Student+Engagement+and+Involvement

=Instruction & Student Engagement:=

Committee Discussion:
i spend ore time on trying to get this than anything else
 * such a key - how do we involve them more?
 * this is where kids can buy into work habits
 * not enough in our current system
 * motivation
 * students choices to show what they have learned
 * need student ownership
 * scary for lots of students
 * foundational - the rest doesn't matter without it
 * how might portfolios fit into a standards-based system
 * choice is very important--not what the choice is but that they have it
 * if we are saying that all students need to do the same thing, then how does choice play into the system
 * Noble is looking at "power standards" b/c we can't fit every single one into the curriculum
 * are they defined or chosen by educators in the district
 * there is a book to answer this very question
 * engagement, participation, ownership
 * exactly
 * involvement in the lessons or in creating the lessons?

=Questions & Answer=
 * How can a standards-based grading system encourage student ownership of learning?
 * What evidence is there that standards-based grading will increase student engagement and performance?
 * How does instruction in a standards-based grading system differ from our current system?