Finding and Engaging Students: A Shift from Worksheets to Active Learning
This resource explores the critical need for engaging students in the classroom, moving away from the traditional worksheet-based learning and standardized testing. It highlights the importance of fostering creativity and active participation among students, emphasizing that engaged students are not only happier but also more capable of effective learning. The focus is on developing an environment where students feel valued and motivated, contrasting the restrictive methods that stifle their enthusiasm. This approach aims to transform classrooms into spaces of engagement and creativity.
Finding and Engaging Students: A Shift from Worksheets to Active Learning
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The Search for Engaged Students Schlechty Study
Worksheet Factory NO ENGAGED STUDENTS HERE!!! “Here’s a worksheet” “Another worksheet” “Another worksheet” “For homework, finish this worksheet.”
Standardized Test UnitGet off your assessment and do something NO ENGAGED STUDENTS HERE!!! • Student: “Can I go to the bathroom?” • Teacher: “No, that’s not on the test.” • Student: “Do you know what we are having for lunch?” • Teacher: “No, That’s not on the STAAR test.” • Student: “Is it time for recess?” • Teacher: “There is no recess because that is not on the STAAR test.
Anti-Schlechty Correction Facility NO ENGAGED STUDENTS HERE!!! • “Sit down” • “Shut up.” • “Don’t move” • “Don’t talk” • “Quit smiling” • “Breathing is not allowed either!”
Box ‘em Up NO ENGAGED STUDENTS HERE!!! • All the students in the classroom, where they came to learn, were put into boxes and all came out the same.
Engaged Students WES has all the treasured engaged students! • An engaged student is capable of so much more than a student who is going through the motions. Engaged students are creative, tech savvy, and happy. Here at WES, we are creating this type of environment for our students.
