Running head: DOMAIN C LIT REVIEW 1

Domain C Literature Review

Hannah White

National University
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Table of Contents

Abstract ............................................................................................................................... 3

Domain C Literature Review .............................................................................................. 4

Student Engagement ........................................................................................................... 4

According to CA TPE ..................................................................................................... 4

Collaboration............................................................................................................... 4

References ........................................................................................................................... 5
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Abstract

The educational system has learned that it does not succeed when educators use a “one-size-fits-

all” methods of teaching. Students are not cookie cutters and teachers must use different types of

strategies in order for students to achieve success. Teachers can use a variety of methods,

providing visuals, having students collaborate with one another, or using hands on activities in

effort to reach every type of learner.

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Domain C Literature Review

Student Engagement

In order for a classroom to be effective, students must be engaged. This goes for all

types of classes. Without an engaging instructor, students cannot learn to their fullest potential.

The instructor must use engagement strategies in order to students to maintain focus throughout

the lesson. There are many types of engagement strategies; collaboration, multi-source learning:

visual, kinesthetic, hands on, etc. When teachers use engagement strategies, students excel in the

classroom.

According to CA TPE1

According to the California Teacher Expectations, teachers must ensure active and

equitable participation of all students. Teachers must use strategies to help students stay on

track. “If students are struggling and off task, candidates examine why and use strategies to re-

engage them” (CA TPE, 2013). Teachers engage students by asking stimulating questions and

challenging student ideas. One way that teachers can do this is to have a Socratic seminar,

utilize philosophical chairs or engage students in a debate. Providing these opportunities allows

students to be a part and gets their brains turning. Teachers can utilize sentence starters to help

students get started during the conversation when debating their classmates.

Collaboration.

One thing that teachers can use for all subjects in the classroom is collaboration.

Collaboration gets students to speak with one another using academic language. The students

can use elbow partners, the teacher can label off students “peanut butter/jelly, taco/bell,” etc.

Students can bump ideas off of their partners and use collaboration as a tool to further their

learning.
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References

California Teaching Performance Expectations. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/educator-prep/tpa-files/tpes-full-version.pdf

Steinbrenner, J. R., & Watson, L. R. (2015). Student Engagement in the Classroom: The Impact

of Classroom, Teacher, and Student Factors. Journal of Autism and Developmental

Disorders,45(8), 2392-2410. doi:10.1007/s10803-015-2406-9