66. REAL Lesson Planning Outline for Student Engagement

<p dir="ltr">  <strong>   We’ve all sat through PD sessions that were less than engaging.</strong> It doesn’t feel great to be sitting through a session covering content we already know, or that has us sitting and listening for the bulk, rather than actively putting the new content into practice.</p> <p dir="ltr">     The same goes for our students. <strong>Today I’m sharing a quick acronym to help you self-check lessons to get the most bang for your instructional buck.</strong> When we are planning content that we know might be a little lengthy or dry for our students, we can make it <strong>REAL</strong> and hook them in. </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How can I make this a little more <strong>relevant</strong>? What’s a way we can spin it to be something my students need or are curious about?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What engagement strategies or highly-<strong>engaging</strong> activities can I add?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Are these tasks engaging students in the activity, with the content, or both?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How can I add a layer of <strong>authenticity</strong> to our final product?</li> <li>Will students have a purpose for remembering this content other than “because 5th grade standards say we need to cover it?” Are we forming <strong>lasting</strong> pathways for accessing this content beyond the final exam or end of the unit?</li> </ul> <p>Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode</p> <p>Book: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/50-Strategies-Active-Teaching-Classroom/dp/0132192721" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-fbba4ddc-7fff-3e27-1ce5-a484719cca10">50 Strategies for Active Teaching by Guillamue, Yopp & Yopp</strong></a></p> <p>Podcast Episode: <a href="https://pod.link/1594635190" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Honest Math Chat Interview: Peg Smith</strong></a></p> <p>Math Games: <strong id= "docs-internal-guid-ee994a92-7fff-8982-b75e-4ae1a61f2d64"><a href= "https://mathathome.mathlearningce