Using Four Questions to Assess Engagement
Using Four Questions to Assess Engagement In looking at our Panorama Survey results, one area that caught our attention at both the elementary and secondary levels was around student engagement. In their book The Highly Engaged Classroom, Robert Marzano and Debra Pickering offer the following strategy to plan and execute specific strategies to enhance student engagement around four questions. How do I feel? Am I interested? Is it important? Can I do it? By focusing on these four questions in lesson design, implementation and reflection we can increase student engagement. Explanation Tips How do I feel? How students feel in the moment affects how likely they are to engage in classroom activities. Start class with a high energy activity and a positive tone Get students up and moving at the beginning and throughout class Sh...