#studentengagement — Public Fediverse posts

The Best PD…

is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.

I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.

John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.

I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.

His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.

This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.

I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.

The Best PD…

is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.

I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.

John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.

I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.

His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.

This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.

I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.

The Best PD…

is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.

I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.

John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.

I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.

His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.

This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.

I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.

The Best PD…

is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.

I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.

John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.

I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.

His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.

This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.

I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.

The Best PD…

is the one that not only speaks to you in the moment but also stays with you and becomes part of your process.

I first heard of John Antonetti and his work in the 2020-2021 school year. I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but it hit me this week just how much his work has become part of my planning.

John is the author/co-author of several books: Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking, 17,000 Classroom Visits Can’t Be Wrong, Powerful Task Design, and the upcoming The Architecture of Thinking, which I am anxiously awaiting.

I was introduced to his work through the Missouri Teacher Development System’s Teachers Academy. I’ve read all three of his existing books at least twice. I’ve now been fortunate enough to see him speak virtually twice and in person five times, soon to be six. I’ve presented PD sessions on his work twice.

His rigor matrix lives in my head. I find myself asking how I can +1 this task at least once a week. My partner and I were creating a connections game on Flippity after the history teachers introduced us to it. I loved the idea, but I started thinking about where it would fall on the rigor matrix, and since there are set answers, obviously it’s below the rigor divide. My next thought was: how can I +1 the activity? My first thought was to give the kids the terms only on paper rather than on the computer and let them sort the words and create their own categories. Almost immediately afterwards, I decided the kids could make their own connections board. So, I created a doc with a table for them to do just that. We’re going to try that either later this week or next.

This week we’re doing hexagonal thinking. I’ve seen it but hadn’t actually used it in class. I think I was hesitant because all of the examples I’d seen required providing all of the words for the kids. Then, this summer at a PD session, we did HT, but we were given a prompt first and wrote a word or phrase on a blank hex. That sparked my interest. So my partner and I are doing HT on superheroes this week. We are including a blank for each student. She then suggested that kids each get an additional word or two and go add them to another group’s layout. Both the blank and adding to someone else’s raise the rigor.

I love that I’ve found something that means I can often make a small change and increase the rigor and engagement of thinking. I can’t wait to see John in a few weeks and learn from him again. I can’t wait to read the new book he’s writing with Terri Stice and see what else I can add to my classroom routines to help my students improve their thinking.

🏈 SPIRIT DAY is coming! 🏈

Show your school spirit on September 9th by wearing your favorite team jersey all day! 🎉🙌

Whether you’re repping college football, the pros, or your hometown favorite, suit up and join the fun! 🏟️🏆

📅 September 9th
👕 Wear your favorite team jersey!

#ENMURoswell #SpiritDay #StudentEngagement

✨Join us for a Constitution Day Celebration! ✨
Help us celebrate Constitution Day with an afternoon of activities, learning, and community!
📅 September 17
⏰ 12–1 p.m.
📍 ITC 145 (ITC Commons)
📌 26 W. Mathis, Roswell, NM

Bring your friends and join us as we celebrate the history and importance of the U.S. Constitution! ❤️💙
For questions, contact Deanna Maestas at [email protected] or Veronica Munoz at [email protected]
#ENMURoswell #ConstitutionDay #StudentEngagement

🏈 SPIRIT DAY is coming! 🏈

Show your school spirit on September 9th by wearing your favorite team jersey all day! 🎉🙌

Whether you’re repping college football, the pros, or your hometown favorite, suit up and join the fun! 🏟️🏆

📅 September 9th
👕 Wear your favorite team jersey!

#ENMURoswell #SpiritDay #StudentEngagement

✨Join us for a Constitution Day Celebration! ✨
Help us celebrate Constitution Day with an afternoon of activities, learning, and community!

📅 September 17
⏰ 12–1 p.m.
📍 ITC 145 (ITC Commons)
📌 26 W. Mathis, Roswell, NM

Bring your friends and join us as we celebrate the history and importance of the U.S. Constitution! ❤️💙

For questions, contact Deanna Maestas at [email protected] or Veronica Munoz at [email protected]

#ENMURoswell #ConstitutionDay #StudentEngagement

🏈 SPIRIT DAY is coming! 🏈

Show your school spirit on September 9th by wearing your favorite team jersey all day! 🎉🙌

Whether you’re repping college football, the pros, or your hometown favorite, suit up and join the fun! 🏟️🏆

📅 September 9th
👕 Wear your favorite team jersey!

#ENMURoswell #SpiritDay #StudentEngagement

🎉 Welcome Back! 🌵

Kick off the new semester at Desert Dreams: College Goals Welcome Back Night! Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, music, and community.

