Maximizing Engagement of All Learners

Course Description Teaching within the CCSS framework requires teachers to create equity of outcomes as well as equity of access to learning. For teachers to move deeper into teaching within the CCSS it is important that they develop a solid understanding of the principles of the CCSS. This course has been designed with the goal of providing a framework which operationally defines engagement and promotes the value of maximizing engagement for all learners, providing research-based principles in which teachers can anchor their practices and, providing the characteristics of engagement-minded practices which both teachers and students will find motivating to implement. Objectives: Teachers will be able to: Summarize the current need for personalization within a standards-based system Define the difference between the achievement gap and the engagement gap Articulate why what teachers do (teaching) and what students do (learning) are not equivalent Understand the need for developing a ga