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DOMAIN 3: ENGAGEMENT
Through concepts in the Engagement domain, as with
the entire TIPE Model, student learning is conceived
as more than just hands-on engagement. Learning is
a continuum moving students from where they are at
to where they need to be, particularly helping students
learn the academic intervention skills they need for
successful pathway attainment.

Examples from the Berry Street School:

Intervention areas in the engagement domain include
working within the principles of flow, understanding
individual learning modalities, using positive emotion
and positive primer activities, and increasing
motivation through healthy play and fun.

• Linking the maths ‘problem of the day’ to real-world
contexts and connections to vocational pathways

Student engagement is a complex interaction of
behavioural, affective, and cognitive motivations and
competencies. Students give us valuable feedback
on what matters to them: active and hands on
engagement, vocational relevance, and opportunities
for peer collaboration. Our understanding of
engagement begins with these important requests.

• Leading with relational-engagement and building
strong connections between students and the
Berry Street School staff
• Planning kinaesthetic, visual, and aural learning
opportunities

• Singing, rapping, and poetry connections to the
curriculum
• Using digital-media as engagement hooks to
academic aims
• Ensuring our students continually improve
information and communication technology (ICT)
skills
• Weaving personal narratives, storytelling, and
biographies that relate to student experiences
• Helping students apply for the Berry Street Positive
Memory Bank
• Offering continual opportunities for engagement
with the community through service projects,
workplace visits, and community mentors

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