Creating an Environment to Support Learning

DPAS-II for Teachers: Criterion3a

Interactive Handout

Name: ______

Session Objectives:

•Teachers will develop a deeper understanding of Criterion 3a: Engaging Students in Learning

•Teachers will build their understanding of the elements of Criterion 3a

What are students doing and saying in a lesson with high cognitive engagement?
Criterion 3a. Engaging Students in Learning
Ineffective / Needs Improvement / Effective / Highly Effective
Students are not at all intellectually engaged in significant learning as a result of inappropriate activities or materials, poor representations of content, or lack of lesson structure. / Students are intellectually engaged only partially, resulting from activities or materials of uneven quality, inconsistent representations of content, or uneven structure or pacing. / Students are intellectually engaged throughout the lesson with appropriate activities and materials, instructive representations of content and suitable structure, and pacing of the lesson. / Students are highly engaged throughout the lesson and make material contributions to the representation of content, the activities, and the materials. The structure and pacing of the lesson allow for student reflection and closure.

Complete the statement:

3a is about not .

Big Ah-has from the Critical Attributes for 3a
What does instruction look like at each level?
Ineffective / Needs Improvement / Effective / Highly Effective

Video Notes: As you view the video, make notes of possible evidence for 3a. What do you see the teacher doing? What do you see the students doing?

Ms. Tinker

Sharing Strengths:

What is one strategy I use in my classroom to engage students in learning?

To which element of Criterion 3a does my strategy align?

Activities and assignments

Groupings of students

Instructional materials and resources

Structure and pacing

Notes from strategies shared by others:

Independent Reflection

How do I build a strong culture of learning in my classroom? What outcomes does use of those techniques produce?
How can I improve my classroom culture? What impact would these changes have on student outcomes?
What support do I have available? What additional support will I need?

Next Steps

Next Step / Accountability Plan

Engaging Students in Learning

DPAS-II for Teachers: Criterion 3a

SURVEY (for use if not using online tool)

Name: ______

School:

  1. How effective was the facilitation of today’s training?
  2. Extremely effective
  3. Very effective
  4. Somewhat effective
  5. Slightly effective
  6. Not at all effective
  1. How helpful was this session in supporting your understanding of engaging students in learning?
  2. Extremely helpful
  3. Very helpful
  4. Somewhat helpful
  5. Slightly helpful
  6. Not at all helpful
  1. What would have made this session more helpful?
  1. What additional trainings and/or opportunities would make you feel more comfortable in your ability to engage students in cognitively rigorous learning?
  1. Do you have any other comments, questions, or suggestions?

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