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Students place themselves on Dr Amy Berry’s Continuum of Engagement and say why, so you can respond while the lesson is still running.

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## How it works

Post a check-in In a live session, choose Engagement and ask how students are engaging right now. Students place themselves Each student picks a level on the Continuum of Engagement and can say why. Respond in the moment Responses arrive live, so you can follow up with the students who need it.

## Engagement and understanding are different things. See both.

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### Check for understanding

Know what the class understands, live

Learn more

](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/check-for-understanding.md)[

### Student progress

Every student’s progress, across lessons

Learn more

](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/student-progress.md)

> “I really like that the quiet kids get essentially an equal voice in showing me their concerns and their successes.”

![Millicent High School logo](https://www.gonurture.com/images/nurture/logo-millicent-high-school.png) Hunter McFarlane Teacher, Millicent High School

## Frequently asked questions

Still have questions? [Contact us →](https://www.gonurture.com/contact-us.md)

**What is the Continuum of Engagement?**

It is Dr Amy Berry’s six-level continuum of how students engage with learning: Disrupting, Avoiding and Withdrawing, then Participating, Investing and Driving. It gives you and your students a shared language for engagement that goes beyond on task or off task.

**Is Nurture Signal tracking how engaged my students are?**

No. Engagement check-ins are what students tell you about themselves. Signal does not score or infer engagement. Separately, it can show you when a student left the session view while answering a question, which is a different signal and is described in our Security Centre.

**What is the difference between a check-in and a checkpoint?**

An engagement check-in asks the class how they are engaging, and students answer when they see it. An engagement checkpoint asks everyone to answer before they can carry on, so you get a complete snapshot of the room. Checkpoints are available in Engage sessions.

**Should I ask students to explain their check-in?**

It helps when you want to act on it. Turn on Require an explanation with each engagement check-in and students add a short reason with their position, so a student who says they are withdrawing can also tell you why. Leave it off when you just want a quick read of the room.

**Is it included in the Standard plan?**

Yes. Engagement check-ins and checkpoints are on every Nurture Signal account, with no plan or region restriction.

## Hear from every student in your next lesson

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