Engagement Profile and Scale

1. Engagement Profile and Scale Presented by: Neil Jourdan Registered Music Therapist Dean of Engagement Parkside School neil@parkside.net.nz

2. “...we are seeing a regular increase in pupils with profound difficulties, some with complex needs, many with ASD, some with genetic conditions and some as a result of acute infections and diseases” (Cartwright, 2010, sighted in Carpenter et al, 2010)

3. The Engagement Profile and Scale: • Allows teachers to focus on the child’s engagement as a learner, • Create personalised learning pathways, • Prompts student-centred reflection • Increases learners engagement leading to deep learning (Carpenter et al, 2010)

4. What is Engagement? Engagement is… “the single best predictor of successful learning for children with learning disabilities” (Iovannone et al., 2003) Without engagement, there is no: • deep learning • effective teaching • meaningful outcome • real attainment • quality progress (Hargreaves, 2006; Carpenter, 2010)

5. Engagement is multi-dimensional and encompasses seven indicators: Awareness Initiation Curiosity Engagement Investigation Persistence Anticipation Discovery

6. “Sustainable learning can only occur when there is meaningful engagement. The process of engagement is a journey which connects a child and their environment (including people, ideas, materials and concepts) to enable learning and achievement” (cited from the SSAT website: http://complexld.ssatrust.org.uk )

7. Step 1: Identify a student who would benefit from being involved with the EPS and invite relevant staff members to participate.

8. Students Strengths Students ‘Barriers to Learning’ Focus of the EPS Outline of tasks

9. Charlee’s Engagement Profile and Scale Journey

10. Step 2: Identify those activities that Charlee is most engaged in and complete an Engagement Profile.

11. Charlee engaged in an individual Music Therapy session:

12. Charlee’s Engagement Profile

13. Step 3: Identify the focus/new learning and gather the base line data.

14. Charlee in the Little Room

15. An example of the session notes

17. Step 4: Set up the weekly sessions, video each session and complete the chart and scale. Decide on next actions for the following session.

18. Little Room 1:1 Music Therapy 1:1 Music Therapy in the Little Room 1:1 Music Therapy in the Little Room in the class Lessen the amount of music used Independent use of the Little Room without any music

19. Charlee engaged in an individual Music Therapy in the Little Room:

20. Charlee’s Engagement Chart

21. Charlee independent in the Little Room

22. For more information about the CLDD research project and Engagement Profile and Scale contact: Jane Thistlethwaite www.positivepath.co.nz jane@positivepath.co.nz