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Share the following: 1. Your name, building(s), grades/classes taught. 2. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being incredibly engaged), what would you rank your students' average attentiveness and engagement in your lessons? 3. What do you think are the three largest contributors to student disengagement?

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Anne Steger, JA 3rd grade, 5, dislike of paper and pencil activities, lacking hands on experience, no time to create evidence of learning

anne-steger Over 4 years ago

Steve Ryan JA 5th Math/Science 8-10 Boredom, Lack of Consequences, Lack of parental support, apathy towards schoolwork

stephen-ryan Over 4 years ago

Christine Montroy - Item #1

1.  I'm Christine Montroy and I have been teaching 4th grade at Brooks Hill for six years.  Before moving to Rochester I taught in a multi-age K-2 12-1-1 class on Long Island.  

2.  I think the rating depends on the lesson.  The more visual and hands-on a lesson is, the higher the engagement level is for the students.  I also notice a difference between my two hybrid cohorts with engagement,  One group needs me to slow down, the other is ready to move five steps ahead.  On average, probably 7.5.  It sometimes comes down to the individual student - some kids find certain lessons more appealing than others.

3.  I think boredom is the largest contributor to disengagement.  Other factors may include lack of understanding of the material and distraction (possibly from factors outside of my control, i.e. home life).
christine5 Over 4 years ago

Marissa Debo #1

Marissa Debo, 12th year of teaching third grade at Northside, started the year teaching fully virtually, now teaching one cohort virtual and one cohort hybrid.  

8 would be the level of engagement that my students would average. I feel that if I'm not fully engaged, they probably aren't fully engaged as well.  I try to keep my lessons as engaging as possible.

Three ways that students might be disengaged could be due to external stimuli, internal stimuli, and lack of interest/background knowledge.  
marissa-debo Over 4 years ago

Yelena Keeney #1 Intro

1. Your name, building(s), grades/classes taught.
Yelena Keeney
DU 1st grade

2. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being incredibly engaged), what would you rank your students' average attentiveness and engagement in your lessons?

8-10 for most kids
5-6 for some that have trouble focusing or have the wiggles

3. What do you think are the three largest contributors to student disengagement?
-no sense of ownership of the learning
-lack of interaction with materials
-distractions (at school and at home)
yelena-keeney Over 4 years ago

Shannon Walsh #1

Hi everyone!

1. I am Shannon Walsh, a fourth grade teacher over at Northside.
2. I would give student attentiveness and engagement anywhere from an 8-10, depending on the content they are learning. 
3. I think the 3 largest contributors to student disengagement include lack of interest, lack of motivation, and distractions.
swalsh Over 4 years ago

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1.  Hi!  My name is Becky Cafarelli.  I've been teaching 4th grade for the past 5 years.  I have also taught first grade, special education, and remedial math.  I've been teaching in Fairport for 21 years.  I student taught in Fairport and never left.

2. This is hard to rank.  I think it depends on the lesson.  For example, science lessons that are hands-on are a 10.  A lecture style lesson would be a lower number.

3.    lecture Style lessons, Long periods of sitting, Long lessons that are teacher directed
becky-cafarelli Over 4 years ago

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nruder Over 4 years ago

Andrea Picente - Item #1

1. Hi everyone! I'm Andrea Picente and am a Spanish teacher at Fairport High School. I teach 10th and 11th grade Spanish - Levels 2, 3, & 4.

2. I would rank my students' average engagement as a 7 - 9. I try to incorporate interactive games as often as possible or have students work in groups/ pairs to practice with the vocabulary and grammar that we are learning in class. Students are usually highly engaged in these activities. 

3. Three largest contributors to student disengagement:
- Lack of interest in the lesson topic
- Lack of understanding of the content (when students do not feel successful with the material, they tend to shut down and disengage)
- Lack of interaction with the material and their peers
senoritapicente Over 4 years ago

Item #1

Dawn Gosiewski
Minerva DeLand
9th grade- Spanish II R/ IIH
R- 5 H- 9
lack of interest, social media (distractors), attention span
dawn-gosiewski Over 4 years ago

Erica McDermott - Item #1

1) Erica McDermott, Northside, Lead Teacher

2) 8-10 - I teach students in our HACK Lab. The purpose of this lab is to engage students in hands on activities that focus on the STEAM areas. Because of the hands on nature of the activities, even the most disengaged learners are active participants in the activities I share with the students. 

3) I think that there are so many reasons why students are disengaged. Here's my list:
      - the activity isn't interactive
      - they don't see value in the learning
      - social-emotional stressors
      - they may already truly "know" the content (this would be our super high achievers)
      - they don't feel connected to their teacher or class


erica-mcdermott Over 4 years ago

Debbie Gisleson #1

1. Your name, building(s), grades/classes taught.: Debbie Gisleson, JP, 6-8 Health
2. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being incredibly engaged), what would you rank your students' average attentiveness and engagement in your lessons? 7-10; it truly depends on the day or on the lesson
3. What do you think are the three largest contributors to student disengagement? content they aren't interested in; lack of social interaction (sit and get kind of lesson); lack of kinesthetic learning (they need to move!)
deborahgisleson Over 4 years ago