Description
How can you increase student engagement while helping students retain what they learn? Are you looking for practical ways to incorporate choice and interactive activities without increasing your planning time? In many U.S. classrooms, student engagement plays a key role in both learning and classroom management. Research shows that when students have opportunities to make choices, participate actively, and practice skills in meaningful ways, they are more likely to stay motivated and retain new information. This course focuses on practical strategies that combine engagement and structure to support deeper learning. Join Naomi Louise as she shares practical approaches for making learning more interactive through choice-driven activities and gamified practice. You will explore how to incorporate structured choice, movement-based learning, and low-stakes review activities that keep students involved and accountable. You will also walk away with ready-to-use strategies that help students stay engaged while strengthening understanding and retention.
Objectives
Identify key components of choice-driven and gamified learning activities.
Explain how student choice and active participation support engagement and knowledge retention.
Create a choice board that supports multiple learning approaches and clear learning targets.
Compare engagement strategies to determine which best support different lesson goals.
Assess the effectiveness of engagement strategies in improving participation and understanding.
Design an interactive lesson that incorporates choice, movement, and retrieval practice to support lasting learning.
