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| The energy of our September classrooms is part of what keeps us all in this education game. How do you keep that high-level of energy and student focus as the semester builds and everyone’s busy-ness and distraction sets in? Your November self will thank your September self for thinking ahead about strategies for cultivating student attention throughout the semester.
One useful way to organize your thoughts on framing attention-inspiring classrooms is to consider the 6 elements that David Pratt sets out: Connect, Create, Change, Charisma, Collaborate, Check for Understanding. (Don’t let the awkward alliteration deter you from reading his piece!) |