET STUFF FROM
STUDENTS FASTER

152. DropBox

153. DropItToMe

154. ACCELERATING
GRADING AND DATA
COLLECTION

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http://goo.gl/forms/LzfFP8JxHO

156. 156

157. 7 Tech Tools for Fast Formative
Assessment (MiddleWeb)
157

158. ENHANCING
ASSIGNMENTS

161. http://j.mp/cardsfortasks

167. pause pause

171. ENHANCING
ASSIGNMENTS

172. GET YOURSELF
ORGANIZED

173. “Messy” Learning

174. Evernote or Google Keep

175. Take, Keep, & Synch Notes

176. 176

177. PILFER, CONNECT, &
CONTRIBUTE

178. MOVE BEYOND A
‘GOOD GOOGLER’

179. People Topics

180. People Topics

181. Twitter
Sign-up

182. Twitter
Sign-up
Follow
@CurtisChandler6

183. Sign-up
Follow
@CurtisChandler6
Follow
@gcouros
@KleinErin
@frieED
Technology

184. Sign-up
Follow
@CurtisChandler6
Follow
@gcouros
@KleinErin
@frieED
Technology

185. People
Twitter

186. People Topics
Twitter TweetDeck HootSuite

188. # Hashtags to Follow
#earlyed
#elemchat
#educoach
#STEM
#pbl
#pblchat
#literacy
#edtech
#spedchat
#homeschooling
#homeschool
#unschool

189. # Hashtags to Follow
#earlyed
#elemchat
#educoach
#STEM
#pbl
#pblchat
#literacy
#edtech
#spedchat
#homeschooling
#homeschool
#unschool
TweetDeck
HootSuite

190. TweetDeck

191. HootSuite

192. People Topics

193. People Topics
Scheduled
Twitter Chats

194. People Topics
Scheduled
Twitter Chats
http://j.mp/
chatseducation

195. People Topics
Twitter TweetDeck HootSuite

196. PILFER, CONNECT, &
CONTRIBUTE

197. SPEND SOME TIME
PLAYING AROUND

200. SPEND SOME TIME
PLAYING AROUND

201. For doodlers...

202. Visual Note-taking
http://showwithmedia.com/visual-notetaking/
_________
making

203. Visual Note-taking
InkFlow
_________
making
Adobe Ideas

204. Visual Note-taking
_________
making
http://showwithmedia.com/visual-notetaking/

205. Explaining Processes/
Part-to-whole Relationships
205

206. Quick Animations
206

207. “Please draw what teaching looks
like in this school.”

208. WORK TO IMPROVE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

209. 209
____ + ____ + ____ =
engagement
student

210. CONNECT W/ EVERY
STUDENT...
ESPECIALLY THE
PRICKLY ONES!

211. 211
____ + ____ + ____ =
student
engagement
Expectancy/Value
Theory

214. WORK STRATEGICALLY TO
IMPROVE STUDENTS’
EXPECTANCY AND VALUE
OF LEARNING

215. 215
____ + ____ + ____ =
engagement
student

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217. 217

218. Google ‘Top Free Apps on iTunes’
1-25 26-50

219. 219

220. MAKING READING
ACCESSIBLE AND FUN

221. GET KIDS TO WHERE THEY
NEED TO GO FASTER

222. GET STUFF FROM
STUDENTS FASTER

223. ACCELERATING GRADING
AND DATA COLLECTION

224. ENHANCING
ASSIGNMENTS

225. PILFER, CONNECT, &
CONTRIBUTE

226. MOVE BEYOND A
‘GOOD GOOGLER’

227. People Topics

228. People Topics
Scheduled
Twitter Chats
http://j.mp/
chatseducation

229. SPEND SOME TIME
PLAYING AROUND

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student
engagement

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Solving the
Student Engagement
Equation
Curtis Chandler, Ph.D.
@CurtisChandler6
Prescriptions4Education.com
student
engagement

232. 232

233. 233

234. 234
Fostering Higher-Level
Thinking & Creativity
Curtis Chandler, Ph.D.
@CurtisChandler6
Prescriptions4Education.com

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236. h4p://padlet.com/cur?sc/think
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237. h4p://padlet.com/cur?sc/water
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The use of questions,
especially higher-order
questions, is often
considered a worthwhile
teaching strategy.!
Hattie, 2009; Marzano et al., 2001!

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Seek to maximize
participation.!
Silver et al., 2012!

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Empathy!

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Engage students in evidence-
based writing and thinking!!
...Me!

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Who would win in a battle...a
ninja or a pirate?!

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The reason I
feel this way is
because...!
For example...!
Who would win in a battle...a
ninja or a pirate?!

