Syllabus [Aug. 8, 2011, 11:55 a.m.]

DRAFT-UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This is a six week course on student engagement in the classroom. Participants are expected to examine their own ideas about engagement, as well as to freely share with other partipants about their experiences with engagement and the context of where, who, and how they instruct.

Week One-

Setting up of group learning agreements.
Sharing of educational background and experiences.
Pre-survey and online discussion of ideas about student engagement.
Relationship and engagement readings and discussion.

Week Two-

Discussion of educational systems, pedagogies, and context and how these differences may influence ideas about proper classroom activity.
Webinar to further examine ideas about engagement.
Reading articles with differing ideas about engagement and social media conducted debate about ideas in articles.

Week Three

Observation and discussion of classroom videos to examine ideas about engagement.
Learning about the concept of engagement within a "Direct Instruction" Framework.
Practicing engagement strategies in our own classrooms and sharing our experiences with one another.
Motivation and engagement. Videos and discussion.

Week Four

New survey on changing ideas and thinking about student engagement
Watching more videos on methods of student engagement
Creativity and engagement. Videos and discussion.
Webinar to further discuss ideas surrounding engagement.

Week Five

Problem solving and community service as engagement. Reading and videos plus discussion.
Discussing as a group ways to put our learning about engagement to work in our teaching environments.
Trying out co-designed engagement strategies in our teaching environments and bringing back our experiences to share and dissect.
Comparing and contrasting the concept of engagement within a "Direct Instruction" framework.

Week Six