Taking Center Stage – Act II (TCSII)

A Portal for Middle Grades Educators

Professional Learning Activities

Kinsella 1—Engaging Middle Grades Learners

As part of this professional learning activity, Dr. Kate Kinsella provides practical, research-based strategies and recommendations for promoting student engagement in understanding lesson content. Dr. Kinsella shares exemplary teaching models from California’s middle grades classrooms and provides tools and directions that you can download and use to help implement the practices in your own classroom.

This professional learning activity is made up of four components and is designed to be completed sequentially as follows:

1. Take Stock: pre-video reflection exercise
2. Take Time: watch the video
3. Take Action: initial activities designed to help educators implement the practices suggested
4. Take it Away: answer questions designed to help educators identify support and resources needed to implement the suggested practices

This professional learning activity is one of several in the TCSII Get into the Act! Professional Learning Series.

Dr. Kinsella's Professional Learning Activities Index

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