Feedback and Shout Outs (1:38)

Support for this episode comes from eSpark Learning - eSpark helps teachers save time by giving you online resources for your small groups and centers based on the standard you’re teaching each week.

Shout out to Dan Hacker on Clubhouse!

Thank you to Bryon Carpenter for including his thoughts about 186 on his podcast Fresh Air At Five.

#EdTech Thought (5:33)

Have we not learned our lessons?

#EdTech Recommendation (10:09)

50 SEL Prompts for Middle and High School

How To Increase Student Engagement (12:15)

Student engagement can take on a different meaning or focus depending on the context of your goals. For some, the goal may be to understand early on what fundamentally motivates students, whether intrinsically or extrinsically, to acquire new knowledge and skills. For others, the focus may be relative to a specific lesson or activity during which capturing and retaining student attention "in the moment" is the most immediate concern.

Here are six factors to consider in designing lessons to help increase student engagement behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively.

1. MAKE IT MEANINGFUL
2. FOSTER A SENSE OF COMPETENCE
3. PROVIDE AUTONOMY SUPPORT
4. EMBRACE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
5. ESTABLISH POSITIVE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS
6. PROMOTE MASTERY ORIENTATIONS

Just Give It A Try (32:42)

October Question: What collaboration tools are you and/or your students loving?

Stefan Troutman - Padlet

November Question: What are you thankful for? In life? In your career?

Share your thoughts by Friday, October 29, 2021 I will include responses in episode 189 on November 7, 2021