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how do we build engagement?

Student engagement is directly correlated to achievement. As educators, we must teach with multi modalities in order to reach our learners. Follow us to gain hands on strategies on building student engagement.

Teaching that Engages

Cootie Catchers, Oh the possibilities....

2/17/2015

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Looking for a way to engage? Try adding a cootie catcher as a tool in your box. There are so many ways they could be used. I have used this with verb conjugations, speaking, and with reading comprehension in the interpretive modes!  Below is a list of ideas and an example that I used with teachers within a professional learning session. How else could you use them?

1.  Use as a warm-up
 
2.  Formative assessment to check for understanding

3.  Activating prior knowledge

4.  Reviewing material

5.  Interpersonal speaking prompts

6.  Interpretive reading comprehension questions

7.  Form in using with verb conjugations


8.  Vocabulary and Circumlocution
Below is an example that I used with teachers around the book, Teaching That Changes Lives by Marilee Adams. I have also used in the classroom with students and they got so excited!
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Below is a power point with the downloadable template.  I found this from the following site!
cootie_catchers.ppt
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Share with us your thoughts?  How else do you use?  how did it go in class?  Love to hear from you!

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    Thanks for exploring CWL!

    I have experience being a District Supervisor, teaching all levels of Spanish from I-VAP, serving as a Master Teacher, being a teacher trainer for Startalk and am a co author for the Entre Culturas Spanish III series by Wayside Publishing.

    In order to achieve student success, I believe in providing teachers with hands on resources that will impact their teaching immediately.  This is my passion and I hope you enjoy the site!
    

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