Lessons from the Teaching and Learning Conference

This week a few staff members were able to attend the Teaching and Learning conference.  The conference is hosted by Jim Knight and Corwin Press.  Below are a few key take-aways from the sessions.  Please feel free to follow up with Sarah Mumm, Jill Roderick, or Dan Rutter on any topics that peak your interest.  Key topics explored were:
-Student engagement decreases over the course of their career from 76% to 44%.
-Three types of coaching cycles for staff to use:  Facilitated, Directive, and Dialogical
-Collective Efficacy lead to a higher student achievement based on John Hattie research data
-Students are 7 times more likely to be motivated to learn when their voice is present, 9 times more likely to have a sense of purpose, 13 more times to achieve higher
-True student engagement comes from allowing student empowerment and discussion

There was so much more that was learned at this conference, but wanted to share a few topics with all. Please feel free to follow up with staff that attended.