Ewan McIntosh and Bill Fowler Question 3

What leads to more engaging learning for under-motivated/disengaged young people? 

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Permalink Reply by Ted Chen on July 26, 2011 at 9:39am
Giving them more ownership and responsibility in the classroom by giving them the power of choice in the classroom as well as jobs and roles.  Instead of a performance and fixed centered approach to learning have teachers and students believe more in the growth model, as mentioned by Dweck, with less of an emphasis on grades but learning how to learn and think.
Permalink Reply by Eric Williams on July 26, 2011 at 4:14pm
I love Schlechty's perspective on engaging.  We can contribute to student engagement by designing quality work.  There are design qualities of work that help engage students.  They related to product focus, affiliation, novelty & variety, choice, and authenticity.  Alan November appropriately asks, "Who owns the work?"  When students own the work, they are engaged and truly commit themselves to work.  They are willing to persist even in the face of difficulties.
Permalink Reply by Carol Rikey on July 26, 2011 at 10:33pm
Effectively using student interests and real world relevancy. Positive real relationships!
Permalink Reply by Sue Lay on July 26, 2011 at 10:50pm
Focusing the learning to choice, interest, and a social aspect with connections to the real world.
Permalink Reply by Sue Lay on July 26, 2011 at 10:52pm
Allowing choice, interest, and a social perspective with connections to the real world.
Permalink Reply by Pamela Kachka on July 27, 2011 at 8:07am
A passionate instructor
Permalink Reply by Ayize Jama-Everett on July 27, 2011 at 11:46am
Everyone is learning something all the time, right?  Even if its how to not learn anything you don't want to learn.  It might be a bit hippy, but i believe in following your passion and allowing students to follow what their passions are.  We live in a time where the geeks have inherited the earth; those that spent hours in basements and garages tinkering, programming, smelting, and wiring throughout the 80's now don black turtlenecks and speak about software as though it were the newest rock band.  Thirty years ago, these people were seen as disengages and often under-motivated.  If we take the approach that the disengaged student might simply be ahead of the curve, then we can find out from them what new trends might be arising.  It's not that every underprerforming kid is a hidden Steve Jobs, but suppose we treated them as such.  Maybe they'd end up like a Mark Zuckerberg :)
Permalink Reply by Cheryl LaCost on July 27, 2011 at 9:33pm
Letting them work on problems/projects that they choose.

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