Teach for Authentic Engagement

<p><strong>Finding meaning vitality and community is the purpose of engagement--and school itself.</strong><p>Authentic engagement is a choice students make every day to bring themselves to their learning work and relationships--rather than simply go through the motions of school. It means sharing experiences; asking questions; trying new things; making mistakes; and allowing themselves to be seen heard and cared for. It's an active choice that can lead to tremendous growth and satisfaction.<p>In <em>Teach for Authentic Engagement</em> Lauren Porosoff shows how to design instruction that lets students with diverse interests strengths needs identities and values connect to their learning. Included are strategies tools and classroom anecdotes that help students<p>* Engage with <strong>the content</strong> so it becomes a source of <strong>meaning</strong> in their lives.<br>* Engage with <strong>their work</strong> so it becomes a source of <strong>vitality.</strong><br>* Engage with <strong>each other</strong> so the class becomes a source of <strong>community.</strong><p>It takes intellectual and emotional effort to teach in a way that fosters authentic engagement. But when students feel connected to the content they engage with their work. And when they feel like their learning matters they use that learning to understand and respect each other.</p>