Bridging the Disconnect: A Layered Approach to Jump-Starting Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Werner-Burke, Nanci; Spohn, Jane; Spencer, Jessica; Button, Bobbi; Morral, Melissa
Titel	Bridging the Disconnect: A Layered Approach to Jump-Starting Engagement
Quelle	In: Voices from the Middle, 19 (2012) 4, S.45-49 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-4762
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Learner Engagement; Competition; Writing Instruction; Writing Skills; Novels; Cartoons; Reading Materials; Student Motivation; Relevance (Education); Technology Uses in Education; Electronic Publishing; Middle School Students; Middle School Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wettkampf; Schreibunterricht; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Novel; Roman; Zeichentrickfilm; Schulische Motivation; Relevance; Relevanz; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Elektronisches Publizieren; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	The authors describe the steps they took to ramp up their efforts to reach out to students by retooling their teaching. Four factors became essential: the use of writing as a tool for engagement and learning, the necessity to prepare students to compete in an increasingly digitized world, the motivational appeal of the graphic novel genre, and the need to interweave the social aspects of learning with teaching. For these students, the layering of alternate texts, computer-facilitated written discussion, and digitally supported illustration proved to be an effective combination. This project engaged students and enhanced their learning because it was built upon their need to bridge school literacy with their world, allowing them find value and build connections to real life. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10