February Update - Engaging Students
For the past week and a half, I have been doing a lot of research on student engagement. This week’s module challenged us to think about teachers we have had who were engaging, as well as those who were not engaging. When I think about the most engaging teachers I have had, I can think of one thing they all had in common - positive relationships with their students. I remember having a teacher in high school who worked tirelessly to have a positive relationship with each student. She talked to students individually about their plans for the future, helped them figure out how to grow, and always encouraged a positive classroom environment. I was always excited to go to her class every day because I knew that she cared about me and my learning. With this teacher in mind, I started looking into the articles on student engagement. I was not surprised to find the need for positive teacher-student relationships mentioned in two of the articles. According to an article from Edutopia entitled...