Boosting Student Interest and Classroom Engagement
Rob Ickes, a teacher at Hawthorne Math and Science Academy in California, shares his experience with Kognity and how it has transformed his teaching. As a Title I school with high academic standards, Hawthorne faces unique challenges in meeting diverse student needs. Rob shares how Kognity has helped him address key teaching challenges:
Facilitating independent learning
Kognity aligns seamlessly with Rob’s coaching-inspired teaching style, which encourages active participation and practice.
Kognity has made it really easy for me. They’re participating, they’re researching, they’re doing everything that they’re supposed to do on their own.
The digital platform allows students to take ownership of their learning, as he guides them only.
Adapting to NGSS standards
In addition to empowering students, Kognity has also eased the transition to NGSS for experienced educators like Rob. By offering adaptable and up-to-date material, the platform has simplified the shift to new teaching practices.
Having the ability for Kognity to help us old-timers that have been teaching for a certain way for a very, very long time, made the transition [to NGSS] a lot more seamless than we thought it was going to be.
While traditional textbooks have their benefits, Rob highlights how a digital platform like Kognity ensures the content he teaches is always current and accessible to his students.
Engaging students effectively
Kognity’s interactive features, including options for listening, reading, and translation, help students understand material more easily. Rob notes that Kognity is set up in a way that mirrors his students’ online experiences – especially their use of social media, delivering “short bits of information” that capture their interest. This format allows him to engage his students more effectively and easily draw them into the content.
When the interest is sparked, now I can reel them in and bring them into the content and we can have more fun with it.
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