Session 5 Program Outcome Objectives

Session 5: Facilitate an Environment that Supports Student Engagement

The focus of session 5 is M-ARC program Outcome 2: Facilitate an Environment that Supports Student Engagement.

Outcome 2 Description: Teachers who achieve Program Outcome 2 facilitate a learning environment in which instruction and learning are prioritized by the teacher and the students. These teachers facilitate content-based dialogue among students, connecting them with the content in a variety of ways and on multiple levels. In this environment, students are empowered to take ownership over class expectations and routines, as well as their personal behavior. Physically, intellectually, and emotionally, the classroom is a safe and engaging space.

Outcome 2 includes 5 competencies, which are:

2A. Behavior Management

2B. Physical Space

2C. Norms, Routines, and Procedures

2D. Active Facilitation

2E. Student Engagement

For complete descriptions of each competency view M-ARC's program rubric Links to an external site.. 

By the end of this three week learning cycle, M-ARC participants will be able to:

Year 1 Cohort Objective: By the end of this online module and participation in the whole group session teachers will show beginning evidence that they have an understanding of the practices associated with facilitating an environment that supports student engagement.The objective will be assessed via completion of a module reflective assignment and participating in both in-person and online activities.

Year 2 Cohort Objective: By the end of this online module and participation in the whole group session teachers will show developing evidence that they have an understanding the practices associated with facilitating an environment that supports student engagement. The objective will be assessed via completion of a module reflective assignment and participating in both in-person and online activities.

M-ARC assessment levels:

Insufficient	Beginning (Year 1)	Developing (Year 2)	Embedded (Year 3)
There is little to no evidence that the teacher is employing the practices associated with this outcome.	The teacher is beginning to show evidence of incorporating the practices associated with this outcome into his/her instruction and/or records of practice. The observed practices are employed too ineffectively or inconsistently to successfully demonstrate the target outcome.	The teacher shows evidence of regularly incorporating the practices associated with the program outcome into his/her instruction and/or records of practice. The observed practices are employed somewhat effectively; however more skillful, deliberate execution is needed to successfully demonstrate the target outcome.	There is evidence that the teacher routinely and skillfully incorporates the practices associated with this outcome into his/her instruction and/or records of practice.