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Courtyard by the Bookstore & PE Center
52 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88203

✨ Enjoy:
🐐 Petting Zoo
🤝 Resource Booths
🛍️ Local Vendors
🌮 Food Trucks
🐂 Mechanical Bull
🎧 Live DJ

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 575-624-7065

#ENMURoswell #WelcomeBack #StudentEngagement

🏈 SPIRIT DAY is coming! 🏈

Show your school spirit on September 9th by wearing your favorite team jersey all day! 🎉🙌

Whether you’re repping college football, the pros, or your hometown favorite, suit up and join the fun! 🏟️🏆

📅 September 9th
👕 Wear your favorite team jersey!

#ENMURoswell #SpiritDay #StudentEngagement

🎉 Welcome Back! 🌵

Kick off the new semester at Desert Dreams: College Goals Welcome Back Night! Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, music, and community.

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Courtyard by the Bookstore & PE Center
52 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88203

✨ Enjoy:
🐐 Petting Zoo
🤝 Resource Booths
🛍️ Local Vendors
🌮 Food Trucks
🐂 Mechanical Bull
🎧 Live DJ

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 575-624-7065

#ENMURoswell #WelcomeBack #StudentEngagement

🎉 Welcome Back! 🌵

Kick off the new semester at Desert Dreams: College Goals Welcome Back Night! Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, music, and community.

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Courtyard by the Bookstore & PE Center
52 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88203

✨ Enjoy:
🐐 Petting Zoo
🤝 Resource Booths
🛍️ Local Vendors
🌮 Food Trucks
🐂 Mechanical Bull
🎧 Live DJ

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 575-624-7065
#ENMURoswell #WelcomeBack #StudentEngagement

🎉 Welcome Back! 🌵

Kick off the new semester at Desert Dreams: College Goals Welcome Back Night! Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, music, and community.

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Courtyard by the Bookstore & PE Center
52 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88203

✨ Enjoy:
🐐 Petting Zoo
🤝 Resource Booths
🛍️ Local Vendors
🌮 Food Trucks
🐂 Mechanical Bull
🎧 Live DJ

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 575-624-7065

#ENMURoswell #WelcomeBack #StudentEngagement

🎉 Welcome Back! 🌵

Kick off the new semester at Desert Dreams: College Goals Welcome Back Night! Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, music, and community.

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Courtyard by the Bookstore & PE Center
52 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88203

✨ Enjoy:
🐐 Petting Zoo
🤝 Resource Booths
🛍️ Local Vendors
🌮 Food Trucks
🐂 Mechanical Bull
🎧 Live DJ

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 575-624-7065

#ENMURoswell #WelcomeBack #StudentEngagement

Instead of banning AI, I made a classroom contract with my students

https://www.science.org/content/article/instead-banning-ai-i-made-classroom-contract-my-students

#HackerNews #AIeducation #ClassroomContract #StudentEngagement #Innovation #Teaching

Iowa lawmakers are on a mission to trick students into caring about intellectual freedom by forcing them into mandatory classes, because nothing says "freedom" like #compulsion. 🎓🤔 Expect enrollment to spike with all the excitement of a DMV line! 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️
https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/20/iowa-lawmakers-move-mandate-students-take-center-intellectual-freedom-classes-amid-low-enrollment/ #IowaLawmakers #IntellectualFreedom #Education #StudentEngagement #DMVLine #HackerNews #ngated

Interesting Edutopia article by Cathleen Beachboard, 'Why Students Give Up on a Task—and What Teachers Can Do About It'

I guess not really anything new, but I found it a helpful reminder and clear statement of strategies to use in the classroom:

"Students today are often described as unmotivated when they struggle with challenging work. But motivation is not always the issue. Students begin the task—they open the laptop, pick up the pencil, and start thinking. They are ready to try. The challenge appears when the path forward becomes uncertain and the work becomes uncomfortable.

Persistence is the skill that carries students through that moment.

When teachers normalize struggle, encourage students to talk about strategies, and structure tasks into manageable steps, students stop seeing difficulty as a sign that they’re failing and begin to see it as evidence that they’re doing the kind of thinking that leads to learning."

https://www.edutopia.org/article/guiding-students-persist-work-gets-difficult?utm_content=linkpos1&utm_campaign=weekly-2026-04-08&utm_medium=email&utm_source=edu-newsletter

#Education #Teaching #StudentEngagement #Persistence #EduTooters #Edutopia

Our university has once again received the "#EngagedUniversity" certificate by the Association of German #StudentInitiatives (VDSI).👏It is awarded to universities that support #studentengagement and enable responsibility beyond their studies: http://go.tum.de/515317

📷A.Eckert

🔥 Last week, Computer Science and Language Science and Technology students joined forces for a torch run to honor Prof. Dr. Alexander Koller. They were joined by staff and faculty.

