This 6 min video provides an overview of strategies for effective talk in the classroom.

This website provides a long list of strategies to engage students in classroom discussion.

This article provides information on how to increase student engagement through student-led discussions.

This resource provides discursive strategies that increase student engagement through conversation.

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Everything Your Brain Needs to Know About Engagement - 40 Practical Strategies for Teachers

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This article stresses the power of video in classroom instruction

In this 4 min video, the essential elements of Project Based Learning (PBL) are explained.  The video shares 21st Century skills and competencies (collaboration, communication, critical thinking) that will enable K-12 students to be college and work-ready as well as effective members of their communities.

In this 1 hour and 10 minute video, Rafe Esquith shares his methods for engaging students, the power of the imagination, and the wealth of finding oneself.  Rafe Esquith is an unforgettable, revitalizing speaker-and a must-see for anyone concerned with the future success of our children.

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Article - 8 Things Skilled Teachers Think, Say, and Do 

This 2 min video demonstrates facilitation of creativity

What on earth is going on with today's kids? Why are so many "tuning out"?

In this 3 min video, Author Karen Hume's book, "Tuned Out," addresses challenges inherent to teaching 21st century learners, outlining five practical ways teachers can start making a difference immediately. The objective? Keeping kids, and their teachers, engaged and excited about school. 

This 3min video was created to inspire teachers to use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills. Equally important, it serves to motivate district level leaders to provide teachers with the tools and training to do so.

In this 6 min video Angela Lee Duckworth explores Grit - passion and perseverance for long term goals.  Angela explores the importance of developing a growth mindset.

Article - 8 Tips to Encourage Engagement with Students

This 8 min video models how to use whiteboards and wait time to engage students