- What strategies does the teacher use to actively engage the students? How effective are these?
I know there are countless strategies that can be used to engage students. To me this probably one of the hardest things to do in a classroom. It is one thing to teach a room full of children but to have them actively participate and to retain that information is something completely different. I think to even my own education that I am pursuing right now. I think about the things that keep me engaged in a college setting. At least in the college setting students know the basics of reading, writing and how to critically think and answer questions. In the kindergarten class that I observe in it can be much harder. These students are just learning these concepts and are not able to always stay engaged very easily.
In the classroom I observe in the teacher does a great job of engaging her students. She noticed after about 3 weeks of school that she needed to change her schedule of the classroom and even the way she presented the material. She noticed that her students respond so much better to shorter lessons. Instead of her spending a full 45 mins on math at one time she breaks it up into mini lessons. She does her math lesson then does a writing lesson and then another math. She incorporates all lessons into one near the end. She has the students write the numbers or math problems but also has them write a word problem to do with that math problem. They work on their story writing and math at the same time. I loved this idea. I noticed that the students did transition more easily from one activity to another when they had shorter but more frequent lessons.
This is a great way for the student's to be engaged and learning instead of growing bored or antsy and not paying attention. She noticed that once she started this method of teaching that her classroom was much more calm and orderly. I can really see how this is a benefit to her and her students.
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