Kelsey Marchant

In my service learning I have seen many examples of the teachers using engaging techniques to help students be more engaged learners. The examples that stand out most include; the sixth grade teacher I am working with did a unit in science on insulators. To help the kids apply the things they are learning the teacher grouped the students and they all worked together to make miniature pool covers. After constructing the covers they then took the temperature of the water inside the "pool" every 10 minutes until they had three readings. The next morning they measured the water temperature again to see which pool covers were the best insulators and had a discussion about why some may have worked better than others. In the kindergarten class I see engaging learning opportunities far more often. It seems as though for every topic they have an engaging component to go along with it. When the students are learning to add and subtract the teacher sets out different objects such as ac

The 6th grade teacher I am working with offers choices often. If there is any free time she will give the students multiple options to choose from. For example if they have finished a test early she will tell them they can study for another topic, read silently, or work on homework. She also offers them choices when it comes to PE, she will allow them to vote for what game they play. This teacher does a lot to make sure students feel safe and loved. I have noticed she makes it a point to not "call out" her students for poor behavior in the middle of class. She will pull them aside later and discuss it with them one on one. I think this helps students and teachers build a healthy trusting relationship because the student doesn't fear that that the teacher will intentionally use embarrassment as a tool to change behavior. The student will have a higher regard for the teacher, which seems to have been true in the case of this teacher and what I have observed. Additionally