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#4. Everyone Should Be Able to Identify Engaged Learning

What might it look like?   Streaming Video

bullet Math / Science / Health / CATE
bulletConcrete (hands-on/manipulatives) Activities -- Has to TOUCH their SKIN (measure using body parts)

Discussion / Questioning Activities --Oral Reflection / Questioning / Extension

Checks for Mental Picture --> Student Explanations, transfer of ideas

Student Generated Pictorial / Modeling Activities / solving problems /Charts

Abstract Activities (formulations, board talks, overhead talks, writing)

Other: _________________________________________________

Concern: _______________________________________________

 

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LA (Balanced Literacy)/ SOCIAL STUDIES / PERFORMING ARTS / CATE

Pre-reading Activities (Curriculum-based Reading) --> Connect to old knowledge, Connect to self (skin)

Explicit Instruction (at least 10 minutes) --> New concepts (Example)

Guided Reading --> Diagnosing, adjusting, scaffolding

Questioning / Extending --> connecting  to Comprehension

Discussion --> generating or creating new connections, ideas, summaries

Writing --> Synthesizing, Producing a Product (Example: Streaming Video)

Other: _________________________________________________

Concern: _______________________________________________

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