PROJECT THRIVE: HELP
Creating Opportunities to Respond for All Learners
All students will not automatically buy into and adhere to classroom expectations. They need help to understand the importance and benefit of being positive members of the learning community. In this thread, we discuss techniques to help students engage in their learning so that the classroom runs more smoothly and all students can achieve their best outcomes.
This strand presents actionable strategies for fostering student engagement and building a sense of ownership in their learning. Key topics include teaching students the value of attentiveness, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and using reinforcement techniques to highlight the connection between their effort and success. Teachers will also learn methods to cultivate intrinsic motivation, address disengagement proactively, and create an environment where every student feels supported in making meaningful contributions to the classroom community.
This strand presents actionable strategies for fostering student engagement and building a sense of ownership in their learning. Key topics include teaching students the value of attentiveness, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and using reinforcement techniques to highlight the connection between their effort and success. Teachers will also learn methods to cultivate intrinsic motivation, address disengagement proactively, and create an environment where every student feels supported in making meaningful contributions to the classroom community.
PROJECT THRIVE
What's in the Help strand?
Importance of Student Engagement
Minds On Fire
Examine the relationship between positive engagement and increased attentiveness, and consider strategies for fostering a welcoming and supportive environment that addresses students' needs. When students feel engaged, they are more motivated, focused, and responsible for their own learning, which reduces problem behaviors and enhances their connection to the material.
Build a Supportive Classroom Community
Cultivating Connection
Actionable strategies to build a thriving classroom community by building rapport, creating a supportive environment, encouraging active participation, providing emotional support and encouragement, celebrating success and effort, managing nuisance behaviors, and sustaining community through regular practices.
Active Learning Strategies and Opportunities to Respond
Participation Pathways
Prioritize active learning strategies that engage students in meaningful participation, collaboration, and reflection, which enhance knowledge retention, critical thinking, and motivation. By providing structured Opportunities to Respond (OTR) and using varied instructional methods tailored to different learning styles, teachers create supportive, engaging environments that reduce behavioral issues and empower all students to succeed.
Seek Root Causes of Behavior
Deciphering Disruption
Understand student behavior requires recognizing that all actions stem from a specific context and serve a purposeful function, often influenced by a student's experiences and emotional state. By identifying the root causes of behavior and creating a supportive, engaging environment with clear expectations, educators can reduce disruptions and promote a positive, accountable, and inclusive classroom culture that supports academic success.