Result? An #SIC evening where we united for our passion for teaching and research.

🔗 Read more: https://sic.link/torchlight

#SaarlandInformaticsCampus #SaarlandUniversity #ComputationalLinguistics #StudentEngagement #AcademicCommunity

Rate my AI teacher? Students’ perceptions of chatbots will influence how they learn with AI
#Education #AI #AIInEducation #EdTech #Chatbots #DataPrivacy #FutureOfLearning #TechInSchools #StudentEngagement #PersonalizedLearning #DigitalEducation #AITeachers
https://the-14.com/rate-my-ai-teacher-students-perceptions-of-chatbots-will-influence-how-they-learn-with-ai/

Happy International Literacy Day. We're celebrate with film-book pairings!

Pairing books & films together can be a powerful way to boost student engagement and get hesitant readers excited about books. We've got suggestions for films to pair with books including Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper.

https://journeysinfilm.org/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/

#InternationalLiteracyDay #Literacy #Education #Edutooters #Books #Teachers #Homeschooling #Film #StudentEngagement

New startup Wild Zebra brings AI tutor to thousands of students, raises $2M for wider rollout - Before each question, Wild Zebra’s AI tutor shows an AI-generated image, such as ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-startup-wild-zebra-brings-ai-tutor-to-thousands-of-students-raises-2m-for-wider-rollout/ #artificialintelligence #personalizedlearning #educationtechnology #aitoolsforstudents #studentengagement #socraticlearning #seattlestartups #k-12education #generativeai #edanshahar

IT’s especially frustrating because #studentengagement *IS* critical, especially with all these dry AF mandatory curriculums. But I’ve noticed a tendency to discipline the room rather than the individual in these trainings- principals should pull staff with trouble engaging, and work with them, not turn us all off by forcing us to watch YouTube videos of an East Coast principal dancing with his students. 2/3

Back to school grump: #aps shared it’s back to #school PD and it’s 1) Gathering the thousands of APS teachers into a room, and 2) listening to a keynote speaker talk about #studentengagement when he works at a #charterschool that declines #IEP students. So, 1) Wear a mask, people, because this sounds like how we start the 2025-26 #COVID outbreak, and 2)This #elementary #teacher will let you all know how #hiphop is going to magically get parents to take their 7 year old to school. 1/3

Want ideas to engage your students? This focus is MS - though you'll quickly see it's applicable to most grades/classes:)

Themed days and months help make student learning more meaningful and memorable. "Talented Tuesday" "Facts & Figures Friday"; "Options & Opportunities October"
#GreatIdea #Education #StudentEngagement

https://ascd.org/blogs/how-to-create-daily-sparks-of-connection-with-middle-schoolers

The 'Life Below Water' podcast I recorded with Tadhg Dennehy, PhD student in UCC is live on UCC Library's podcast channel. Tadhg describes how he created 'After LPW Renouf', his Culture Night 2023 audio-visual installation. Tadhg was inspired by Renouf's 'Preliminary work of a new biological station' (1931). Based on Tadhg using this Special Collections' item, I created an exhibition section on UCC's activities at Lough Hyne. https://shows.acast.com/ucc-library-podcast/episodes/675994c2c2a496b7a32fc2cb #StudentResearch #podcast #StudentEngagement

#ICYMI: Exploring OER Use in Illinois: Equity Questions and Opportunities

In #CCCOER's last 2024 webinar, Nina Owolabi and Aidana Sirgebayeva shared the findings of a comprehensive report informed by #OCCRL's research into OER’s role in fostering educational equity, drawing insights from community college librarians and others closely involved in OER initiatives.

Watch it here: https://bit.ly/4gaQpBm

#communitycollege #librarians #oer #research #equityquestions #studentengagement #oeglobal

Boost student engagement and get hesitant readers excited about books with film-book pairings!

We've compiled some of our favorite film-book pairings for K16 use to make film-book pairings easy. Check out our suggestions for films to pair with Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper and more!

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/

#StudentEngagement #EnglishLiterature #Literature #Education #Homeschooling

In what ways did the #portfolio impact the students of Assoc Prof Dr Fergus Green at UCL? It influenced #StudentEngagement and the quality of their work and thus their grades. If you want to learn more about what change Fergus made in his #PoliticalScience class that could also be transferred to other subjects, listen to his full interview for 'Create. Share. Engage.' in your favourite audio podcast player or at https://podcast.mahara.org

"Please be quiet, class, and let the person with the Chlamydia answer the question."
Without context it does sound a bit weird, I guess...
#CreativeThinking #Microbiology #HigherEd #StudentEngagement #ClassDiscussions #ActiverendOnderwijs #GiantMicrobes