How to Engage Underperforming Students

Here is the link to this video http://www.edutopia.org/stw-school-turnaround-student-engagement-video
In Charlotte, NC, a school by the name of Cochrane Collegiate Academy was listed as one of the 30 worst performing schools. An academic facilitator by the name of Shana Oliver, was sent to the school to teach and explain to the teachers what it is that they need to do in order to engage their students and to get the school back to where it needed to be. Oliver pointed out that the teachers needed to use interactive learning, which included limited lectures, essential organizers, and graphic organizers. She stated that this allowed the students the time to talk out the lessons in class versus the teacher doing all the talking. One of the teachers stated that the lesson talking she did, the more the students paid attention because they were allowed to have discussions amongst themselves and as a whole. The teacher even stated that she had a short attention span, so therefore she would find ways to make sure that she was not talking a lot. This was an extremely fundamental video, and it stated that it took them three years to get out of the listing of the 30 worst performing schools.