Corwin & Heather Wolpert-Gawron 
Just Ask Us [EPUB ebook] 
Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement

Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
The Importance of Student Engagement
Pedagogy Versus Personality
An Argument: What Engages Teachers Also Engages Students
A Brief Note on Brain Research and Student Engagement
The Engagement Survey Process
How Is This Book Different From Others?
Student Engagement Survey
1. Let Us Work Together
Overview
Setting Up Group Work for Success
Competitive Learning Can Still Be Collaborative Learning
An Awesome Byproduct: Stronger Classroom Community
What Collaboration Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
2. Make Learning More Visual and Utilize Technology
Overview
This Is Our Brain on Visuals
Learning Through Visuals
The One Visual Tool to Rule Them All: Technology
What Using More Visuals (and Technology) Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
3. Connect What We Learn to the Real World
Overview
PBL Isn’t Just About Engagement; It’s Also About Achievement
Breaking Down the Parts of PBL
Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Unit
What Meaningful Learning Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
4. Let Us Move Around
Overview
What More Movement Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
5. Give Us Choices
Overview
The Academic Benefits of Student Choice
Keeping Structure While Giving Freedom
What Giving Student Choice Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
6. Show Us You’re Human Too
Overview
Unabashedly Show That You Care About the Content
Unabashedly Show That You Care About the Students
The Power of Humor in the Classroom
Using Personal Stories as a Tool for Engagement
Being Fallible to Help Students Understand Learning
What Being More Human Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
7. Help Us Create Something With What We’ve Learned
Overview
Consumption Versus Creation
Creating and Making in Every Subject Area
Creation and the Role of Technology
What Creation Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
8. Teach Us Something New in a New Way
Overview
The Detrimental Practice of Overreviewing
Stepping Out of Our Wheelhouse to Model Learning
What Opening Eyes to New Concepts Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Discussion Questions
9. Mix Things Up
Overview
Learning Styles Versus Multiple Intelligences
What Mixing Up Our Implementation Looks Like in the Classroom
Engaging Teacher Spotlight
Conclusion
It’s Hard to Be Engaging
What to Expect When You Adopt These Strategies
References
Index

Heather Wolpert-Gawron is an award-winning middle school teacher. She is a staff blogger for Edutopia.org and shares all things middle school at tweenteacher .com. She has been a proud member of the California Writing Project since 2008. She is the author of the following books: DIY for Project Based Learning for ELA and History, DIY for Project Based Learning for Math and Science, Writing Behind Every Door: Teaching Common Core Writing in the Content Areas and ‘Tween Crayons and Curfews: Tips for Middle School Teachers. Heather is passionate about project-based learning and believes the Maker Movement for teachers is in curriculum design. Heather believes curriculum design itself should tell a story, and she helps her students craft the tale. Heather lives with her husband and two boys in Los Angeles where they play Dungeons & Dragons every week, building their cross-over stories and adventures together. Follow Heather on Twitter: @tweenteacher.