SHAKING UP INCLUSION: INCREASING ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL LEARNERS

Creating the Conditions for ALL Learners to Engage

Every student has something to learn, something to teach, and something to contribute. This interactive workshop explores how educators can create inclusive learning environments where ALL students feel valued, connected, and motivated to participate. Participants will explore Savanna’s TOP ENGAGEMENT Principles for building positive classroom communities, leveraging hooks to match student strengths, increasing student voice/choice, and creating the conditions that invite every learner to actively engage in learning.

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Designing Instruction That Maximizes Active Engagement

Engagement is getting ALL learners thinking, talking, collaborating, creating, and taking an active role in their learning. Participants will explore high-leverage, brain-based instructional practices that increase equitable opportunities for every student to participate and experience success. Teachers and leaders will discover practical approaches to differentiated instruction, active learning, student choice, collaboration, and responsive lesson design that reduce barriers to participation, increase meaningful engagement, and accelerate student learning and achievement.

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High-Impact Engagement Strategies for Immediate Use

Participants will experience and leave with dozens of practical, instantly usable strategies, innovative resources, and techniques designed to energize instruction and keep ALL learners actively engaged. Educators will gain strategies to: Increase active participation so every learner is thinking and contributing. Move beyond traditional “hand-raising” to create more equitable opportunities for student voice. Spark curiosity, discussion, collaboration, and deeper thinking. Differentiate engagement based on students’ strengths, interests, readiness, and learning needs. Use innovative tools, AI, and instructional techniques to maintain attention and active learning. Build a practical toolkit of engagement strategies that can be implemented immediately across content areas and grade levels.

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