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Anthony Rebora

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Engagement is Everything, Especially Now (thumbnail)

Engagement is Everything, Especially Now

Student Engagement

Zaretta Hammond

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Zaretta Hammond on Equity and Student Engagement

Mike Anderson

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6 Intrinsic Motivators to Power Up Your Teaching (thumbnail)

6 Intrinsic Motivators to Power Up Your Teaching

Andy Hargreaves

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The Future of Learning Lies in Engagement (thumbnail)

The Future of Learning Lies in Engagement

Eric M. Anderman headshot

Eric M. Anderman

Adriana Martinez Calvit headshot

Adriana I. Martinez Calvit

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Is Your Deeper Learning Instruction Boring Students?

Jaleel Howard

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Cicely Bingener

Tyrone Howard

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Essential Strategies for Inclusive Teaching

Teaching Strategies

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Allison Zmuda

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Streamlined Lesson Planning for Learner Engagement

Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Chad Prather - ASCD Faculty

Chad Prather

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The Code for Student Engagement

Neil Gupta - ASCD Board of Directors

Neil Gupta

Douglas Reeves

Douglas B. Reeves

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The Engagement Illusion

Jessica Minahan (headshot)

Jessica Minahan

Sarah Ward (headshot)

Sarah Ward

Kristen Jacobsen (headshot)

Kristen Jacobsen

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What Can Teachers Do to Engage Anxious Students? (thumbnail)

What Can Teachers Do to Engage Anxious Students?

Social-Emotional Learning

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Ariel Sacks

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Writing Fiction Motivates!

Crystal Edwards

Larry Nyland, the new Superintendent of Seattle's Public Schools, goes out one day a week to different schools until he has visited every one in the district..Here he is visiting classrooms and teachers at West Seattle Elementary School.

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A Substitute's Frustration with Staff Double Standards

School Culture & Improvement

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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New Thinking About Student Engagement

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Elena Aguilar

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How Year-End Reflection Fosters Resilience (thumbnail)

How Year-End Reflection Fosters Resilience 

Jim Knight

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Should Coaches Be Experts?

Professional Development & Well-Being

Matthew Kay thumbnail

Matthew R. Kay

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The Power of Student Assistants (thumbnail)

The Power of Student Assistants

Bryan Goodwin

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Yes, You Can Motivate Your Students (thumbnail)

Yes, You Can Motivate Your Students

Noble Ingram headshot

Noble Ingram

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December 2021 / January 2022 Research Alert header image

Confidence Is Key to Motivating Student Writers

Lisa Watts-Lawton

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5 Steps to … Spark Joy in Math This Year

Esteban Bachelet

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Five Curriculum Priorities to Create Engaging Learning

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Educational Leadership Staff

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Perception Gap on Student Motivation?

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A Toolbox for Critical Thinking

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How You Reengaged Unmotivated Learners

EL Takeaways

This issue delves into the growing importance of student engagement in learning, especially as schools recover from the pandemic, and highlights innovative ideas and strategies (for both school leaders and classroom educators) for increasing motivation and engagement.    

When students are engaged, they reap many benefits, including deeper learning, higher achievement, and greater self-efficacy.

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Engage and Motivate!

Engage and Motivate!

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