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Effective Engagement Focuses on Getting Students to Care Engaging students isn’t about entertainment. It’s about focusing on how to get students to care. It’s about adding a layer to the content so that they are motivated to understand concepts more independently.

Creating a Welcoming and Intellectually Challenging Classroom Check out these important strategies for creating an inclusive learning space that also challenges students with rigorous thinking and projects.

Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement This article is based on the responses a teacher received after posing the question, “What engages students?” to 220 eighth graders.

Understanding How Emotions Support Student Learning We now know that feelings are a powerful driver of student engagement. The guest on this podcast talks about how to design learning experiences that tap into the power of emotion. **PODCAST**

To Make Your Lessons More Relevant to Students, Do This We’ve all heard students say, “Why do I need to learn this?” Listen to classroom-tested ways to make your lesson more meaningful and relevant to students. **PODCAST**

How Can We Get All Students in Our Classes Thinking and Learning All the Time? The goal of most teachers is to achieve full participation, from all students, all the time. But is this possible? If so, how? Listen to educators describe their best strategies and insights.

The Case for Curiosity For children to develop and satisfy their urge to know, they need role models, opportunities to practice, and guidance.

Creativity on the Brink? How can we help our students become more flexible, creative thinkers? The answers lie in the interrelationships among creativity, learning, and motivation.

Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities This article discusses engagement as a combination of three things - good behavior, positive feelings and, above all, student thinking (behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement)

What Does an Empowered Student Look Like? A first step toward taking action to help all our students to be empowered is to explore what we mean by an empowered student.

Want to Tap into Students' Natural Curiosity? Do This… The challenge of teaching is greatly reduced when we realize that learning naturally follows curiosity. Discover how to tap into your students' natural inclination to learn. **PODCAST**