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Inferential questions teach
students to read/look closely
and to draw conclusions.!
...Me!

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What does
this seem
to be a
map of?!

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What does
this seem
to be a
map of?!

253. 253
What does
this seem
to be a
map of?!

254. 254
What does
this seem
to be a
map of?!

255. 255
What are some
potential results
of such high
densities of racial
groups?!

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Inferential questions teach
students to read/look closely
and to draw conclusions.!
...Me!

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What did he/she do wrong?!

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What is the correct answer? !
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What is the correct answer? !
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What do you think? Why? !
!

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What is the correct answer? !
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What are other perspectives? !
!

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What is the correct answer? !
!
Explain your thinking/solution to me. !
!

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What is the correct answer? !
!
What are other ways to solve this problem? !
!

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269. !

270. Megalodon
Great White Teacher

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280. Creativity--the ability to
create something
unique, inventive, novel,
and... of course...useful.

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283. 283
103
Student Created…

284. What sort of restaurant
could I create?

285. What sort of restaurant
could I create?

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Think of you device as video
camera!

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Think of you device as video
camera!

294. Simple (creative) video projects
294

295. Simple (creative) video projects
295

296. Simple (creative) video projects
296

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Correct
InfoNovelty &
Humor
Clarity

298. Teachers must experience this as
learner for it to permeate their
own instructional/assessment
practices!

299. 1. In a group of two or three
“like” persons, pick
something coming up in
your content area.
2. Create a short introductory
video or one verse of a
vocabulary song.
3. Make it accurate and funny.
4. Do it in one take, and record it.
5. Share your video with Curtis.

300. Teacher Created

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302. https://www.hstry.co/timelines/history-of-cuban-u-s-relations
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Augmented Reality!
AR Flashcards
Dinosaurs

307. .com

308. From Consumers to Creators

309. TRANSFORM THEM
FROM AUDIO
CONSUMERS TO
AUDIO PRODUCERS

310. From Consumers to Creators
Songs
Jingles
Podcasts

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Music Making
Loop HD

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Story Telling
Storehouse
AdobeVoice
Our Story

320. Blabberize

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3D Modeling
Photospeak
TinkerCAD,
Sketchup,
SweetHome3D

322. Shapeways

323. Simple (creative) video projects
323

324. Simple (creative) video projects
324

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What learning activities could
take the form of stop motion?

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Fostering Higher-Level
Thinking & Creativity
Curtis Chandler, Ph.D.
@CurtisChandler6
Prescriptions4Education.com

328. 328

330. A Framework of Fun

331. Go to...Prescriptions4Education.com
Go to...“gamification tools”
“game-based learning”
Click on Curtis’ Tech Tools
or

332. 1-25 26-50
What do we seem to be doing
with technology?

335. My education consultants…

336. 1 thing we all have in common...

337. 337

339. We were born
to learn
and to play!

346. We were born
to learn
and to play!

349. We were born
to learn
and to play!

350. Examine video games as
learning machines!

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356. Gamification

357. Gamification

358. Gamification

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361. Go to kahoot.it

362. What could you do
with that?

363. Gamification

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368. The Foos
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371. Gamification

372. What is it!?!

373. What is it!?!

374. Creationary…
— Knowledge of content
— Problem or challenge
that requires
application of skills/
content
— Limited resources
— Multiple solutions to a
single problem

375. What could that look
like at ?

376. — Knowledge of content
— Problem or challenge
that requires application
of skills/content
— Limited resources
— Multiple solutions to a
single problem
What could that look like at ?

377. — Knowledge of content
— Problem or challenge
that requires application
of skills/content
— Limited resources
— Multiple solutions to a
single problem
What could that look like at ?

381. Gamification

382. Game-based Learning
Gamification
vs

383. How can I get
my students to
learn this?learn

384. How can I get
my students to
learn this?experience

387. How can I get my students
to learn this?experience

400. What could that look like in
school ?

401. WHAT they learn;
HOW they learn;
how they DEMONSTRATE
understanding!

402. WHAT they learn...

403. WHAT they learn...

404. WHAT they learn...

405. ...HOW they learn

406. ...HOW they learn
article
podcast
video

407. ...how they
DEMONSTRATE
UNDERSTANDING.

408. ...how they
DEMONSTRATE
UNDERSTANDING.
Audacity, Garageband,
AudioTool
LegoMovieMaker,
GIFPAL
Audioboo

409. WHAT they learn;
HOW they learn;
how they DEMONSTRATE
understanding!

421. We were born
to learn
and to play!

423. 1-25 26-50
What do we seem to be doing
with technology?

424. Examine video games as
learning machines!

425. A Framework of Fun