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E's and I's: Exploring Engagement for Extroverted and Introverted Students |
Participate and share : Interactive session
Lauren Pena
We have students (and staff) of all temperaments in our classes. Building on Susan Cain's book "Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts," this session challenges participants to consider new ideas of what engagement looks like in learners of all ages and strategies to ensure learning for all.
| Audience: | Coaches, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices required |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Mac, PC, Chromebook Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows |
| Participant accounts, software and other materials: | Attendees will need access to an Internet browser, Google Docs, and Google Slides. |
| Topic: | Student agency, choice and voice |
| Grade level: | 9-12 |
| ISTE Standards: | For Educators: Collaborator
Creative Communicator
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In a 2018 article (updated in 2019) the National Education Association cited a Pew Research survey highlighting levels of anxiety among high school students. Author and speaker, Susan Cain, and her collaborators write about introversion as a strength. She argues that many students who experience nervousness and anxiety in class are simply introverts living in a society where extroversion is celebrated. As educators move from paper/pencil tests to more authentic forms of assessment such as presentations, collaborative projects, and Socratic discussions, students learn more about critical thinking and articulating their views. However, these forms of assessment are nightmarish for introverted students.
Enter low-risk engagement tools like PearDeck, Mentimeter, and speaker questions in Google Slides presentation mode. Sometimes simply asking for clarification is enough to induce severe fight or flight responses in our students. Collaborative documents allow quiet students needed time to reflect before presenting an idea. These types of documents are also effective in insuring equal participation among group members through use of version histories.
During this presentation, educators will learn about the rise in anxiety and depression among students. They will engage in discussion via speaker questions in Google Slides presentations and collaborate on Google Docs and Slides. The collaborative documents will serve as a resource after the session for educators to share or revisit to consider other suggestions for supporting all students. Educators will also be guided in small group discussions about implementing a multi-tiered system of supports around students experiencing anxiety around normal classroom activities.
At the end of the session, educators will have a collaborative document detailing various strategies for working with all types of students, a new perspective on what engagement looks like for learners with different temperaments and personalities, and a framework for implementing supports to create a safe space for all students to learn.
Direct instruction: Pew survey statistics about rise in anxiety and depression among adolescents
Small group discussion with an opportunity to share: Have you seen this in your school?
Direct instruction: Strategies suggested by experts on making both extroverted and introverted students included in learning (participants have the option to ask questions/make comments via Presenter Questions in Google Slides presentation mode)
Collaborative document/slides: Work with assigned groups of 4-5 participants to list strategies you use to engage all types of students
Direct instruction: Define multi-tiered system of supports.
Small group discussion: What strategies work for all students? Which strategies are for a smaller group? Which strategies are intensive and useful in very specific cases?
Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids by Erica Moroz, Gregory Mone, and Susan Cain
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique Morris
Pew Research survey: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/02/20/most-u-s-teens-see-anxiety-and-depression-as-a-major-problem-among-their-peers/
Lauren Peña is a director of instructional technology and Spanish teacher at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City. She has spent 15 years learning to be a better teacher from stellar colleagues and students in rural, suburban, public, and private schools. She enjoys finding new ways to make learning safe for all students and the daily tasks of teaching more efficient for teachers.
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