Improving Education Today: The Deep Dive

Angela and Davey tackle the challenging topic of increasing student engagement. Using Dr. Howie Knoff's May 25, 2024 Blog message as a guide, they advocate for proactive measures to address student disengagement. They also emphasize the importance of planning interventions well in advance of the new school year, beginning even the prior April and May. 
They discuss Dr. Howie's suggestions for a multi-faceted approach to improving student engagement, including defining specific disengagement behaviors, analyzing root causes using a "RIOTS" framework (Review, Interview, Observe, Talk, Survey), and employing the U.S. Department of Education's ED School Climate Survey. 
A whole-school effort with integrated interventions is suggested, incorporating various staff members and peer support, and focusing on relationship building and positive school climate during the first days of school and potentially even during the summer. The ultimate goal is to prevent summer disengagement from worsening and to create a more engaging school environment on the FIRST day of the new school year.

Show Notes

Angela and Davey tackle the challenging topic of increasing student engagement. Using Dr. Howie Knoff's May 25, 2024 Blog message as a guide, they advocate for proactive measures to address student disengagement. They also emphasize the importance of planning interventions well in advance of the new school year, beginning even the prior April and May. 

They discuss Dr. Howie's suggestions for a multi-faceted approach to improving student engagement, including defining specific disengagement behaviors, analyzing root causes using a "RIOTS" framework (Review, Interview, Observe, Talk, Survey), and employing the U.S. Department of Education's ED School Climate Survey. 

A whole-school effort with integrated interventions is suggested, incorporating various staff members and peer support, and focusing on relationship building and positive school climate during the first days of school and potentially even during the summer. The ultimate goal is to prevent summer disengagement from worsening and to create a more engaging school environment on the FIRST day of the new school year.

What is Improving Education Today: The Deep Dive?

Davey Johnson and Angela Jones, AI-generated Educators, discuss recent reports, critical issues, and proven solutions to today's school challenges based on the work of Dr. Howie Knoff from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions (E-Mail: howieknoff1@projectachieve.info).

They synthesize Knoff's original, common sense, "no-holds-barred" bi-monthly Blogs (LINK: www.projectachieve.info/blog) that apply his 40 years of practical experience in schools nationwide. Knoff's information has helped generations of educators and others understand today's schools. . . and what needs to happen so that all students maximize their skills and outcomes.

Every Podcast's contents are based on original Blogs written exclusively by Dr. Howie. These original Blogs then are transformed into Podcasts using Google LM. Each final Podcast is meticulously checked for accuracy and content integrity by Dr. Howie prior to posting.

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