Sparking Student Engagement Worksheet

As you read through the Sparking Student Engagement eBook and module, use this four-part worksheet to identify instructional situations that promote authentic application of content and concepts, build relationships within the class, and provide strategies that actively engage students in the learning process.

Use the “Additional Notes” section to record other ideas you collect.

Part I:

Identify instructional strategies from the eBook and module. Evaluate each strategy to determine how it can be used in your practice, and then describe how the strategy will successfully offer learning opportunities to students.

Instructional Strategies / Evaluation / Description

Part II:

Provide a few examples of your students’ interests. Capture both individual and group interests.

Example(s): / Updating Facebook and Twitter / Playing football, soccer / Flying a kite, going for hikes

PART III:

Identify one of your upcoming units and capture ideas to pique student interest for each main topic or lesson of the unit.

Unit of Study: ______

Main Topics / Topic 1 / Topic 2 / Topic 3
Images/videos
Music/voice recordings
Olfactory/tactile experiences
Guest speaker(s)/visitor(s)
(Fill in your own ideas that resonate with student interests from Part II.)
(Fill in your own ideas that resonate with student interests from Part II.)
(Fill in your own ideas that resonate with student interests from Part II.)
(Fill in your own ideas that resonate with student interests from Part II.)

PART IV:

Choose a locally based theme related to the unit lesson/topic with which students can relate a real world experience.

Unit of Study:
Topic:
Step 1: List Local Events
Step 2: Pick at least one event to relate to the lesson topic.
Step 3: Incorporate event into lesson.
(Space provided for your thoughts and initial planning.)
Step 4: Reflect upon the impact student engagement had on student learning.
Step 5: Reflect and capture what you would do differently next time.
Additional Notes

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